The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-08-17
BUREAU GETTING
DOWN TO BUSINESS
Truck Acreage Listed for Seed
Truckers Invited to Big
Barbecue.

DdTDeCues
The Farm Bureau met with a
good attendance at the Court House
Saturday morning, Rev. N. F. Jacks
presiding.
Announcement was made that the
remaining Burpee's Stringless beans
were on hand and could be obtained
of Mr.. Mathis.
Mr.. Mathis urged that the acreage
to be planted in various crops be
stated SO that seed could be ordered
now, thus saving a considerable a.
mount. He stated that for the plant
ing of one acre, pounds Of carrot
seed, 3 pounds Of turnip seed, bush
els of English peas, pecks of beans
tfor spring planting) or 1 ounce of
tomato seed were required One
pound of cabbage seed will furnish
plants for acres. Among varieties
recommended were Telephone peas
and Livingston Beauty, Early De-
troit and Acme tomatoes.
Mr.. Mathis said, in reply to a
question, that man could raise 5
acres of truck and corn crop as
we'll, and urged the diversif1cation Of
the truck crop.
Hhe raising of tomato plants by
the truck grower himself was urged,
for while the initial cost Of a cold
frame was high, it would last about
10 years. 1t was estimated that the
cotton cloth for covering would cost
about $3.50, and lumber and sash
about $6.
Cost of fertilizer for tomatoes was
estimated at about SIS per acre.
Crates would probably be about lie
each and twine would not cost much.
In short, 800 without the cost of
labor would be liberal estimate for
the cost of producing an acre.
In the light of an experience OF
about "a years with tomatoes, even
in the worst years they paid better
than cotton.
A fertilizer containing 1-3 nitro
gen and 2-3 ammonia and phosphoric
acid was recommended. Nitrogen is
the most expensive.
Mr.. Mathis asked how many could
supply sweet potatoes, stating that
he could sell a carload at 2 " or &c
per pound. He is anxious to get 8
or 4 carloads out very soon. Only
about eight had potatoes ready at
this time.
Growers of potatoes were advised
to keep varieties separate If they
raised more than one variety, and to
sack potatoes in 100 pound sacks.
Mr.. Legett stated that 1t was the
plan to obtain warehouse with an
office for the convenience of the Bu-
reau, and that business would be
handled in business like way. When
the organization is perfected, it will
be possible to communicate prompt
II with the producer who can inform
the bureau what he can supply, and
lie will be expected to deliver
promptly at . specified time and
place
hlY. Legett stated that the price
of gallon containers for syrup was
around &c. He Impressed the fact
that the Farmers Bureau expected to
keep hands off, of retail business.
Announcement was made that the
charter of the Farmers Bureau will
arrive soon, and it is the ambition OF
the officers to begin with 200 char
ter members.
Mr.. ]. M. Loving, a successful
truck man of Beauregard was pres
ent and personally invited the pros
pective Lincoln County truck grow
ers to attend a big barbecue at which
he will be the host at Beauregard
on Thursday, August Is. Among
other attractions he promised good
music, the old Virginia reel and 9TH
er square dances"
Announcement was made that on
the seventeenth, representatives
from Pike, Lincoln, Copiahiand Wal
thall would be present for cotton
meeting to consider employing a cot
ton grader, and the pooling and CO.
operative LudI hSIlu6 Va SObS0A' HAA'
Legett stated that cotton had the
advantage of most other crops in
being imperishable, and could be held
aa69 years"
A motion that members pay 2 per
cent and non-members 5 per cent on
commodities bought at wholesale, to
cover cost of handling was carried.
Mr.. Mathis urged that the mem
bership be increased to 400, as that
would give a rating in the truck in
dustry which would enable him to
sell cars where only could be
sold otherwise. In fact, Anything
less than 500 looks small" he said.
The meeting was closed with few
words by Mr.. Jacks, and those who
had not already signiied the acreage
they would plant in the various truck
crops went forward to give their
names with the information, to the
secretary.
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