CORN 



Mississippi is rapidly forging ahead and is destined, in our judgment, to 

 become one of the leading corn-growing states in the Union, and is practically 

 growing sufficient of this staple to supply its own needs. 



This condition has been brought about by many agencies, among the most 

 important of which are the following: The insistent and systematic effort of the 

 United States Department of Agriculture, through demonstration work, to have 

 the farmers of the South grow their own feed crops; the continued efforts of the 

 Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College, with its Experiment Stations 

 and Extension Department; the advent of the boll weevil; the efforts of the 

 leading business and professional men of the State; the teaching forces; the 

 leading farmers; Development Bureaus of some of the more progressive cities; 

 the railroads and other corporations; the State Department of Agriculture; and 

 last, but not least, the Boys' Corn Club. 



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