Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-19
AGRICULTURAL
EXTENSION BOARD
MT SATURDAY
Board Divided Into Groups and Each
Assigned Work to Perform

The Ben Hill Agricultural Extension
Board met at the Chamber of Com
merce, Saturday, March 18th as pc
the request of the County School Com
missioners of Ben Hill County, TO
the purpose Of agreeing upon an agri
cultural program and the methods TO
putting the program into effect during
the year. After some discussion as t.
"a recent survey which had been made
in the county, it was agreed that thu
Advisory Board should be divided into
different groups pertaining to the diff
ferent interests, each group being as
signed its specific work to perform.
The educational and the Community
Welfare Committee or group is com
posed of J. H. Billiard, county schoo
superintendent, S. S. Young, w. M
Williams, R. R. Dormin. Thorpe Fitz
gerald and w. H. Robitzsch. 1t is the
duty of this group to look after the
educational and community welfare in
terests of the county.
The Ben Hill County Marketing As.
ISOLATION or group is composed of M
Dickson, chairman; w. H. Robitzsch
vice-chairman; H. H. James, Sect'y.
J. E. Turner, Treas; E. T. Dunn, j.
Dorminey, w. H. Roberts and V. L
Collier. 1t is the duty of this group to
assist in the marketing of livestock and
farm products comparatively.
The Livestock and Dairy Develop,
1nent Group is composed of H. M
Paulk, chairman; J. R. Kimball, Sect'y
Treas; E. L. Dorminy, J. Horton lay
Tor, H. K. Sigh, R. R. Dorminy, J
]. Dorminey. 1t shall be the duty Of
this group to look after the improve
ment of the livestock in the county
by encouraging the use of better sires
better pastures, better housing condl-
tons, more home grown feed and bet
ter marketing.
Ehe Poultry Development Group
shall include better marketing and the
improvements of the grades by sys-
tematic culling and mating. This group
is composed of Mrs. Bertha B. Luke
Home Demonstration Agent, chairman
Jim Pau1k Sect'y. Poultry Association;
G. C. Petty, Pres. Poultry Asso.; J.
Pope Teel Mgr, Hatchery; J. R. Hor.-
ton, J. P. Patterson, Bowen Shepherd
Cleveland Pope.
The Vegetable Growers Association
the duty of which is to encourage the
use of better Seed better fertilizer, bet
ter cultivation, better grading and bet
ter marketing facilities, is composed Of
J. N. Swearingen, Pres; S. M. Whit
chard, vice-Pres.; IT. Hendricks
Sect'y.: r, L. Porterfield and G. w
Brannon.
The Sweet Potato Growers Associ-
alton will advocate pure seed, better
care of seed. Advocate that all seed be
treated for all diseases and thereby en-
courage the growing of sounder pota-
toes which will reach the markets in
better shape than diseased potatoes
This committee will also encourage
better grading and better marketing
C. A Newcomer, chairman; J. r. Kim
ball, ]. A. G. Ragsdale, D. D. CARR
son, J. B. Pope, F. F. Stokes.
Cotton Promotion Group is compos-
ed of J. H. Dorminey, chairman; R.
L. Stone, ]. A. Bond, J. ]. Dorminey,
H. C. Troup, c. B. Baton, ]. Horton
Taylor, H. T. Troup, L. A. Hunter,
M. A. Knox and Perry Fitzgerald.
The purpose OF this group is to advo-
cate pure seed, better fertilization,
proper cultivation and thorough sys-
tenn of controlling the boil weevil, lar
ger yields per acre and better market
ing.
The Tobacco Promotion Group com
posed of w. R. Bowen, chairman; Lon
Dickey, S. G. Pryor, Sr., H. K: Sigh,
E. S. Lilies, w. ]. Lewis, G. w. Will
Jams, Sidney Clare, A. L. Carter, S.
7. Gafford, ]. H. Bennett, B. L. Fl
ird, J. H. Lilies, E. S. Thomson, IT.
Gowdy, L. B. Williams, c. L Wigs,
Toe Clark, w. B. King, B. c. Harper,
T. A. Sherman, Willard Fakes, A. H:
Bovkin, J. S. Welch, B. B. Soils, Carol
Deans, c. A. Bishop, E. c. Brooks.
It shall be the duty of this commit
tee to promote the growth of the very
best grade of tobacco possible to be
grown, and to encourage the settling
OF other experienced tobacco growers
int he county, and the proper market
ing facilities.
Community Center Demonstration
Group with J. E. Turner, chairman;
H, H. lanes, E. T. Dunn, J. R. KIM
ball, R. R. Dorminy, G. w. Williams,
S. G. Pryor, ST.. 1t shall be the duty
OF this CO11l1llllltt " oCC lllat eiiSIN - y
as many as five Community Center
Demonstrators. These Demonstrators
to demonstrate the growing OF staple
crops under proper cultivation and fer
ti1ization methods. e.,
Peanut Promotion Group composed
Of + R. Kimball, Henry Stewart, Mar
tin Young. A. ]. Swords, w. II. Rob
erts. 1t shall be the duty of this com.
mittee to encourage the growing OF
more peanuts, larger yields per acre
and better marketing methods. ,
Corn Promotion Group is composed
Of H. D. Vaughn, w. H. Robitzsch,
R. L. Stone, C. L. Prescott, A. Fuss
eli The duties of this group is to en-
courage better seed selection and larg-
Fruit Industry Group is composed
Of w. R. Bowen, c. A. Newcomer, J..
r Seanor, Graley Hale, M. f. Whit
man. 1t shall be the duty OF this
committee to promote the development
ri This industry in looking after the
NJ oroper care of the different trees.
Board of County Commissioners,
County School Board,