Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-09-20
Noxubee County Farm Notes
A New Educational Movement.

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The present world revolution is bring
ing about many changes in all fields o
human activity and endeavor. None i
greater than that to be experienced il
the educational world. Until now. ou
boys and girls have been taught mucl
lof Greek, Latin, Ancient History, Geog
raphy of Foreign Lands, and various
subjects designed to make of our boy
and girls senators, ambassadors, anc
what not, in spite of the fact that mos
of US are destined to be farmers, mer
chants, doctors, etc., and live so t(
speak. The new movement in educa
tion is designed to train our boys anc
girls to take advantage of the extraor.
dinary opportunities of the ordinary
lives they will doubtless lead. For this
reason we have the Hughes Lever Bill
recently passed by our national legisla.
tive body to give material assis]ance tc
rural schools to carry on certain project
work.
One School in Noxubee County.
! This work ir being very evry efficient
ly planned out IN the Salem Consolida.
ted School. The work was begun by
Mr.. W. B. Jones last session. We
have visited good many orcqards in
the district which has been sprayed by
the classes unoer the principals guild
anee. The results are striking in com
parison with the many unsprayed or
cha~.dG Of the county.
Jtael i4ne3 of w5iG will ba deve1ped
this school year. among then being the
development of a small farm held in
connection with the school, Results
will be watched for by the whole Salem
community.
A Shippers Organization.
With the increasing volume of bust
ness which the county agent and assis-
tant is being required to handle it has
become necessary to form some sort of
shippers association. So far about
10 tons of wheat, 2tons rye, 3tons oats,
90 tons acid phosphate, and half ton
vetch has been bought into the county,
besides some cooperative cars shipped
out The banks SO far have kindly at
tended to this matter. However, this
business should be directed by the far
mers. The county agents would rather
not be responsible solely for directing
the use Of this money. Therefore,
committee has been asked to submit
a form for simple organization to car
ry this work.
1t is proposed that any who buy or
sell through this organization are mem.
bers, and any who have bought or sold
IN any recent co. operative transactions
shall be charter members. This or
ganlzation will no doubt be the official
organ for the agricultural demonstra-
tion work in Noxubee county. All far
mers interested will meet for a few
after the labor meeting at Ma
crn, September %.
For Fall Shipping.
From now on we shall begin to list
stock for fall and winter shipment.
The following place has been found |
mort satisfactory Stock will be listed |
for shipment any time in the future. |
Should the owner desire to sell else
where he may DO SO, and give prompt |
notice to the county agent. AS time to
ship each iman's stock approaches, car
lots will be made up and each consignor
given notice of the date of shipment.
The :onsignor of stock must agree for
this service not to sell to a buyer or
else to contribute his pro ratio share eff
shipping expense. 1t is necessary to
require this agreement because few
40 not hesitate to redispose of stock
put in a cooperative shipment. This
9 necessary to protect the men who do
,onsign in holding down marketing ex.
oense. Enough stock will be handled
20 'operatively to regulate the prices
paid all over the county.
A Good Hog Sale
We have just had a wire from the
Rafferty, Brown-Long Commission firm
itatlng they sold eight hogs for Mr..
Wilton Love OF Macon for 20 55 cents
Der pound. They we're all Durocs, ELI
'ible to registry, and had been corn fed
or some time, Each hog weighed 275