The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-08-10
JOINT DAIRY AND
COTTON MEETING
County Cotton Association and
Farm Bureau Merged
Dairy News.

The Lincoln County Dairy Asso-
citation and the Lincoln County Cot
ton Association held joint meeting
at the Court House Saturday morn
ing with an attendance somewhat
smaller than that of similar gather
ings recently held there.
The meeting was opened with Rev.
N. F. Jacks presiding.
Mr.. c. B. Perkins, president of the
Kiwanis Club made the opening
speech plea to the farmers to
make up the bean acreage required
by the Mays Food Products Co., as
doing so would insure expansion of
the present cannery to size which
wouldm axe possible the canning tf
surplus truck next spring.
Mr.. B. E. Summers, head of the
Cotton Association was given the
chair. Mr.. Summers briefly spoke of
the work the association had done
especially in keeping down the cost
of ginning and said the farmers
should own gin.
After some informal discussion by
Mr.. Oliver and Mr.. Fred Kees, Mr..
John May moved that the Cotton AS
sociation be assimilated by the Farm
Bureau.
Mr.. Legett, County Agent, stated
that If assimilated by the Farm Bu-
reau, the Cotton Association would
be an association within an associa-
tion, and have greater benefits than
formerly.
Further discussion by Messrs.
Jacks, Kees, Oliver and Miller, and
the members of the Cotton Associa-
tion followed, and the members of
the cotton Association present voted
by large majority to become
part of the Farm Bureau. The head
of the Farm Bureau thereupon ap-
pointed the present officers of the as
sociation to hold place as an execu-
tive committee upon cotton.
Mr.. e. P. Miller, of Wesson, head
Of the Louisiana-Mississi Dairy
Association described his visit to New
Orleans in search of suitable 10
cation for distributing station for
the La.-Miss., dairymen.
Mr.. Miller reported that the rent
demanded for suitable buildings was
prohibitive. Mr.. Jahncke made
fair offer, but 1t seemed best at last
to attempt to lease lot from the /.
c. railroad, and build on that. The
application for lease was passed
upon favorably at Chicago, and the
lease of the lot made for $3.50 per
year.
1t is the present intention to erect
a building of cement and corrugated
iron. 1t is anticipated that it will
have handling capacity of 10000
gallons day.
One way to raise the money was to
allow 1c out of each gallon sold, and
another to sell stock in a marketing
company at 500 per share. 1t was
brought out in the discussion that 1t
was necessary to organize a market
ling company for milk distribution as
under existing laws the association
could not do this.
At the meeting of the La.-Miss.
Dairy Association in Baton Rouge on
Aug. 8, the matter would be taken
up. Probably 100000 would have
tc be subscribed to build and equip
the milk station in New Orleans.
Mr.. Miller stated it was expected
that the station would be able to
stabilize the price of milk according
to what 1t can be produced for. He
said this was not fight on anybody.
Mr.. Miller found bankers and busi-
ness men very favorable in their at
titude toward the proposition, but
only bona fide dairymen from the
membership of the La-Miss. Dairy
Association will be allowed to take
stock. He feels sure of the cooper
alton of bankers in Wesson and Ham
mond. From $4,000 to Sic, 900 has
been subscribed at Wesson.
After some discussion by members
the names of those who wished to
subscribe for stock were given to the
secretary.
DR.. Gertrude Slaughter, of the
Child Welfare work in Mississippi,
who has an office In the oCurt House
was introduced and given opportun-
ity to explain her plan Of work and
to give her itinerary for the county.
A motion was made to abandon
the feeding of cotton seed meal un-
til the price went down to $1.75 per
sack and the use of corn honiiny aud
corn meal was suggested as sub
stitute.
FOUR COUNTY COTTON MEET.
The Farm Ihrtus of, Walthall, |
Pike, Lincoln and Copiah counties
will meet Wednesday, August II, at
ten a. m. at the e urt House here
to discuss employing a cotton grader
and pooling their cotton for cooper
atiye marketing The farmers are
urged 10 attend this important meet
ling.
SAD END IN DEATH
OF YOUNG ROBERTSON