Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-01-06
FARM MOVEMENT
TO Be PRESSED


Agricultural College, Miss. -Jan;o:
The forward movement as planned Dy
the cooperative extension and exper-
iment station leaders in Mississippi
To be pressed forward with all vfgor
and energy during the new year.
means decidedly busy PERIOD 1or All.
Every effort is to be made to en-
courage and stimulate to greater acr
tivity and energy than ever the farm
ers and stock raisers and the small
grain and truck growers in the task OF
irving to keep the wolf of economic
disruption from their door sills. The
fact that the great body OF produc-
.ers in the state are passing through a
depressing and disheartening period,
and are encountering distracted OBJ
stacles furnishes inspiration to still
greater and more intelligent efforts;
as reviewed by the extension and col
lege force generally, this is no time to
s'rock the boat.
Plans are being perfected with
great care by director r. S. Wilson, of
the extension and home demonstra-
tioa forces, Director j. r. Kicks, of
experiment stations, and State Agent
and Assistant Director j. w. Willis
whereby every farmer, large or small,
white OF black, within their jurisdic-
tion, may be aided and guided in their
Comeback movement. In eaca OF
the four districts into which the state
is divided for demonstration oversight
and direction, during the next few
weeks group meetings with county
agents and district workers generally,
are to be held, in order to plan for
proper fertilization, seed selection
and acreage reduction, and it is
probable that able and experienced
specialists from the department of
agriculture at Washington may be
present at some of them.
These divisional supervisors are J..
Ed Ruff, for South Mississippi, with
f. J. Burst, his assistant; M. M.
Bedenbaugh, of Central and East Mis-
sissippi; L. A. Olson, for North Mis-
Sissippi and C. M. Rose for the Delta
district. AS viewed by Messrs. Wilson,
Wills and others, there is nothing
more urgently needed at this period
than tie stimulus which can be inn
parted to all farm activities by the
building of strong and well organized
county farm bureaus, which have long
since demonstrated their practical
value in other great agricultural
states. Organizations are firmly es-
sablished in Marshall, Pontotoc and
Lafayette counties, and other North
Mississippi counties will line up dur
iag the winter and spring months.
1t is also being urged on county
boards of supervisors and others that
this is no time to seek to economise
by cutting off support for county
agents whether farm or home econo-
mics demonstration workers. The
question is, not whether the counties
can afford to maintain these agencies,
but whether they can afford not to be
without their helpful influence. 1t is
a demonstrable fact that the actual
money cost for the maintainance of
such agencies for economic better
me1t, over and above the actual cost
of Carrying on county busines, is de-
cidedly small, and members of boards
and qualified electors generally would
do well to think twice before taking
such ill-advised steps.
The experiment station staff has
recently prepared and ,lave now in
press, for early publication and deliv-
cry more than half-a-dozen new bull
letins, all of utmost Importance, per-
tanning to experiments with corn,
cotton sweet potatoes and horticul-
Cural and nursery uroducts. During
the past fortnight manuscript has
been prepared, revised and distributed
Tor competitive bidding among con-
tracing job printers, and by the mid
die OF January these should be ready
for circulation where needed.
A new factor in promoting success
Tul aoricnltr,~eI ~,o+ho1- -
has reached TIE college campus to be-
gin his duties This IS +. N. Lips
comb, gra6uate of the college, and
"A native of Noxubee county, who will
iEake charge of the farm, mana agnent
bureau, and viii be on the Experiment
Station field stiff, for which duties
ne possesses exceptional qual;fica-
tioDs. Since retiring from ais last
official position, which was farm
der1onstrator for Kinds county, Mr..
Lipsconlb fes> been farming on his
own account end has done fairly well.
considering the obstacles encountered.
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