The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-01-12
FOR BOARD OF
AGRICULTURE
Cohoon Bill Proposes To
Stimulate Live Stock
Industry

ture with broad powers and a
prctcntious program Tor agrl-
cultural bcttcrmcnt i'll Pasquo-
tankCounty, with special pow
crs for the promotion OF the
live stock industry, is proposed
in a legislative measure to be
introduced in the present Gen
cral Assembly by Representa-
tive F. +. Cohoon.
4 bill providing for such board
of agriculture is being drawn by the
Hon. Walter l.. Cohoon. A son OF
Representative CohOon, who CLAIMS
that his only interest in the measure
is the fullest possible development
of the better live stock possibilities
of PasQuotank County and the Abe
marie region.
The bill which the younger Cohoon
is drawing provides for a board OF
five members to be chosen from the
most forward looking agriculturallStS
in the city and county. They would
be provided with an appropriation OF
$40. 600 to $4,000 a year, $1,000 to
Sc, 900 of which would come from the
L. S. Department of Agriculture and
the State Department of AgEcul-
turc. All Of the farm and home
demonstration work would he under
the direction of this board. to be
paid for out of it's funds The pre-
sent County Farm Demonstration
Agent would he retained at salary
of 81. 100 Il year: the present Home
Demonstration Agent wOuld be retain
cd at n salary of $500 a year. \
live stock specialist would be employ
cd at salary of $1,000 Il year. The
Board would have permanent offcicCS
probably in the Chamber of Com
mCrcc building-Snd would employ
whole time Stcnographer at a salary
of say 5000 year, to look after the
olFsee WiRt and espS4ddence. -Fke
surplus that would be left after the
payment of these salaries would be
applicd to the purchase of thOrobrcd
bulls for free service to farmers
thruOut the county.
The especial object Of the County
Board of Agriculture would be TO
build up the county'S live stock in
duytry. Increase the number of thOro-
bred cattle on farms. promote Il
model creamery and paStcurizatinn
plant 10 give the farmer an outlet
for his milk and cream. The efforts
Of the Board would be at first
directed largely to encouraging every
farmer in the county to put n a per-
manCnt pasture and build up n paying
herd of improved cattle. When this
is accomplished. the Board would go
about the increase of the swine. sheep
and poultry industry in the same
way.
Agricultural experts are agreed
that the live stock possibilities Of
Northeastern North Carolina SurpaSS
anything of their kind in America.
II is pointed out that 4 SilO can be
filled in Northeastern North Carolina
forty per cent cheaper than 4 SilO
can be filled in Wisconsin. great
dairying state. In Northeastern
North Carolina we can grow two
crops Of soy beans for cnSilagc or
two crops of corn for CnSilagC in Il
year. against the one crop in the
North. And in Northeastern North
Carolina there is seldom period
of more than thirty days in any win
ter when cattle can not range in the
open. With Statewide Stock law
and the elimination of the cattle tick
there is no reason why the section
should not forge ahead in live stock
production under the proper dircc-
tion and stimulus. 1t IS to provide
this direction and stimulus that a
County Board of Agriculture is pro-
posed. say the sponsors Of the meas
urc. The men who have been sug-
gcStcd as members of the Board of
/ five are s. T.. Parsons, Milton Il.
Sample. AnSon Il CohOon. Seth w.
, Scott and J. W. Foreman. Mr.. Fore
man. it is said. will decline to serve,
having had enough of office holding in
/ the Pasquotank Highway Commission