The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-06-13

the most approved methods Of pro-
sslction in al staple farm crops
grown in the county.
2. Assists the farmers Of the
county in planning systematic rota-
ton OF crops that will maintain and
build up the fertility of the soil.
J. 8. Holds field meetings, where he
demonstrates best methods of terrac-
ing.
L. Assists in small drainage
problems. and secures expert assist
ance from the Agricultural Engineer
ing Department of the A. and NJ
College for larger drainage problems.
5. Secures blue prints and bill
Of materials from the Agricultural
Engineering Department. for all kinds
of farm buildings from a residence
TO chicken coop, without cost to the
farmer.
6. Advises with the f2rmer rela-
tive to the variety, breeding and Sc
lection of farm seeds, and assists
him in locating and purchasing seed
of the most approved quality.
2. Gives helpful advice relative
to the breeding, feeding, care and
management of livestock and aids in
protecting livestock from disease by
vaccination.
s. Assists in planting, pruning
and spraying fruit trees; also in the
cooperative purchase of trees.
8. Warns the people against
transient promOterslslick-tOngued
statesmen, of "get-rich-quick" and
other ''hold-up" schemes, designed
to fleece unsuspecting people out of
their hard earned money.
10. Organizes Boys Farm Crop
and Livestock Clubs, which teach
them scientific agriculture. business
methods, and the Dignity of La
bOr."
IL. Keeps the farmers in close
touch with the results obtained by
the Government and our State EX
pertinent Stations in their expert
ment with various kinds and varieties
of farm crops and Animal Husban-
dry work, steering the farmer clear
of costly mistakes and personal ex-
periments.
II. Organizes Livestock AssOcia-
tions for the promotion of more and
better livestock. in securing better
freight rates and shipping facilities
and in developing the livestock indus
try of the county.
. l3. Assists = the neoples af the
county in securing the maximum SER
vices of all Specialists of the EXten-
sion Force, such as beef cattle, dairy
hog, sheep, poultry. farm manage
ment, agricultural engineering, CO.
operative marketing, horticulture,
bee-keeping, insect pest, plant d.
sease, and various other phases of
farm work.
Id. Makes arrangements with the
banks to finance farmers. and farm
ers, and boys and girls in worthy
enterprises.
Is. Organizes Farmers Coorer-
ative Exchanges for the purpose of
buying and selling farm supplies and
products i'm carload lots, thus secur-
ing wholesale prices on farm supplies
such as fertilizer, farm seeds, pure
bred livestock, etc, and in getting the
highest market price for surplus
crops and livestock. The county
agent sees to it that the producer
purchases his raw material, and sells
his finished product at the right
price
16. 1t is also the duty of the
County Agent to organize the agri-
cultural forces of the county and as
sist in co-ordinating the business and
professional man, and the church IN
development of every phase of Efe
and industry in the county.
Is Poisoning the Boil Weevil Prac-
ticable?
Some ten or twelve years ago In
louisiana some fairly promising ex-
,erimental work in poisoning the
,oll weevil was done. These pests
s,re made on the tehory that by pois-
ming the cotton plants before the
ouares appeared and while the over
weevils were feeding on the
ender terminal buds a sufficiently
arge percentage of them would be
tiled to justify the expense. The
esults obtained were quite promis-
ny, Dul SOIucIOW luC pan hS'Si
dopted by cotton growers.
During the last three or four years
}. R. Coad, of the United States De-
artment of Agriculture, in expert
1ents made in the vicinity of Tallu-
an, La, has obtained some promis-
1g results. He has worked on the
that by poisoning the
loisture on the cotton leaves the
veevils will be killed in sufficient
umbers to make the operation prof
able. BY this method, the cotton
caves when moist with dew are dust
d with the poison. In tests, Mr..
Dad has secured increased yields OF
everal hundred pounds of seed cot
IN per acre over the untreated areas.
hese experiments are being contin-
ed.
Now the question is fsr the prac- l.
cal cotton grower, will any method
{ poisoning the weevil so far work 1
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