Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-03
Noxubee County Farm Notes

After some delay the County Agent
is able to begin work. We solicit your
cooperation, and invite you to submit
your problems, while we shall call on
you as it is possible. The agent will
maintain an office day each Saturday at
Macon, and will be in the County Sup
erintendent of Schools Office until an
other is provided.
AS we understand County Agents
duty, it is primarily to bring to the
farmer the findings and teachings of
the various Agricultural Experiment
stations. These stations have accumu-
lated mass of data. valuable to every
farmer, but inaccessible to him. 1t is
the agents business to get it to the
farmer if he has it, if he doesn't have
it. he should know where it is to be
found.
Put Corn and Hogs "Over the Top"
The people of Noxubee have put
their Third Liberty Loan over. That
is truly patriotic. Our duty does not
stop there. Daily warnings are coming
from the government and state col
lege, to increase the corn and pork pro-
duction. This is sthe safest plar we
know of for this year.
1t has been said that Noxubee county
is next to the bottom in the state in
growing its corn quota. We doubt this
seriously, because the county has pro-
duced enough corn for itself in 1917,
while the state as a whole must import
20 per cent of the corn consumed. But
we believe that the corn acreage can
be increased in the county with safety
for the following reasons
l. Many communities and farmers
are stalking all on cotton, expecting to
buy their corn.
2. Hogs have increased 100 per cent
and will use great quantity of corn
here, Hogs have increased in the corn
belt and will use much of that corn at
home.
3. The milling output of corn meal in
October was 5000. 900 barrels, and
doubled to 5000, 600 barrels in March
The capacity of mills in the nation is
5000 600 barrels per month, sufficient
to allow us to abstain from wheat for
breadstuffs We may have to do this
In 18 months the use of corn flour has
increased 500 per cent. There are 500
big hotels using no bread but corn
bread. Where is there better corn
for meal than southern corn?
4. There are 5000, 900 bales of cotton
now, third of our largest consump-
tion. The recent frost, and more re-
cent rains will make much cotton late.
The boil weavil is to reckon with.
None know nor dare predict what he
will do, but things have been favorable
for him for some time. The cotton
market Is unsteady now.
Early Soy Beans
The Agent has a small quantity of
Early Wilson Soy Beans, We would
like to give these seed in pint lots to
farmers who would like to get start
of a good early bean to seed in early |
corn to hog down before the main corn
crop comes on.
Raise Castor Beans
The government, wishing to produce
more oils and fats, is urging farmers
to grow castor beans.
Contracts for producing these beans
are in the agents possession. 1t has
been arranged for distributors out of
Memphis to furnish seed at $5. 90 per
bushel, to be paid out of the first con-
signment of the crop.
A bushel will plant Is acres. Land
that will grow cotton and corn will
grow castor beans. Yields vary from
20 to 40 bushels.
No special machinery or cultivation
is required. Full instructions will be
furnished the grower.
The government guarantees So. 90 per
bushel f. o. b. your station.
Many farmers in Noxubee can easily |
put out few acres and help make
war on Kaiserism, and at the same
time be we'll paid for their efforts.
G. A. HUGHES,