Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-16
NOxubss County Farm NOtss
Ths War to Loat

VI Inc war, am AFRAID, mas Deen taken
by our farmer friends, which they gain
from accounts in the daily papers, as
glowing headlines of allied victories
may do damage in giving wrong I'M
pressions. A few months ago most
every farmer intended planting wheat;
now we often meet the argument. ''The
tide has turned in sur favor; the war
will be over in September. l don't
think | will raise any wheat; time to
slack up little"
Not Over In September
No. indeed. the war will not be over
by September of this year, ond very
probobly in September of next. We
have not yet regained all that was lost
to Germany fince March Of this year
No doub the tables are being reversed,
but even yet we are to suffer many re-
verses, A citizen who is following the
war progress carefully on a large map
says; ''It looks like FIVE years to Ber-
lin yet, even with the speed Of the pres.
ent driving"
Yoas Dsfy to Grow Wheat
Noxubee county is asked for 1000
acres of wheat for her own bread. So
far az our farmers good intentions 60,
this amount will be put out. However,
in any new endeavor we have seen only
a fractional part of good intentions ma
terialize. A few farmers grow wheat
year after year, and understand the
crop but it is new to most of others.
The government is asking every farmer
who can, within a limit Of reason, fit q
small acreage to raise at least small
part oflyour own bread. Many farm
are pledging two acres per mule.
Is II too much to say that the farmer,
with an opportunity to grow bread and
doesn't, yet uses It, is to all effects sit
ting ut the same table with the starv-
ing Belgian child. the burdened French
woman. the suffering Italian peasant,
and soldier fighting for our allied
cause. md taking a larger portion for
bis share? With the same breath that
civilization asks the wheat farmer to In
crease his acreage, she asks the South
hrn farmer to raise his own bread.
Bread has become the staff Of life in
the truest sense.
Narss ef 1879 whsar 1rewsss
Below is a list Of farmers who have
definitely arranged to put out piece of
wheat according to directions and given
their names in for purchase of seed
in case they have none: A. D. Hickle,
Chas. Strong. C. T. Clark, Watkins
Bros, Philip Gousset, Frank White,
Geo. ]. Goussett, Robin Written, J. F.,
Gray, M. O'Byrne, w. T. Connor, J. R.
Lockley, W. B. Helm, s. D. Crockett,
H. W. Adams. G. e. Lindley. j. H.
Flora, w. T. Stevens, Jr., Mrs. Fiorrie
Cotton, A. C. Tinsley, all Of Macon.
7. w. Madison, w. A. Nuckols, ]. F.
Wilkins, w M Roger. E Dotherow, J
L Carpenter, w w Bounds, G w Heard,
d B Cade, Roy Williams, D L Archer
all of Brooksville,
KIT Mcleod of Mcleod.
Beal Cockrell, J H Hubbard; R q
Richards, Jasper Lipscomb. J A Eichel-
berger. ST Hammack, C L Hurst. E B
Lipscomb, all of Mashulaville.
Lewis Sparkman. S. S. Whitfield, w
! Campbell of Shuqualak.
WD Bell of Deerbrook,
W E Weaver, w R Swindle of Chol-
son,
J. H. Hurst of Fearn Springs.
J. R. Sparkman OF Cooksyille.
Ephraim Patton of Macon.
Berry Walker of Brooksville and Han
n!bal Eckford, Elridge Moore and Mil
ton Stevens of Macon.
We offer our services to any who
want seed, and wish to bave roll of
all who are going to raise wheat.
Molasses for Sale
Several have spoken to the agent to
find sale for their molasses. We are
writing now to see If any offers can be
secured on syrup and will notify all list
ed Of any sale that can be found.
Purs Bred Poultry
Noxubee county is well stocked with
cattle and hogs, but has a
poor stock of poultry with few excep-
tions. Arrangements can be made to
buy in some pure bred stock later on.
However, we feel it is best to place the
same breed in one community, so we
will ask that the people who want poul-
try 90 purchased to get together in a
community and come to some decision
as to one breed.
The last census shows poultry and
eggs in Noxubee county to amount of
$55.OO0 and all animals sold out to be
$68,OOO. Hence we feel this is an i'm
portant industry. especially since it is
the small farmers stock, and it is the
small farmers stock, and can be in
creased 30 rapidly at this time.
c. A. HUGHES,