MAFES Research Highlights
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Volume
66, Number 4
Fall
2003
On
the Cover
Western
artist Orren Mixer’s
1963 mural contains scenes
from the South Farm. See
page 20 for more on the
artist and his work.
Research
turns waste into energy
Mississippi
State scientists are finding
ways to turn wood chips,
gin trash and other waste
products into usable energy.
Horses
have big economic impact
It
takes
more
than
just
a
few
oats
to
power
Mississippi’s
horse
industry.
An
economic
impact
study
shows
the
state’s
horse
owners
have
almost
$1
billion
invested.
Expo
draws garden enthusiasts
to Verona
Beautiful
flowers
and
creative
scarecrows
drew
hundreds
of
gardeners
and
others
to
the
2003
Garden
Expo
at
the
North
Mississippi
Research
and
Extension
Center.
Producers
tour Pontotoc Branch
Research
with
northeast
Mississippi’s
major
crops
was
on
display
during
the
annual
Agronomic
Research
and
Demonstration
Tour
at
the
Pontotoc
Ridge-Flatwoods
Branch.
Holly
Springs Beef/Dairy
Day
Producers
had
the
chance
to
visit
with
researchers
and
to
see
the
North
Mississippi
Branch’s
demonstration
beef
herd
up
close
and
personal
during
the
annual
Beef/Dairy
Day.
Cotton
Field Day
A
few
showers
didn’t
dampen
enthusiasm
during
the
2003
Cotton
Field
Day
at
the
Delta
Research
and
Extension
Center.
Rice
and Soybean Field Day
Tours
of
rice
and
soybean
research
plots
were
provided
for
almost
200
attendees
of
the
2003
field
day
devoted
to
those
important
Delta
crops.
Project
shows deeper is better
The
initial
cost
may
be
more,
but
research
shows
deeper
catfish
ponds
save
producers
money
in
the
long
run.
Hay
Day program showcases
profitable practices
The
sun
wasn’t
shining,
but
making
hay
was
the
topic
of
the
Brown
Loam
Station’s
annual
field
day.
Mini
gin big plus for research
and education
The
nation’s
first
fully
operational
gin
on
a
college
campus
finds
multiple
uses
at
MSU.
In
Brief
A
quick
look
at
research
and
events
at
the
Experiment
Station.
Updates
Meet
new and award-winning MAFES personnel.
Back
Cover
Bluff
Lake in the Noxubee National
Wildlife Refuge near the
MSU campus.
Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station
Vance H. Watson, Director
J. Charles Lee, President
Vance H. Watson, Interim
Vice President
Mississippi State University
| Editor |
Assistant
Editor Robyn Hearn |
| Graphic
Design & Layout Annette Woods |
Photography Bob Ratliff Keith Remy Crofton Sloan |
| Photo
Editors Jim Lytle Marco Nicovich |
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| Writers Linda Breazeale Errol Castens Bonnie Coblentz |
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