The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-13
Joe Hunt, Well Known Farmer
Of This County. Will Act in
This Capacity.
Will ASSUME Duties
OF POSITION AT Once
Fifteen or Twenty Demonstrations
Will Be Established in This County
During The Present Season.-out-
look Encouraging.

Mr.. B. L. Moss, representing the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, was in the city yesterday for the
purpose of selecting from among the
progressive farmers of this county a
man who would be capable of repre-
senting the Government as special
agent of the agricultural department,
and in company with Mr.. R. c. Hauen-
stein, visited several farmers in this
vicinity.
The result of Mr.. Moss visit was
that Mr.. Joe Hunt, we'll known far
mer of this county, was selected as
special agent of the agricultural de-
partment, and this gentleman will as
sumo the duties and responsibilities
of this position at once.
The object of the government in
appointing special agricultural agents
is to demonstrate the agricultural pos
sibilities of the soils of different Sec
tons of the country, and for this pur-
pose farmers in different localities will
be selected who will agree to cultivate
certain crops according to instructions
furnished by the special agent of the
agricultural department.
Mr.. Moss, the general representa-
tive in this section Of the, agricultural
department, stated yesterday that dur
ing the present season about fifteen
or twenty of these demonstration sta
tiones would be established in Forrest
county, and that special attention
would be paid to such crops as are
known to be staple and which are not
materially affected by fluctuations of
the market
For instance, experimental crops of
all kinds will be encouraged by the
agricultural department, but the prin.
cipal work which will be done during
the present season will be along the
lines of intense cultivation of such
crops as are known to be ready SELL
ers at all seasons of the year.
The matter of fertilization will also
be given considerable attention, and
the planting of crops which will fur
nish fertilizer for future crops will be
encouraged. AS stated by Mr.. Moss,
the matter of fertilization is ques-
ton which means a great deal to far
mers of this section, and the excessive
use of commercial fertilizers is to be
avoided if the best results are to be
obtained For this reason the agri-
cultural department will recommend
the planting of such crops as will not
require large amount of commercial
fertilizer, so that the farmer may get
the best results at the least possible
expense.
Mr.. Hunt, the newly appointed spe-
cial agent, is well known in this coun-
ty, is man of intelligence and has
made a success as a farmer It will
be his duty to visit the farmers of the
county and to distribute literature on
topics but, above all, it
Will be his duty to demonstrate in
and convincing way. Just
what crops the soil is capable of pro-
ducing.
Those farmers who consent to de-
vote portion of their ground to DEM
purposes will follow the in
struction of Mr.. Hunt in every par
ticular, as to the kinds of crops to
plant, the kind of seed to be planted.
the methods of cultivation and the
kinds of fertilizer to use. In this
manner, it is believed, the farmers of
his county will be enabled to gather
which they could not OBJ
ain from any other source, and that,
90. without cent of cost.
Mr.. Hunt should be given all posi-
Die encouragement in his efforts, and
my assistance rendered him in the
performance of his duties will be ap-
'reclated by him and Mr.. Moss.