The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-04-12
Busp Week in Co. Operative
Buying and Delivering OF
Commercial Fertilizers
Farmers Not Responding to r. III. Green's Offer as
Expected. Flowing Has Been Greatly Hindered by
Rain Twenty Cars of Fertilizer being UnOaded in
Rankin County To Take up Club Work.

County agent Simmons
has mailed out a number OF
the agreements to farmers
who are interested in the
contest for the r. H. Green
prizes. Mr.. Simmons is
anxious to have these
agreements properly sign
ed and returned to his of
flee not later than the 18th
of this month. The farmers
are not taking as much in
terest in this contest as
they should.
The real aim of the con-
test is for an educational
purpose, and considered
from this standpoint alone
it is easily worth the time
of any farmer to keep the
records on the cost of a
crop. 1t is necessary that
rs farmers enter this con-
test. If you have not done
so, write your county agent
at once and have him send
you the proper papers, in
order to get lined up with
this splendid project.
This week has proven to be the
busiest of the season so far i'll the
co operative buying and deliveries
of fertilizers for the farmers of
Rankin County.
Early in the season the Missis
sippi State Farm Bureau made Il
big contract with the manufacturers
i'll Maryland for deliveries the latter
part of February and early in March
for acid phosphate. but owing To
delays in deliveries it became nee
esSary to cancel one order of more
than 5000 tons. so each county
,, was then compelled to make con
tracts with local factories. This
mas caused the deliveries TO be
month late
Sunshine Causes Stir.
Due to the continued rains and
high water, which caused the con
dition of the roads for hauling.
s-tlfis delay has not iHeeREeHisfleed
the farmers to very great extent.
as they have not had any plowing
done up to this time, but when the
sun came out Monday every avail
able team and man was put to
work.
The roads are in pretty good
condition and the Farm Bureau and
County Agent Simmons are deliver
| ing large quantities of fertilizer.
Seven cars are being unloaded at
Brandon this week. four at Pela
hatchie, four ut Finkbine Camp,
two ut Guide. one at Pearson, one
at Florence and one at Star.
County Agent Simmons expects
to complete the deliveries of CO.
operative shipments during this
week. and be ready to take up the
| duties of club work and other
phases of his work that has given
way to the important work of
delivering fertilizers.
While we realize that it is getting
late. with favorable weather the
| farmers will make rapid strides
| toward getting in their crops, and
| Judging from the amount of nitrate
of soda and acid phosphate being
purchased, they are going to at
tempt Il big cotton crop. We trust
| they will not lose sight of the fact
that Il farmer of Rankin County
who depends on Il cotton crop to
| furnish cashl to buy his meat, lard,
oats and corn can not hope to ever
! become prosperous.
LII the rush of preparing the land
and planting. the farmer should
not lose sight of the importance OF
| obtaining Il perfect stand in all
crops he wishes to cultivate. In
order to obtain a perfect stand of
cotton he should plant not less than
one bushel of seed per acre, pre-
pare the seed bed well and fertilize
| it heavily, and cultivate it rapidly.
This is our only chance to over
come the boil weevil condition.