The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-07-16
BIG TRUCK GROWERS
MEETING HELD HERE
Much Interest Shown by LINCOLN
County Farmers and Busi-
ness Men.

s.l prospective TRUCK. growers OF Linz
coin county filled the court room of
the county courthouse at ten o'clock
Thursday morning in response to no.
tices posted and published at the
instance of Mr.. w. H. Seavey, chair
man truck growers industry. and
Mr.. G. B. Perkins, president of the
Kiwanis Club, to organize the Lin
coin County Truck Growers Asso-
citation.
Mr.. Seavey, as chairman pro tenn,
called the meeting to order and upon
motion of Mr.. Perkins. Mr.. John
May was elected chairman of the
meeting. Upon Mr.. Seavey's motion
Mr.. j. L. Frizell was elected secre-
tary. Mr.. May called upon Mr.. Per-
kins for talk.
Mr.. Perkins referred to the Kiwan-
is Clubs interest in the movement,
the necessity for cooperation be-
tween merchants and farmers, and
the success which crowns intelligent
cooperation. He stated that the
failure of previous movement in
trucking was due not to dishonesty
but lack of business experience. Since
cotton is a failure truck on small
scale as part of diversification plan
will help solve the problem. Mr..
Perkins urged the free expression of
ideas at the meeting. The town of
Brookhaven for Lincoln County and
Lincoln county for the town express
ed the cooperation that should exist,
said Mr.. Perkins.
Rev. N. F. Jacks, president of the
Farm Bureau organized last Satur-
day, at request, addressed the meet
ing. Mr.. Jacks stated that 100 farm
ers had already Joined the Farm Bu-
reau and paid UP for their member
ship. He expressed appreciation of
the business mems assistance. Brook
haven is an agricultural town, but
the great obstacle in the farmers
way is that he lacks a ready market
for everything except cotton. Mr..
Jacks said that in the Tennessee
town from which he came, there was
always a market for the farmer who
wished to sell dozen and half or
twenty dozen eggs, for ten pounds
OF lard or five hundred pounds, for
three bushels of oats or three thous-
and bushels, but that here he had
been obliged to sell three hundred
bushels of oats to individuals, as best
ne could, and that there is much syr-
up in the county now for which there
is no market-in short, ours is a one
market county.
Every state except Mississippi.
Louisiana and South Carolina has
farm bureaus able to handle the
farmers end of the game, with or
ganized government assistance. The
Farmers Bureau is already a power
full factor in securing needed legisla-
tion in other states. The member
ship fee is $40, and the bureau in
cludes every phase of farm life. It
admits the business man that he may
advise and help to make a better
community. Mr.. Jacks stated that
by January. the Bureau should have
capital of $4,000 and be incorpor-
months there should be man look
ing after the interests Of the farm
bureau. Much money was lost thru
farmers not having man to look out
for them in the cucumber industry:
the, speaker had appealed to the
Board of Trade and President of the
Kiwanis Club and with the help of
the business men got some relief. The
whole state is to be brought under
the organization, and farm life help
ed to higher prosperity and better
living.
The dairying industry is part of
the Farm Bureaus work and the
speaker advised that the Dairy AS
sociation be merged with it.
Mr.. Jacks said that if the boys are
to be kept on the farm, more money
will have to be made there, and there
will have to be better schools in the
country. Good clothes, good educa-
ton, more production and more mon
ey are required to satisfy the boy on
the farm. The boys and girls must
have good and pleasant environment
on the farm or they will seek it else
where.
The motion was made that the
Truck Growers Association be incor-
porated in the Farm Bureau. Mr..
Henry Legett read the Constitution
and Bylaws of the Lincoln County
Farm Bureau, printed copies of
which had been distributed to those
attending and the motion carried.
A question by Mr.. Perkins brought
out the fact that the $40 fees were
kept in local banks and simply used
as an operating fund.
Mr.. e. M. Graham Of the govern
ment extension service was the next
speaker, and in beginning said that
the splendid crowd and earnest at
tention impressed him as great ere
dit to the community; it was not Of
ten that he addressed such a large
audience of farmers. Mr.. Graham
said that each farmer should consid-
er very seriously whether he really
wanted to truck or not as 1t often
proved that subscribed acreage dwiI1-
died to half, a quarter, or nothing by
the time trucking time came, and
that he should go in with the inten-
tion of staying and not trying it for
one year only. Increased production
from small acreage. rather than an
increase in acreage should be the
aim. Mr.. Graham proifered his as
sistance in the industry In conclu-
sion he urged his hearers to consider
the difficulties, cold spells. foods.
drouths, etc, and to remember that
money was made in trucking only
when It was properly done.
Mr.. seavey introduced Mr.. Rhymes
Of Crystal Springs who spoke as
practical truck grower. Mr. Rhymes
stated that II cost $50 sor $50 to raise