The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1917-07-21
GOVT OFFICIAL SAYS
HANcOCK'S FOOD AND
|. CROP SURVEY IS fine
NJ. A. Crosby of IT S. Dept.
Of Agriculture. Expresses
At Much Surprise
SUCC ESS
Such Comprehensive Report
He Says Will Prove of In
calculable Benefit in De-
termining Present Condi-
ton and Needs for Future.

M. A. Crosby, of the q. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture, was in town We'd
nesday conferring with John Craft,
superintendent of education, relative to
the work accomplished BY the Hancock
County Council of Defense. In COM
menting on this work, Mr.. Crosby said:
81 am agreeably surprised and ve.v
much gratified to learn OF Mr.. Craft.
activities in the matter of determining
the agricultural resources of the county
as regards food and feed crops. His
report which will soon be sent to every
farmer in the county, givesItne acreage
devoted to each crop grown, and points
out the necessity of greatere effort in the
production of food crops, This will
give the farmers of Hancock county
comprehensive grasp of just what the
county is doing from an agricultural
basis, and the information will be of
great value to tne farmers Of the county
when they come to plan on the crops
for this fall and next spring planting.
'sThe work which Mr.. Craft and his
associates, H. S. Weston al I Miss Hill,
have accomplished forms "a splendid
foundation for "a more complete survey
of the States resources which is plapn-
ed by the Mississippi State Council of
Defense, cooperating with the A. &;
NJ. College and the u. S. Department
of Agriculture, This survey will be
made in every coun. Tor the
purpose of asceI tanning the amount of
food and feed products that will be pro-
duced, and the available supply of seed,
i've stock. labor, etc. The information
thus secuted will put us in position
TO assist in the economical distribution
Of any surplus OF food, feed, seed that
may be produced in any community. 1t
will put the farmer who has something
20 sell in touch with those who wish
TO buy. 1t will show the labor needs
of each community, and furnish basis
for the Importation of outside labor
where needed. And furthermore, it
will put in the hands of the people in
formation upoa which to base definite
and intelligent plans for next years
work of aiding in the production of the
food supply.
''The interest created by Mr.. Craft
and his associates will give the people
a better understanding Of our work and
will prove Of immense value to US in
conducting our survey, and we look for
earnest and hearty cooperation from
the people Of Hancock county. With
the spirit Of corporation that has been
manifested by the people in their prompt
response to Mr.. Crafts campaign for
information as to its agricultural re-
sources, | feel that no county in the
State is at present better equipped than
this for furnishing the inform alton we
wish to secure in our survey, and look
forward with great pleasure to the time
when the work will be started here"
The report OF the crop and food sur
vey of Hancock county referred to
| above is in press with TIE Edho, 1000
copies in process OF printing. These
will be distributed (gratis) over the
county within the next ten days.