The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-09-21


ing has been finished and as . result
very poor winter legumes and gardens
are produced. I saw one farmer the
other day who is following the practice
Of sowing a few acres of winter legumes
every morning where the cotton was
picked the day before. In handling the
situation this way, he does not knock
out the cotton and yet he is getting
his winter legumes in the ground so
that il will come up and develop a root
system sufficient to keep it from freez-
ing out of the ground this winter. Late
paintings are easier to winter kill and
require more precious time in the spring
to make a profitable growth.
Farmers who have cattle which they
do not plan to carry through the win
ter should investigate the market now
September market is usually better
thar October, November and December
markets.
Holmes county cotton farmers should
feel proud of the up-to-date gins avail
able to them in this county. During the
past four years we have had the services
of Francis Gerdes with the Delta Gin
Laboratory at Stoneville to inspect all
of the gins of the county and he re-
ports that our gins are u~p-to-date and
in most all cases doing an excellent job
of ginning. He warns however, that nc
gin can produce a good sample unless
the farmer picks his cotton clean and
brings it to the gin dry. Sometimes a
by picking cotton when it is wet with
dew or rain and does not give it the
proper sunshine before bringing it to
the gin. Damp cotton should be spread
on a t%arpaulin in the sun for a few
hours so that it can dry before taking
it to the gin.
Many of our injurious insects are
carried over during the winter in weed
patches. Now is a good time to pillow
these weeds under and avoid the Mex
lean flea hoppers and other injurious
insects next year.
Every farm family should have a
small orchard to furnish needed fruit
for the family. The soil and climate of
Holmes county are ideal for fruit pro-
pears, apples, plums, peaches,
etc.
Hundreds of dollars are paid out each
year for fruit trees and very few of
them prove profitable for the simple |
reason the purchaser does not take care |
of them. This day and time peach trees
need to be pruned once a year, treated
for borers once and year and sprayed
from four to six times in order that
they may be protected from disease and
Plums need spraying and so
apples but very little pruning is
for these trees. Pears do
usually need any of these treat
ments and can be grown with very little |
Fruit trees Of many species can
be ordered by vocational agriculture
and county agents at a price
from 15 cents to 60 cents per
tree. These agencies are always de-
lighted to help you with you orders
at any time.
A mighty good practice for anyone
is to place an order for a spray pump |
at the time the trees are ordered.
We have farmers in the hills or east
ern part of the county and in the delta
who produce delightful fruit in album
dance every year. Any of our soil types
where you have the proper drainage
will produce excellent fruit. The more
fertile the soil, the better will be your
crop.
The time to order fruit trees and
plant them is during the winter months,
December, January and Feb
ruary.
out that since Christ died for
US; even so ought we to give our lives
in service for others.
Sunday evening, September 10th, Mrs.
~ E.u-o%A ouI NJ G MoCul1ouch