Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-09-01
Mr.. Todd Tells
of Boosters Trip

,0tlNNttN ia Atpt 81 N'FrN~f
slppl saw and learned on tHe't trip
to the great northern sta.es
Well, on August lOth, on"-huHirel
northeastern Mississippi boosters
boarded a north-bound special tram
to see and learn all We could OF u
northern friends, about dalrylnB ana
other lines of farming tina, were IN
teresting to ud, ard we did learn many
things along these lines that were
indeed of interest and profit to US.
In the first place, we learned that
up there, every body worked-men,
women and children. We also soon
learned how to tell a dairyman. by
milk and barn-yard fertilizer. They
may be, and are, very proud of their
mark, for d%airying is what has made
the state of Wisconsin Cle of the
greatest dairying states Of the union
Our own land owners have "A different
mark to theirs-they wear polished
shoes, white trousers, and silk shirts,
and sit in a swivel chair smoking Gig
arettS.
If these deserted lanis If this great
prairie belt of north east Mississippi
were reclaimed and developed, Mis-
sissippi could make all other states
look like a 'tin lizzie" by the side Of
her.
On the trip we learn that nearly Is
per cent of the dairy herds Of Wiscon-
sin were composed Of pure brcds,
and that their beef cattle and hogs
were also mostly pur" breds. We also
learned Of a Wisconsin mar who a
few years z started with only only
two dairy cows, and was Is per cent
in debt on his farm. These cows and
their increase paid the Is per cent
Indebtedness, and left a purc-lred
dairy herd that is now On the farm.
If the people Of Wisconsin can do
such work, why can't we? Their pas
turing season is only about three
months, and it takes from two to
three acres per head for grazing,
while our pastures will Craze from
one to three head per acre. Some
difference. And also-tEcse people de
pend mostly on the silo for their feed.
We went from Wisconsin to Iowa,
which is the grea;< agricultural
state in the union. There we saw
great herds Of beef cattle and pure
bred hogs on nearly every farm, and
also a prospect of a bumper crop of
corn to feed them. The soils of Iowa
are great in productivencss, but
must admit that the soil if north east
Mississippi will grow more corn to
the acre than any of or northern
states. North east Mississippi pas
lures, too will produce mor grass than
any other state, from one to three
head Of stock per acre for ten months,
anG the yield Of hay from this sec
tion of the fate is greater than
that of any other state. We cut our
alfalfa six times in the year, with
yield of from onP to | IL tons to the
cutting, which is 4 to nine tons per
acre.
North east Mississippi dairy herds
Will produce as much butter as the
average herd of any other state, and
| dare say with 80 per cent less cost.
due to our long grazing season.
Noflh east MISSISSIPPI has greater
opportunities for those with small.
capital than any other state. Just
think-,hcsc fertile lands can be bought
for from $40 to 500 per care
Our northern friends gave us a most
nearly welcome ana made every eff
tort TO entertain us, Champagne III
NAr.l -4.. ItL-I
was our tIfst stop, and here We were
e~".N''a'hea by the Chamber Of Com
q chicago was the next StoI
went through tie packing house
noun 4 Go. which was very i'm
0"e ing, We were also entertained
with music and speaking, all Of which
was followed by a lovely dinner. W,
sa" the Pageant of Progress ENposi
iioA mat was being held in this city
N'Nl we went 10 Racine, Wisconsin
me great manufacturing Gty, an.
from there to Milwaukee, the city o
wealth. Naukesha was our next sto,
n tins city we shall never forget.
we landed there about shutdown, an,
after lunch, we Were driven scvcra
miles INTO the country to see some O
the greatest dairy herds. After visit
ing these herds, we attended a ban
quet given in Il honor near a smaI
iaNe. ms we enjoyed very mucl
NauNeSha county is the banner count
OF the state, and rs per cent of it
dairy herds are pure bred. The pee
PIE OF NaukeSha are up-to-date, an
wlde awake IN every respect, and wer
SO cordial in their entertainment a
us that we all hated =, loo,, 7