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▲ e * a Semi-Monthly Journal for Farmers. Stock-Raisers.and their Families. i STARICMLLh. MIS>.. APRIL 15, 1904. 50 CENTS A YEAR. li. Mixon. Hon. A . B. M;xon wan ho r n OB the 22nd of N■'•'embe- 1 at tne * Id farm h* me n \ m,t, County. \t •»**:*>■».p-, .. *nd "<-ma ■> ed at this home nt;’. be eighteen year** of age M 4 c D a o*>4 f t r t u a e :: a ** m to h.m **:nce b "th. < .* no gr -.»• ■ has or ever vnl. - one to him than the good fortune to be “}« rn and raised on a farm the placr whe^e physical. mental, and moral man hood are best developed It tras a great blessing to h.m to he born sad ratted a ! far*, but ;t wo a greater ble*» 1 sing to M:ss;*s;pp . Hr »v.r; 4 Ithiees w:th the !ar®ers be i.o< he »of the®. Lincoln sv®pa ihtred with the a boring r.ass be cause he had split ra is v'hf.st was born n a aan^rr not o t jnuacc. He was educated n the pub .. school*. <#iU*hurg ( ii'.eg.ate In stitute. and the Nat «>na N if,n4. Umvcrsitr of Leban< n. < >h o. He taught school .n A®.te and P ke counties un'. .i 1 ' when hr was e ected Nupt. of Kdu ation :fl Pike countv. He tilled th h posit.oo for one vear and rcs.gn I ed ♦n *.j»e vAi'io* of the Met o® b City %cnw><«*. He studied a* •Sue tea. h n*f and »a** adm tied to tie bar tn !"'0. He too* the decree of Master of Law at * >1 Btaoian t aiver**:tr. \Va*»b.n^t >n. D C la > be waa nominat ed .n the fjr>*t pr marv over two very popular opponent** for the office >f Sute Senator from the counter** >t FrankUn and Hike He »4* not a and date a*j*m un II ■■ i mmm —' ■■ 'f—— 1 s m HON \V. 1$. MI\ON, \ Meali er o’ ;ne !.ee»*Uiare fro* l'i«e I'ouatv. I ii.i 1 '<>' when ne wa> nominated n the tir^t :>r ma-y to the L r^is ! ature of !«>-♦. He h a mem ber of the farmers ufr-.cultura. society n Pike c mo tv an<4 takes special Interest in •very movement to advance the • irtners. because he real ices that i the material welfare of Missis sippi depends mainly on the Partners. He introduced a bill n the Legislature to add “The Klements of Agriculture” to the urncuiua of the public schools. ! l: passed tne house almost uaan j imnus.v The rush of business sept ;t from passing the Senate. He a so introduced a bill to make the Kvperiment Station of greater benefit to the farmers of i Mississippi. It made it the duty i the Kntomoiogist to prevent the ntroductioa of plant diseas es and injurious insects into the >tate and also eradicate same whenever found; assigned the I Veterinarian the important work | of protecting the health of our • r-e stock, made it the dutv of tne Professor of Rural Knginer ng to dessemmate information ! concerning the building of pub i oc roads, and made the Director. Mate Commissioner of Ajfricul j ture. Mr Mi so ms idea was to equip and maintain a department un der the supervision of a compe tent man not dependent on poiit ical influence tor his piaition. at the Agricultural College—the tountam source of a*ricuitural information in this State- to waich the farmers migh* <o for