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Show UOSPEL OF BETTER FENCES Novel "Drive" Inaugurated for Improvement Im-provement of Farms, Both In Value and Appearance. (Prepared by the United Stntes Department Depart-ment of Agriculture.) With n view to effecting n practical Improvement In the vnlue nnd tho np-pearanro np-pearanro of tho fnrms, a flve-dn.v "huy-n-fencc" campaign wns recently conducted throughout the rural districts dis-tricts of Mississippi. This novel "drive" was Joined In by Jocnl representatives repre-sentatives of the United Sntes department de-partment of agriculture nnd the state iiKriL-uiiuriii i-oiit-ge, nnu oiner or-gnnlzntlons or-gnnlzntlons nnd agencies. Klnbornto plnns for promoting the cnmpnlgn were worked out In advance. Including Includ-ing the organization In each county of committees whoso duty It wns to sprend the gospel of hotter fences. Tho big snvlng to forage crops resulting result-ing from hotter fences wns pointed out, likewise tho lnbor saved In caring car-ing for live stock to prevent overfeeding. overfeed-ing. An nppeul wns nlso made for fields nnd homesteads that appear well cured for. Good ns were the Immedlnte results of tho cnmpnlgn, It Is believed thnt the permanent benefits will lie equnlly lnrge, In thnt It concentrated attention on the fence question nnd Is expected to promote greuter Interest In this Important Im-portant feature of fnrm Improvements. |