The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-19
EXTENSION AGENTS, WORK.

Agricultural College, Miss, Feb 10.
in an exhaustive report which has
ust been submitted, R. s. Wilson,
state agent of extension work, reviews
| he work done by the extension agents
| Turing the past year
According to the report, 1922 meet.i
ings were held, with an attendance of
4,6S0. Visits were made to GAS
schools, and 1858 bulletins were dis
tributed. In ~ counties agents are
employed. Thirty-five agents report
total number of 29,616 visits to dem
onstrations, co operators, farmers,
business men and boys and girls
club members.
Demonstrators worked 12.113 acres
of corn, which gave an average yield
of 1851 bushels, or over 20 bushels
more than the average for MISSISSIPPI
pi. The report shows that 24,435
acres of winter cover crops were
planted by demonstrators. Of this
amount 1907 acres were turned IN
der for soil Improvement.
In livestock improvement, 81 pure
blood stations, 80 jacks, 72 mares,
50 registered beef bulls, 289 registered
beef cows were brought into the state,
besides large number OF registered
dairy cattle and hogs. Since. the dem
onstration work has started, the num-
Der of pure bred COWS from 81 to
G,757 In disease eradication the re-
PORT shows that 35,479 cattle were
treated for black-leg, and 25,51S hogs
were treated for cholera, besides
large number Of animals treated for
! tuberculosis, distemper, tick fever,
anthrax, and other diseases. AS re-
suit of the advice Of agents, lis silos
, were constructed, and a total of 242
were built during the year.
| Farmers were induced to remove
/. Gtumps from 12G,vuO acres. In regard
to drainage, Mr.. Wilson says: Next
to improying fertility Of SOIL in our
iopinioTl. the most essential step to
lssuccessfni farming is the propes con-
| Tol Of water. The report shows
ltlat 5S 900 acres ~ land were ter
1 race and Ia, 695 acres were dttShed.
icrnat psog~ess was made ii, intr6duc-
ling better farming machinery sroarovs
ing farming buildings, and in the con-
| gervation of manure.
According to the report the agents
are advising the farmers to use ground
phosphate rock and acid phosphate in
connection with manure. 1t is esti-
mated that 1,375,312 tons of manure
were saved in Mississippi last year.
AS shown in the report, the Missis-
sippi State Fair literally co-operated
with the extension department, and
enabled it to make a comprehensive
exhibit. Fourteen county fairs were
actively supported by the extension
agents In this connection, Mr.. Will
son says: I'VE all recognize the edu-
cational value of properly conducted
county fairs, contending for real agri-
cultural and livestock work, with the
educational features, as against the
street far fakes and excessive rae
ing d NJ;
This co operative demonstration
work, formerly conducted by the
United States Department of Agricul
ture, has been correlated with tha
extension department of the A. anG
NJ. College, and is now under the joint
control of the college and the United
States Department of Agriculture.
In speaking C the correlation, Mr.
Wilson says: This is very desir
able arrangemo 1t, since it brings into
closer touch al extension workers il
the state, AMI obyiates duplication
land possible lfiicts, and makes pos
sible much .lore effective organiGa
tion." asIXa
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