The Neshoba Democrat., 1920-12-23
pAIRYINo is PRODUCTIVE.
Specialist Sees No Reason for Not
4 EmbarkIna In II.

ally and with very good cause, are
demoralized by the serious slump In
the prices OF their products. 1t is no
ticeable, however, that dairy products
have fallen off in value about the
least of any farm product.
Il do not believe that there is any
reason whatever for any farmer not
! taking up dairying now If he can get
cows that are giving good flow or
milk, and IL he has plenty of hay or
other coarse feeds. It would hardly
this time, and then have to buy both
the grain and the hay necessary to
! feed them until spring.
THE price of butter fat has fallen
off about 25 per cent, while other
| products have fallen off as much az
so per cent to so per cent With feed
at its present low figures there is
still good margin to be made where |
cows with productive ability are prop
eFly handled. Dairying has never yet u
failed where business methods were
used in handling 1t and there is no
reason why it should now.
"At this time, when all of the lead
ers of agriculture in the south are ad.
vocating a 33 1-3 per cent reduction
in the cotton acreage, let's plan to use
! the extra labor next year in dairying
| and raising feed for the cows. Re-
member that profitable dairying de-
pends on four things-good markets,
| good COWS, intelligent handling and
| an abundant supply Of homegrown
feeds. Farmers can no more dairy
profitable by buying all the feeds
! they use than they can produce cotton
| profitably and buy all the feed for
the work stock and food for the fam
lily use."
Agricultural College-The practical
scientists Of the horticultural division
of the cooperative service are giving
timely advice and suggestion for
| tension horticulturist who succeeded
F. B. Richardson, transferred to South
Mississippi station, has prepared a
special bulletin on the subject of fall
| planting of peaches, going into detail
as to the various steps to be taken,
from soil preparations to pruning the
seedlings being set out in the prepar
ed soil.
Jacksonville suggestion offered
at the meeting of the Jackson board
of trade with regard to the removal
of municipal restrictions and licenses
1 on the sale of meat in the city so as TO
| permit farmers to butcher their cattle
and sell within the city and reduce
the price of retail meat to point
commensurate with the present whole
sale price, has been cordially received
by housewives, who are wondering
why the suggestion stopped with
| meat.
Jonestown.-Dr Longino and COM
mittee Of ladies' from the civic league
waited on the mayor of the town and
he agreed to have the city wagons
haul all debris away to dumping
grounds If the people would have the
same in convenient places. DR.. Lon
gino visited the negro section of the
city and started them on a thorough
cleaning Of their premises. This with
the drainage of two ponds will keep
down malaria.
Eupora.-Gus McGarrh, merchant,
is dead, and his 18-year-old son is
seriously wounded as the result Of a
shooting affray which took place at
Il - {lao rN(
the Southern railroad, according to
reports. Thomas Phillips, another
merchant of Stewart, is the alleged
slayer and claims self-defense as the
reason for the shooting.
Clarksdale-An organization CAPT
talized at S5,000,O00 has been formed
to aid farmers of the Mississippi delta
in the present financial crisis, accord
ing to an announcement made here
Backers of the organization have sub
scribed $2,00O,0O0 and the organiza-
ton will begin business at an early
date.
Crystal Springs.-The teachers Of
the Crystal Springs high school have
not suffered the Inconvenience Of
most of the teachers in the county in
not getting thsir monthly salaries as
the mayor and board of aldermen made
arrangements the last Of the preceding
month to take care of the teachers
salaries.
Eupora.-Five of the largest dry
goods firms in Eupora are putting on
bargain sales in an attempt to clean
| up their old stocks bought during the
high prices and get ready for the new
year.
| Carfollton. Elections were held for
the election of municipal officers in
both towns OF Carrollton and North
Carrollton.