The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-03-11
COUNTY DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE
Will Be Established at Next Meeting
of Board of Supervisors.-Commit-
tee Appointed to Select Commits
sioner For Department.

That the agricultural interests of
Forest county will be fOstered and
encouraged in every way possible was
demonstrated yesterday afternoon by
the favorable action taken by the
Board of Supervisors on the petition
asking for the creation of county
department of agriculture, and the
enthusiasm of the board was mani
tested in the tone of the resolution
adopted by them, a copy of which
is as follows:
Whereas, it is the belief of this
board that any definite action on the
part of the citizens of Forrest county
to promote the industry of agriculture
therein would be for the material ad
vanceemnt and welfare of the people,
and
Whereas, this board desires to
lend its aid to any movement looking
to the agricultural development of
Forrest county; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the commercial
club of the city of Hattiesburg be and
it is hereby respectfully invited to
select a member of its body to confer
with J. C. Mcdonald, a member of
this board, and with the county SUI
perintendent of education, who is like
wise heerby respectfully invited, the
three to constitute a committee for
the purpose of finding a capable man,
well versed in farming, who will ac-
cept the place, to fill the office of
county commissioner of agriculture; /;
and in the event said committee can
find suitable man for the position,
this board will establish a depart
ment of agriculture at its next meet
ing, to be held on the first Monday
in April, and will appoint the person
so recommended by said committee
to fill the position.
1T is further ordered that the clerk
of this board send a copy of this or
der to the superintendent of educa-
tion and to the secretary of the COM
mercial club"
Thus has ben started a movement
which should, and possibly will, mean
more to Hattiesburg and Forrest
county than has been accomplished
in the same line during the past ten
years. The selection of a capable
man to fill the position of commits
sioner of agriculture should not be a
difficult task, as there are scores of
citizens of this county who are quail
fled to take care of the duties of this
office in an acceptable manner
1t is not anticipated, of course, that
great deal can be accomplished i'm
mediately by this new official, but it
is desired to select man for the
place and let him become acquainted
with the farmers of the county and
what they intend to do as early in the
season as possible, so that he may
begin to gather statistics which will
be of value to the department later
on.
All the literature necessary will be
furnished free of charge by the Uni
ted States Department of Agriculture
the state department, and the various
experiment stations, upon request OF
the county commissioner, and this will
be mailed out by him to the farmers
of the county. Besides this, he will
visit the farmers and lecture them
at various times and different places
and will assist them in every way
possible in an effort to make the sol
produce the maximum yield of what
ever crop may be planted upon it.