Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-10-19

The second annual National Farm
and Live Stock Show at New Orleans,
Nov. 1918. will have the only fair
superintendent in khaki
1t required pretty near all the power
that could be gotten together In these
United States, but General Manager
L B. Rcnnyson had his way. and John
M. Parker, Jr., will again DO at the
head Of the live stock department.
Parker II stockman II ever there
was one, even II he still Is q young
ster. Everybody In the United States
knows the senior Parker as one of
the most patriotic and independent
citizens. He was Roosevelt's most
trusted leader in the south as long as
he thought Roosevelt was right. When
Roosevelt, because of his opposition
to Wilson. tried to take the Progress
sives 10 Hughes. Parker thought
Roosevelt was wrong and turned
around and helped elect Wilson. John,
Jr.. Oldest SON and still boy, did not
bother much about politics. but he in
herftsd his fathers independence and
love for the open air. He preferred
doing things to going to college. and
asked to be given a chance on one OF
the Parker plantations. Then q billy
estate In West Feliciana, near Bayou
Sara, was turned over to him and a
comrade to convert into a cattle para
disc.
The boys were not given blank
check to fill IN, for that is no way to
learn practical and profitable farming.
They had rust about enough capital
for a small farmers foundation, and
the rest OF the programme was theirs
to work out. They did It. They built
up with the material they found
around them; they did not waste any
time on scrubs. and they went after
crops in keeping with the high-grade
stock they raised. They constructed
their barns and hog houses out OF the
waste wood. they erected their own
concrete silos out Of the sand they
hauled from the creeks. In only
couple Of years tAey had alfalfa, corn
and other fields. Hereford and Angus
grade steers, horses. mules and Shst-
land ponies. Duroc hogs, Southdown
and other sheep, goats and poultry,
and were declaring dividends. Just
at the top Of his triumph young Park
or was asked to go to the city and
give a hand 10 some of his fathers
large affairs, dividing his time be-
tween the plantations and the cotton
office. AS live citizen. approaching
the value Of fairs. he readily consent
ed to give hand to the National Farm
and Live Stock Show. too.
Young Parker entered herd in the
swine show last year and went out to
the fair grounds to look after ts ar
rival. He found some congestion and
confusion incident to the rush of
FIRST attempt. and he Strengthened
things out He found the cattle IN
need OF looking after and took charge
there. He found a dozen and one
things that had to be attended to, and
attended to them. He was buyer and
seller, he was master OF transporta-
ton and boss Of the barns; he was
Judge and = clerk; he was all things
In all the avenues Of helpfulness, and
be did not even stop working when
night came. He worked without ap-
pointment, without publicity and with
out pay, and his reward was that all
the stock exhibitors said that he made
the road cosy for them and that they
had not q complaint to voice. Man
ager Rsnnysoa regarded the youngster
~ almost tie entire live stock staff,
and was sure that vita such co-opera-
ton the National would become Inter-
national and Tie greatest fair in the
country. So he appointed young Par
ksr live stock leader for life.
When this ysar's show was planned
and the premium list prepared the
name and picture Of John M, Jr, were
high above al others. Tho trouble was
that Parker himself was not around.
The war had eome ON, and the brave
boys were following the flag to the
front The natioa realized early that
seod was - VITAL ~ munitions and
had ordered tho produosrs to remain
e he p1ow. VIVA meat and grain