The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
AGRICULTURAL NOTES
FROM MISSISSIPPI

STARKVILLE, Miss, May 81. (spl.)
-LAuderdale county has been without
an agent for a long time. 1t appears
that club work was one OF the fea-
lures most missed, for in a campaign
OF six schools Just conducted by Agent
Howerton more than 200 boys were en-
rolled.
The delta section is beginning TO take
kindly to alfalfa as a money crop and
a means Of producing feed at home.
Agent Steele reports that each wear
the number Of farms without alfalfa
is growing less and that It will be only
a few years until every farm will be
producing the alfalfa hay necessary to
feed the work and growing animals
kept on the farms.
Under the heading, Constructive
Demonstration Work in Pamela ,Coun-
ty' for one week recently, Agent Ar
old lists the following facts: Ten
self-feeders placed among farmers; five
cars hogs shipped; 1000 acres listed for
forage crops; $50 acres Of land ter
raced; 100 head Of hogs vaccinated.
The young farmers between the ages
OF 18 m 35 in Lincoln county have
organized a young farmers club for
me purpose OF more effectively CO.
operating With M securing the SER
wees OF AgeIEk heggett. Ja
publie- spil4tedl negro in Pike coun-
NY has recently purchased d. registered
boar and a COW ana plans to sell the
hlghett quality qof pure-bred hogs to
the members OF his race at reasonable
prices, Agent Hurst states that he is
now preparing AZ hogs for the market
ana that he has bought a farm level
to DO his own t~erracing.
a carload OF Victory pigs raised by
the club, boys was shipped from Jas
per the first week in MAY. The car
contained 81 head, avering l72h pounds.
One hog weighed 1855 pounds at 2-5
months old and. another 100 pounds at
ports that the Liberty club movement
has already resulted in the shipment
Of three cars OF hogs and that 1.-THE
Liberty pig put cooperative shipping
The dairy industry Is booming in CO.
ptah county. Agent Flowers is respon-
sible for. this statement: "Our shipping
station here has sold 30 separators since
Jan. !. One year 6 this last week
there were shipped from Hazelhurst
$50 gallons OF cream; the same date
this year $500 gallons were shipped
Thirty-four. new customers have beer
added to the shipping list this year
Wesson alone is shipping $1,000 Of
dairy products a day. The dairymer
are wanting registered COWS as well al
bulls"
Last year we shipped one car o.
early sweet potatoes and one car wal
shipped by local buyers. believe tina
we will ship fully 10 cars on the early
market this year, besides II big erSl
for the late market. l am ORDERING
sweet potato plants for farmers In good
ly numbers.'-W H, Lominick, Amit'
county.
Just an average weeks work accom-,
plished by the county agents is report
ed by Agent Miller, of T~allahatchie
This week | vaocinated about IL
hogs, shipped a few crates of chickens
placed a number Of hogs on feed TO
shipment. terraced land, co-operativel,
shipped n car OF hogs, bought severa
hundred bushels of corn for farmer
and ordered 81, 500 worth Of soy beans
velvet beans and other seed for farm
ers."
A June st. Louis club Is being organ
lied among the farmers of Holme
county. who are now finishing two car
OF hogs for shipment during the latte
part OF June. A few of the farmer
will follow the hogs to st. Louis an
acquaint themselves with the method
Of marketing, handling and feeding
Most OF the men who are to take til
trip are community leaders and Ager
Gibson feels better cooperation an
more intelligent work will result.
Agent Brien IL authority for the fo'
lowing figures, showing the gross re
turns at Vicksburg, Miss. since Jan.
1919. to April 26, 1919, of all live stoo
shipped to various destinations: Cattl,
sos, 800; hogs, SIPS, 700: total, s225, 90
Practically all the cattle went as feed
ers, while only about one fourth ,
the hogs went as feeders. The catt
season has Just opened up and It no
seems that at least 1875. 900 cattle an
100, 900 hogs will be sold.