The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1920-06-19
AIM IS TO MAKE THE
COUNTY HOME OF LIVE
BREEDING.
Three Sires Receive Here This Week,
Consigned to County Agent
Pittman for Farmers Who
Are Interested.
HANCOCK COUNTY BANK HAS
LIBERAL OFFER.
Will Assist and Finance Farmers to
Start Stock Farm-Beginning
of Great Industry for the
Piney Wood Region.

IHdC Inc 1uluTe Ol IIduCOSh Couhey
depends largely on the success of its
people engaged in agricultural and
kindred pursuit is imminent and no
one can deny this. The supply of
timber is limited, and will only last
a number of years yet at its best.
Consequently our people will have
to turn their attention and endeavors
to other fields.
Live stock, the right kind, can be
raised to advantage in Hancock coun-
ty, and it is well that much attention
is being given to this branch of in
dustry.
There arrived here this week, con-
signed to Frank B. Pitman, county
farm agent for Hancock, three bulls
of Holstein breed, nine months old,
and weighing 700 pounds each, from
the Enoch Stock Farm, at Fernwood,
Miss. These were respectively for the
following parties, John Harriet, Crane
Greek; Jack Craft, Nicholson, and
N. B. Mitchell, Picayune. Mr.. Pitt
mann made the purchases through the
instrumentality of the Hancock Coun-
ty Bank which financed the purchase
and which will do likewise for any re-
putable citizen or resident of the
county. The purchases were the re-
suit of the following letter, copies of
which were recently mailed over the
county by Mr.. Pittmann, and which
shows the progressive and construc-
tive spirit of the bank and the in
terest it takes in the material well
fare of its people showing that banks
are not mere mercenary institutions,
but that they assist the people and
help them build for the future. 1t
will be remembered the Merchants
Bank, also of this city, financed the
boys and girls pig clubs, lending the
members the cash with which to pur-
chase the best breed of swine in order
to propagate better stock. 1t proved
of big assistance.
The Hancock County Banks offer
and Mr.. Pitman's letter follows:
"Dear Farmer and Stockmen:
Realizing the Importance of live
stock and especially of the cattle bust
ness, for the future success of agricul-
ture for this county, | invite your at
tentlon to some of the things that are
being attempted to improve our cat
tie.
There is a Nation wide campaign
on now for the improvement of our
1--we stock. 1t has been proven by our
Experiment Stations that the quality
and production capacity of the aver
age American farm animal are still
low. And that millions of farmers
are wasting time and money on ami
mails that gives less returns for the
same expenditure than would better
stock. 1t has also been proven con-
clusively that the cheapest and most
uccessful way of permanent improve
ment in all lines of live stock, is the
introduction of good pure-bred sires.
The Hancock County Bank, hav-
ing realized the necessity of better
live stock in Hancock County, and
having been convinced that good ami
mails are the Key to success of our
farmers, are offering what we con-
slder very encouraging and helpful
proposition to the live stock owners
of the county.
The Bank is willing to purchase
good pure-bred, tick free and tick i'm
muned bulls, and place same in the
hands of responsible and worthy cat
tie owners of the county. The con-
dltlon under which the Bank is max
ing this above proposition are that
the animals are to be pure-bred and
tick lmmuned. A lein be taken on
the animal, the purchaser to paw 6
per cent interest, with the privilege
OF renewing the note, and that the
animal be well cared for. The owners
OF these animals will be expected to
exhibit him at The County Fair.
10 secure one of these bulls, it
VIII be necessary to make application
IN writing to me or to The Hancock
County Bank. These applications
Will be numbered as they reach the
Bank and will be taken up for con-
slderation accordingly.
Knowing the value of live stock
In developing a well-balanced system
OF agriculture land realizing the many
advantages of growing cattle in Han
cock County, and with the confidence
| that better live stock will bring sat-
isfactlon and many benefits to its
owners, l invite the concerted action
OF the farmers and stockmen of this
county to improve their live stock.
Assuring you that it will be my
pleasure to assist you in making your
selection, as to breed and adaptability
to this section, I am
| Yours for Better Sires and Bet
ter Stock.