The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-01-11
Farm <Iureuu Holds One
The Most Interesting
Sessions In It's History
Prominent Farmers From Over County in Attendance.
Mississippi State Farm Bureau Now Chartered Or
ganzation Operating Under Laws of State. New
Officers Elected Hold Meetings Every Month.

Inc meeting OF the ran
kin County Farm Bureau
held Monday, Jan. 9Th, was
the largest since the organi-
Zation was perfected last
September. Prominent
farmers from nearly every
section of the county were
in attendance.
At the temporary Organi-
zation formed last Septem-
Der, only a few farmers
joined but during the
months of November and
December a thorough cam
paign was waged by County
Agent Simmons, who was
given the thorough cooper
alton of the teachers and
leading farmers. AS a re-
suit, the membership reach
es to every section of the
county and the work has
only been started. Every
member is enthusiastic and
was designated as a COM
mittee Of one to secure his
neighbor as a member.
The Mississippi State Farm Bu-
rrau is now chartered organization,
operating under the laws Of the
state, with duly elected officers. The
State organization is composed of the
different county units and the en-
tire membership now reaches a total
o. about fifteen thousand paid. The
Mississippi Farm Bureau Cotton AS
sociation has been recently organized
under the state Farm Bureau, and
they will begin this year to sell cot
ton 0peratively.
To Secure Fertilizer Contract.
The officers and directors of the
S,ate organization are now engaged
in securing contract prices on fertil-
i2erS. and will be ready 10 announce
the prices at an early date. This
is going to mean saving of mil
lions of dollars TO the producers.
They have already secured con-
tract on Nitrate of Soda and will
make deliveries in the Spring.
The Mississippi Farm Bureau
Truck Growers Association was
recently organized to handle the
truck of the different communities.
The Associations working in coop
Grafton with each other under the
state organization, will greatly assist
the growers in reducing expenses
and securing greater profits. One
OF the main cogs in this wheel, or
course, Is the county unit, and every
farmer and business man should
feel proud to know that, at last, we
have a real live farmers organiza-
tion to handle the business In a
systematic, business-like way.
County Agent Simmons has ac-
complished one of the things he set
out to do last April when he came
10 the county, and now feels that
his services to the county Will be
greatly strengthened by having an
organized effort on the part Of the
farmers. This could not have been
accomplished without the assistance
of the teachers and leading men of
the county.
At the meeting held Monday the
following were elected as officers to
serve during the year 1928: Presi-
dent, H. w. Moore, Brandon; Vice
Pres. Sol. Welch, Pickett; Sec. Treas.
Geo. III. Sheriff., Fannin; Directors,
Beat One, r. NJ. Laird, Florence;
Beat Two, G. e. Martin Sr. Brandon;
Beat Three, S. w. Tinnin, Fannins;
Beat Four, Ed Rhodes Jr. New
Prospect; Beat Five, O. J. Mcintyre,
Dry Greek.
The meeting went on record as
favOring and fostering the organiza-
tion of each community to care for
the local affairs. The County Farm
Bureau will hold regular meetings
on the last Saturday in each month
AT 1880 n. NJ.