Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-11-23
Thinks Noxubee Should Have Az
ricultural Commissioner.

Mr.. Doty Hurst sends US the follow
ing letter which he has had from his
son, Fred, we'll known in this county,
and who is now agricultural commits
sioncr for Pike county. The letter was
not written for publication, but Mr..
Hurst, who, if we remember correctly,
has not ALWAYS stood for things progress
sive. thinte that ITS p'bEc1tion mis- 1T
stimulate our Board into the idea of
employing a county agent. Being of
the same opinion, we gladly publish the
letter. which. in nart, is as follows:
Tt is rreat time for the farmers.
There is more money in the country
down here than ever in the history of
the county. Practically every one
horse farmer has made $500 to $1,000
worth of farm products. There never
was such an opportunity for the farmer
as now. | wish had farm and could
make some investments. l may buy
before long. tDdnt to bup in a gross
country, either in the prairie or broWn
loan section
"My work is going fine. The Board
of Supervisors gave me a $4,000 raise
in salary for the new year, beginning
December 1st. This makes $4,000 for
for next year.
Il attended the State Fair at Jack
son, and it was superb in every respect.
The greatest agricultural exhibit ever
assembled in any building at State
Fair. The livestock was fine. Will go
to the National Live Stock Show at
New Orleans Wednesday and Thursday.
1t will be great show.
"There are two outbreaks of hog chol-
era in the county and / am trying to
get it under control Want to inoculate
a great number of hogs in the next few
days. Terracing season is on, and I
shall hold terracing demonstrations at
the consolidated schools and in all the
communities. am training the boys
and young men to vaccinate cattle and
hogs, terrace, etc. Wish had time to
tell you all about my work.
"The war is at critical stage now it
seems to me. This country will have
to exert every effort and every citizen
must d. his part. The labor problem is
becoming very serious. More and more
of our most efficient men are going to
the front. Yet'our production must be
increased. This means we must do
more per man than we have ever done
before by the use of better methods of
tillage. the use, on large scale, OF la
sor-saving machinery, the heavy appli-
cation of baruyard manures and in
creased propuction of all kinds of live
stock.
Il would plant large acreage of fall
oats as soon as possible. Rotate your
crops and diversity and you can cult.
yate much larger acreage. Plant oats
and follow these with soy beans, pea
nuts or cowpeas, Make one planting
of corn as early as possible. Plant
about one-fouth of crop to cotton anC
prepare la1 carly and fertiliz vc'!.
"Finish all your nogs for arket
making them good fat. Turn cattle or
bean and stalk fields. / wish YOU
, county had a COUNT agent, so you coulC
ahip co-ore' ativeiy and get the mos
fol your products.
81 have shipped six carloads If cattl'
3 the last two months comparatively
! Fat calves brought cents; yearIints 6
. to 615c, and very old and thin COWS A g.
, to } \ cents.
"Re are to ave big farm machin
? cry demonstration here lat Magnolia
2 next Saturcsy.
"a corrssp spondent wrote articles 70
The Brookhaven Leader and The Jack
son Daily Naws IN which he stated tha
lay work lad been worth $4,000 90 t
2 Pike county in land terracing and "a
. operative marketing.
Italics ours-lEp, BEAooH.l