The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1952-04-17
Farm And Home Week

Farm And Home Week
When and Where - The time
and place for annual Farm and
Home Week in 1852 is April o.
25th at Mississippi State College.
Farmers have a special reason
for attending Farm and Home
Week this year. Two hour, or
longer periods, similar to field
days, featuring latest information
on research findings on all phases
of agriculture are scheduled for
April 1924. Farmers who cam
not attend more than one day
will still be able to take home
some of the latest findings on
improved agriculture available.
Programs Hog and sheep
F., programs will be held the after
noon of April %. Beef cattle
management is scheduled for the
afternoon of April "a For dairy
farmers the latest in dairying
know-how will be presented the
afternoon of April oath
Each afternoon veterinary sci
ence discussions will be held.
Poultry producers will have a
morning session on April % with
special emphasis on chick quality
and flock management. The
latest information on fruit, vege-
tables and field crops will be
available. A truck crops session
is scheduled for the afternoon of
April %.
Insecticide programs, includ-
ing machines for use in control
ing insects will be explained dur
ing the week. These and many
other demonstrations and dis
cussions on all phases of Missis-
sippi agriculture will be held dur
ing Farm and Home Week, April
1925 so that farmers may get
worthwhile information while
attending for only day or less.
Insect Control
Early planted cotton will prob
ably be coming up in the next
few days provided weather is
favorable. There are several in
sect damages that it would be
well for you to look for during
the early stages of your cotton.
Cut worms and thrip damage will
more than likely occur particul-
arly where planting behind cover
crops or planting on turf land.
Toxaphene is about our best
cutworm insecticide. If you see
damage of cutworms in your field
it would be well for You to dust
or spray with toxaphene. Toxa-
phene will also control thrip. AS
stated in last weeks article ev.
cry farmer producing cottor
should spray or dust for thrip
Do not wait TIL damage occurs
Controlling of thrlp is one of oul
best farm practices at this time
The time to do the Job is as soor
as you know you have stand o
cotton.
Better And More Beef
Build-up quality of herd. Us,
modern-type, pure-bred bulls tina
are better than the cows. Follow
rigid culling. Keep only higl
quality heifers for replacement
and herd additions. Make fec
| budget and limit the size of tn
! herd to conform with availabl
| feed.
Produce needed feeds and us
them wisely. Establish and i'm
prove both permanent and sea
sonal pastures. Always store am
pie hay, silage, slower and stray
to supplement grazing and fo
periods when grazing is short.
Basic grains should be grow
on the farm and fed largely t
market cattle. This will improv
the quality of the animals an
the selling price. Supplemer
home grown grains with protei
meal and minerals. Buy thes
when seasonal prices are favor
able.
Eliminate or control harmfl
parasites and diseases. Help pre-
vent nutritional diseases by pre-
per feeding. Control insects =
lice, flies, MARBLES and stomac
worms with modern insecticide
and medicines.
Market when prices are at the
peak. Have animals in top cor
dition at sale time.