East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1921-06-24
FROM The COUNTY AGENT
Q. i. Barrett

| have before me a press Sum
mary of the Agricultural censu
of Oktibbeha county for the four
teenth census taken during 1920
The report ON stock on farms
value, etc, was for January |, 1926
aud the crop acresges were foi
1919. 1t reveals some facts about
our county that are not special,
pleasant to contemplate, 1t shows
that in 1919 we produced an sver>
age of IA bushels of corn to the
acre and 324 lbs of seed cotton to
the acre. 1t shows that we have
not got as many acres of improved
land, as many farms or as man,
farmers as we had in 1910, | AN
glad to say that we have it in our
hands to improve our condition
90 per cent in the pext ten wears
if we will only try, and that is nc
vain illusion. know that we cal
easily accomplish it if we will try.
1t YOU are one of the averap,
Oktibbeha county farmers produce
ing IA bushels of corn to the acre
and 324 lbs of seed cotton, then
YOU are poor man and if YOU do
not get above TINS average, you are
likely to remain poor, You are
just the shadow of what you might
be if you would get busy and build
up y our land aud 10y proper method,
easily double this Weld,
| have no extra fine garden this
s aSor, but it is proving II goJd
swing to me in living expenses. {.
] had my first ripe tomatoes about
june ID and do not expect to be
without them again till frost NJ
way. | am relying on three diff
ferent settings for this, the las
plaLts will be set out about July l
have made four paintings OF
beans to date and expect 20 max,
bout three more this season.
Ifyou do not see me before July
| for your Lockout Mountain p).
tato seed, the chances are that you
will not get them,
There, is still plenty of time t.
set potato plants, and the plants
are cheap. For late setting, think
that YOU will hud the triumph anu
Porto Rico the best varieties.
ordered 43, 900 plants last week.
| | visited the Stover Apiaries II,
Mayhew last week and in conver.
sation with Mr., Slower asked him
10 what extent lie tried to contrU.
swarming among his bees and b.
said, that he ueyer let then
swarm except when he wanted u,
increase his hives,
We should strive for level aun
shallow cultivation of tne corL
dnring this dry weather and re,
member that the late corn vii
stand a much better chance of max
ing if YOU give it plenty of space.
| suppose that Non know that u
hog has 40 sweat glands and Tie
only way he can cool of is to &c
into the shade or water. | hav,
seen q few folks that put hogs in
a place without shade in hos wealth.
er, but | do not think that the,
were right nice people and certain
ly very poor hog raisers. TIL,
folks that do not water their hogs
but once a dav are nearly as Dad,
Many OF our readers will ba gla
to know that list Of fruit ant
Vegetables dealers located through
out the United States is now OF
file at the Western Uuion peIe
graph Office, =
This list contains the names O
dealers, in fruits and vegetables
who handle car lots and less .ths,
car lot shipments. 1t offers th
producer chance to get in touc
r with dealers and will enable 'hir
to dispose Of his surplus products
The local manager, Mrs. M. L
Rowland, will be glad tor show 70
this, Eot ousr. s,uaui