The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1913-10-16
Farm Demonstration Agent
Badly Needed for Lee County
Full time Of capable agent be secured farmers Of the county
will meet al Leesbug early November and subscribe
funds. Success almost assured.


pervisor Of boys corn clubs and
farm demonstration agents for tits
section Of Georgia, the success OF
the movement that has been begun
for the securing of a farm demons
tration agent in Lee county next
year seems more certain than ever.
Mr.. Oliver feels most favorably im-
pressed with the manner in which
those citizens Of Lee county with
whom he has talked consider the
matter.
Though Mr.. Oliver cameto Lees
burg for the specific purpose Of su-
pervising the boys corn club ex-
hibits here, after he. had finished
this work he remained over for a
later train in order that he might
place The matter before the people
Of the county here and get some ex-
preston from them at once. Though
he sought interviews with number
at the citizens of the county, he was
able to see in the short time he had
before leaving only a few OF them.
Among those he saw and Who en-
Enthusiastically endorsed the plan
were Mayor S. ]. Yeoman, County
School Commissioner A. NJ Howell,
Postmaster S. !. Powell, Cashier z.
g. Tharp Of the Bank Of Leesburg,
DR.. P. B. Crumbley, Messrs. Dun
can Forester, HI. A. Harris, J R.
Long and Judge H. L. Long,
I might mention in connection
with what the meaning of farm de.
monstration work is that the United
States government is no longer sup
plying funds for this work in any
county in Georgia, unless the coun-
ty which desires an agent makes up.
a large enough fund to pay half Of
the annual salary of the agent. 1t
will require about $49G or $500 to
secure a first class agent for Lee
county, the United States govern
ment paying the remainder Of his
salary. The duty of this agent
would be to spend his time visiting
the farmers Of the county as they
have need of him in making sug-
gestions in their work and in show
ine.them in a practical way what.
thew need to know relative to fight
ing the boil weeyilS growing cotton,
corn, hay, oats, and every one Of
the many crops that can be grown
on Lee countyss fertile soils. Every
farmer in the county viii have the
services of the agent as needed.
The immediate value and aid Of
s1ch an agent can be readily under
stood, and the first years work will
far more than pay theoutlay forth
services Of the agent in the returns
that will be obtained by the farmers
from the expert advice of the
agent. ("
Mr.. oliver will return to Lees
burg in November, probably about
the tenth of the month, though the
time will be announced definitely
IN The Journal later. A mass
meeting Of the citizens Of Lee coun-
~ will be called for that date, at
which time every citizen of the
eounty,is urged to come out to the
court house in Leesburg and to aid
Il the raising of the funds tosecure
the farm demonstration agent.
Every farmer in the county is urged
TO come and lend the support that
will be given to the movement by
his presence. even though be may
not be able to subscribe more than
ffty cents to the cause. If every
farmer and citizen of the county
will come out and lend his aid, the
euecess of the movement is assured
and Lee county will make such
strides of progress in 1914 as it has
never. made before. The Central
If Geofgia's test farm viii also be
AVAILABLE for all farmers who wish
70 visit it, and the facilities altoget-
ber for aiding the farmers will be
such as will be surpassed by nc
county in Georgia.