Ernie Flint - Mississippi State Extension Reports
This collection consists of nearly three hundred Extension field notes, written by Ernest “Ernie” Hilmon Flint, Jr., who worked for Mississippi State University Extension Service as an Agronomist, from 1991 until his death in January 2018. A retired Lt. Colonel with the Army National Guard, Flint received all of his degrees, including a PhD, from Mississippi State. His field notes reports were published as a column in several Mississippi newspapers, including the Delta Farm Press and the Yazoo Herald, where he was able to reach a broad audience and was known for making agricultural information interesting and accessible to his readers. This collection was donated to Mississippi State University Libraries in 2019, by Flint’s family. The notes range from 1999-2017, with the bulk from 1999-2003, and cover a wide variety of agricultural topics.
-
Field Crops Newsletter - March 1, 2002
Ernest Ernie Flint Jr.
Flint's field crops newsletter about farm equipment. Only the first few paragraphs of the newsletter are available.
-
Field Crops Newsletter - March 4, 2002
Ernest Ernie Flint Jr.
Flint's field crops newsletter about reactions to the 2002 Farm Bill and concerns people and major agriculture organizations have.
-
Field Crops Newsletter - November 18, 2002
Ernest Ernie Flint Jr.
Flint's field crops newsletter about farming without tilling the soil.
-
Field Crops Newsletter - November 5, 2002
Ernest Ernie Flint Jr.
Flint's field crops newsletter over late harvesting of cotton, corn, and soybeans and the potential of planting wheat in conguntion with damaging rains. Flint also discusses market prices of crops.
-
Field Crops Newsletter - October 1, 2002
Ernest Ernie Flint Jr.
Flint's field crops newsletter about the harvests from corn and soybean fields and how the rain from two hurricans will effect the harvesting of cotton. Flint also discusses prices and seed varities of wheat and updates to the Farm Bill. This is the same document as filenames FCNL. Oct. 5, 2002 and FCNL. Oct. 6, 2002.
-
Field Crops Newsletter - October 5, 2002
Ernest Ernie Flint Jr.
Flint's field crops newsletter about the harvests from corn and soybean fields and how the rain from two hurricans will effect the harvesting of cotton. Flint also discusses prices and seed varities of wheat and updates to the Farm Bill. This is the same document as filenames FCNL. Oct. 1, 2002 and FCNL. Oct. 6, 2002.
-
Field Crops Newsletter - October 6, 2002
Ernest Ernie Flint Jr.
Flint's field crops newsletter about the harvests from corn and soybean fields and how the rain from two hurricans will effect the harvesting of cotton. Flint also discusses prices and seed varities of wheat and updates to the Farm Bill. This is the same document as filenames FCNL. Oct. 5, 2002 and FCNL. Oct. 1, 2002.
-
County Agent's Notes: A new kind of conservation program - October 14, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about the 2002 Farm Bill, which establishes a new Conservation Security Program to be carried through the National Resources Services and funded through the Commodity Credit Cooperation (CCC).
-
County Agent's Notes: Biotechnology -- Progress or Problem? - February 25, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about biotechnology and whether it is more a problem or progress.
-
County Agent's Notes: Crop varieties need more evaluation - September 2, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about how seeds need to undergo more thorough and rigorous testing before being put on the market.
-
County Agent's Notes: Extension Service In A State of Change - June 24, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about the Extension Service's restructure plan. The plan would allow for each county to have an Extension office, a core team, and then area agents that cover mulitple counties.
-
County Agent's Notes: Farming to Fit Our Brown Loam Hills - March 19, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about which agriculture and animals are best suited for the Brown Loam area of Mississippi.
-
County Agent's Notes: Growing fruit can be easier than you think - January 2, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about growing fruit trees and berries.
-
County Agent's Notes: Have we "missed the boat" on wood products - January 6, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about bringing more lumber industry to the Mississippi Delta. He proposes that participating in ethanol from wood cellulose could be a solution.
-
County Agent's Notes: Have we "missed the boat" on wood products - January 6, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about bringing more lumber industry to the Mississippi Delta. He proposes that participating in ethanol from wood cellulose could be a solution.
-
County Agent's Notes: Homes needed for bluebirds - February 18, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about bluebirds and building nests for them.
-
County Agent's Notes: Isadore dampens prospects for good cotton crop - September 30, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about how the rainfall from hurricane Isadore will hurt the quality of cotton produced.
-
County Agent's Notes: It will soon be time to plant sweet corn - February 11, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about how to plant sweet corn.
-
County Agent's Notes: Let's plant a tree - January 21, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about choosing the right tree to plant. He discusses thinking about the purpose the tree will serve and thinking about what insects or diseases will be common, while encouraging the buyer to choose a tree native to Mississippi.
-
County Agent's Notes: Let's talk Turkey - March 12, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about preparing your land to attrack turkeys.
-
County Agent's Notes: Local crops have poor beginning - June 3, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about how major crops in the county have had a poor start to the growing season based on temperature and rainfall.
-
County Agent's Notes: Local pecans were poor quality in 2001 - January 28, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about growing pecan trees.
-
County Agent's Notes: Managing spring lawn weeds - March 25, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about receiving a license to to be a private applicator and tips for managing weeds in lawns.
-
County Agent's Notes: More on the New Farm Bill - October 6, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about the 2002 Farm Bill and its options for bases and yields.
-
County Agent's Notes: Mosquitoes--Can we control them? - August 19, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about controlling mosquitos and the West Nile virus.
-
County Agent's Notes: New Farm Bill may change Southern Agriculture - March 4, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about the 2002 Farm Bill and what changes it may bring.
-
County Agent's Notes: Organic matter does matter - January 14, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about organic matter and its uses.
-
County Agent's Notes: Our world is humming with cicadas - May 6, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about the cicadas in the area and how prevent them from damaging young trees and ornamental plants.
-
County Agent's Notes: Plant a "safety" garden - April 1, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about creating your own garden, instead of relying on getting produce from the store. He gives a detailed list on how to plant a graden, when to start planting certain crops, and how to maintain it.
-
County Agent's Notes: Plant diseases damage crops and gardens - July 29, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about, plant diseases damage crop and gardens.
-
County Agent's Notes: Potent Pathogen Prey on Pretty Plants - July 1, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about oak root rot in ornamental plants.
-
County Agent's Notes: Snails cause problems for area farmers - June 11, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about snails causing problems for area farmers.
-
County Agent's Notes: The 2002 Farm Bill is now law - May 20, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about President George W. Bush signing the 2002 Farm Bill, which is formally known as the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, into law.
-
County Agent's Notes: There is no substitute for soil fertility - September 23, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about how soil health must constantly be monitored as fertilizers are not permanent in their solutions.
-
County Agent's Notes: Try something new: Mayhaw - February 4, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about Mayhaw, a berry that grows in the Southern United States.
-
County Agent's Notes: What is West Nile virus? - August 5, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about what West Nile virus is.
-
County Agent's Notes: Why can't I grow grass? - April 8, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about why some areas are not good for growing grass and some methods of fixing that. Soil fertility and acidity and shade are two of the leading factors.
-
County Agent's Notes: Why we farm - April 29, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about farming in the United States and the state of the profession.
-
County Agent's Notes: Wildlife food plots--Do it right for best results - July 15, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about creating good garden plots for wildlife.
-
Field Crops Newsletter - April 2, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's field crops newsletter about the current condition of corn, cotton, and soybeans. Rain has been an issue in the area for all of the crops. Flint also discusses reducing tillage in the fields.
-
Field Crops Newsletter - February 4, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's field crops newsletter about information on what to expect in the United States Department of Agriculture programs, which crops might be expected to be in highest demad, and what to plan for 2002.
-
Field Crops Newsletter - July 2, 2002
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's field crops newsletter about the new organization system from the Extension Services and how that will change his work. He also dicusses the current condition of cotton, corn, and soybean fields and about the Farm Bill.
-
County Agent's Notes: Get ready for vegetable gardening - April 2, 2001
Ernest Ernie Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, are about getting ready for vegetable gardening in a colder than normal Spring. He disucsses garden site selection, soil preparation, and selecting plants.
-
County Agent's Notes: Relief from tomato spotted wilt - April 16, 2001
Ernest Ernie Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about tomato spotted wilt. He explains how to cure and prevent it.
-
County Agent's Notes: Using wood for home heating - January 22, 2001
Ernest Ernie Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about, using wood for home heating.
-
County Agent's Notes: Where were you when the war started? - September 17, 2001
Ernest Ernie Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about the September 11 attacks and how the country must come together to face an unprecedented time.
-
Field Crops Newsletter - January 18, 2001
Ernest Ernie Flint Jr.
Flint's field crops newsletter about concerns over how farmers will finance their crops, paritcularly cotton, this year. Flint focuses on cotton as he believes soybeans and corn will be secondary crops due to prices of growing them. Flint also discusses crop insurance and its nuances.
-
Field Crops Newsletter - July 25, 2001
Ernest Ernie Flint Jr.
Flint's field crops newsletter about the current state of cotton, corn, and soybeans. Corn and soybeans are fairing better than the cotton, but there is no total loss of crop yet. He also discusses tilling practices.
-
County Agent's Notes: Agriculture and energy are closely related - January 15, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about and agriculture and energy.
-
County Agent's Notes: Anthrax: Should we be concerned? - October 15, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about anthrax and how concerned farmers should be. The end of the note has illusions to the September 11 attacks.
-
County Agent's Notes: Beef cattle is good business for local agriculture - January 1, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about how beef cattle can help with local agriculture.
-
County Agent's Notes: Composting as a contact sport - March 12, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about how to compost.
-
County Agent's Notes: Crop conditions generally good - July 23, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about the condition of crops, partically soybeans, corn, and cotton.
-
County Agent's Notes: Daylilies suffering from new diseases - May 28, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about daylilies suffering from a new type fungus and how to mangage it.
-
County Agent's Notes: Dry fall is good for some but not for others - November 19, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about the benefits and drawbacks of a dry Fall.
-
County Agent's Notes: Fall: my favorite time of year - November 12, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about the coming of fall, the good crop of the summer, and small commentary on September 11, 2001 and change for the future.
-
County Agent's Notes: Farmer's Market may be best in years - June 4, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about how the Farmers Market and how they will set it up. He also discusses which diseases are infecting plants currently.
-
County Agent's Notes: Farming and Gardening by the Moon? - January 9, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about farming and gardening by the stages of the moon and other astrological signs.
-
County Agent's Notes - February 19, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
This county agent note is blank, save for the date, Frebruary 19, 2001.
-
County Agent's Notes: Fertilizing cool season vegetables - October 1, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about fertilizing cool season vegetables. He recommends checking the soil to see what nutrients are necessary and remembering that watering is necessary if there is a dry spell. Most of his advice is for greens, but can be applied to other cool season vegetables.
-
County Agent's Notes: Fescue may have a future after all - August 13, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about tall fescue (a cool season grass) in Mississippi. He discusses its history, its problems with fungi, and a new type that may prosper better in Mississippi.
-
County Agent's Notes: Food prices may push us back to the garden - February 5, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about how gardens or working with local farmers may help combat high rising food prices.
-
County Agent's Notes: Forage for horses - July 2, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about maintaining forage or grazing grass for horses.
-
County Agent's Notes: Get a head start on yard work - November 5, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about planting in the Fall and how it can help a person get a head start on their Spring gardens and plants.
-
County Agent's Notes: Goodbye to my old oak tree - March 19, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about managing trees that are damaged or dying.
-
County Agent's Notes: Help my grass is dying! - April 30, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about the basic requirements to grow grass. Sunlight, drainage, and slightly acidic soil are the main requirements for most types of grasses.
-
County Agent's Notes: Hill country cotton is better than expected - October 8, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about Hill country cotton growing better than expected, despite large volume of rain.
-
County Agent's Notes: Hornworms; the plague of tomato growers - June 11, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about methods on protecting and treating tomato plants from hornworms. Hornworms are the larva of hawkmoths.
-
County Agent's Notes: It's time for pasture weed control - March 26, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about controlling weeds in grasslands and pastures, especailly those in grazing fields.
-
County Agent's Notes: Local Agriculture delayed by rains - April 9, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about how planting crops is delayed by the rain. He goes on to explain the state of cotton, soybeans, and corn in the area.
-
County Agent's Notes: More on the fuel problem - January 29, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about fuel prices, natural fuel, and fossil fuels.
-
County Agent's Notes: Mosquitoes have arrived early this year - April 23, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about mosquitoes and some methods of preventing them from being around your home.
-
County Agent's Notes: Peas; the favorite of southern gardeners - May 21, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about black eyed peas, also known as cowpeas, a bit of their history in Mississippi, and how to grow them.
-
County Agent's Notes: Prevent accidents involving children on farms - July 8, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about preventing accidents involving children on farms.
-
County Agent's Notes: Progress of the 2001 crop - May 13, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, include the middle of May planting field crops such as cotton, corn, and soybeans and the local growing trends of said crops.
-
County Agent's Notes: Robin Redbreast-First Sign of Spring - March 5, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about the American and English robins.
-
County Agent's Notes: Save your soil from erosion - December 9, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, are about the causes of soil erosion and how to prevent them.
-
County Agent's Notes: Storm dance in "Dixie Alley" - February 19, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about a "storms dance" (tornadoes) in "Dixie Alley" (which is the area generally through Lousisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Alabama) in February of 2001.
-
County Agent's Notes: Suggestions for garden problems - June 25, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about solutions for gardening problems, including weeds and pests.
-
County Agent's Notes: The 2002 Farm bill: What can we expect? - December 2, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about a potential new Farm Bill in 2002. He discusses how he hopes it has policies that balance rural revitalization, keeping agriculture as a viable bussiness, and conservation of the environment.
-
County Agent's Notes: The Dog Days of Summer - August 26, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about the history of the term "Dog Days of Summer."
-
County Agent's Notes: The plants of Christmas - November 26, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about plants associated with Christmas, including Christmas trees, mistletoe, Christmas cactus, and poinsetts.
-
County Agent's Notes: Timber losses the topic of AFA meeting - July 30, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about the causes of timber loss in recent years.
-
County Agent's Notes: Time to start gardening - February 12, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about preparing your garden and fruit trees for Spring.
-
County Agent's Notes: Tree loss may not be a total loss - February 26, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about what to do when you experience an unexpect loss of any trees on your property. Included in the text is a short paper by extension foresters, Stephen Dickie and Debbie Gaddis. This is the same document with filename County Agen7.
-
County Agent's Notes: Tree loss may not be a total loss - February 26, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about what to do when you experience an unexpect loss of any trees on your property. Included in the text is a short paper by extension foresters, Stephen Dickie and Debbie Gaddis. This is the same document with filename County Agen8.
-
County Agent's Notes: Tree loss may not be a total loss - February 26, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about tree loss or damage, and programs that might be able to help.
-
County Agent's Notes: UNR cotton is yielding well - October 29, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about how UNK (Ultra narrow row) cotton is yielding well. He explains how UNK cotton differes from normally planted cotton and why it hasn't picked up favor until recently.
-
County Agent's Notes: Using wood for home heating - January 22, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about about using wood for heating homes. He discusses other forms of heating and the pros and cons of using wood.
-
County Agent's Notes: We are not a "scared" nation - October 22, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about the September 11 attacks and the dangers faced in everyday life.
-
County Agent's Notes: Winter greens; a Southern gardener's favorite - September 10, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about different kinds of winter greens, such as spinach, swiss chard, collard, and beets, and how best to grow them.
-
County Agent's Notes: Winter greens; a Southern gardener's favorite - September 10, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about different kinds of winter greens, such as spinach, swiss chard, collard, and beets, and how best to grow them.
-
Field Crops Newsletter - April 16, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's field crops newsletter about how the dramatic increase in rain caused unexpected changes in the production of cotton, corn, and soybeans. He discussed how to still get out a good crop despite the weather setback.
-
Field Crops Newsletter - August 14, 2000
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's field crops newsletter about the condition of cotton, soybeans, corn, and rice. Flint discusses issues with the weight of cotton boils, dieseases in the fileds, and the how the weather is affecting the yields of certain plants, for better or worse.
-
Field Crops Newsletter - August 23, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's field crops newsletter about how the cotton, corn, and soybean crops are looking extremely good. The only issue is having enough time to harvest them all, especially the cotton, and every pound and bushel should be captured as prices are low. There is some discussion and weeds and diseases around some of the crops. There was also a special announcement for a Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station (MAFES) event with cotton varieties.
-
Field Crops Newsletter - February 12, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's field crops newsletter about planting cotton, corn, and soybeans, and tilling practices.
-
Field Crops Newsletter - March 19, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's field crops newsletter contains the remarks by Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veenan made at the United States Department of Agriculture Outlook Conference in 2001. He discusses how he hopes Veenan can do well her in position, for farmer's sake and concludes with how rain has delayed the laying down of herbicides.
-
Field Crops Newsletter - May 19, 2001
Ernest "Ernie" Flint Jr.
Flint's field crops newsletter about how the shortage of rain causes major concerns in cotton, corn, and soybeans. He also discusses current weeds and pests being seen in the fields.
-
County Agent's Notes: A Season of Confusion - November 12, 2000
Ernest Ernie Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about the unusual problems around the 2000 election and how its outcome could affect some aspects of the agriculture industry.
-
County Agent's Notes: Attala County is still "country" - September 17, 2000
Ernest Ernie Flint Jr.
Flint's county agent's notes, which is a type of newsletter, about what the term "county" means and how the meaning changes depending who says it. He also discusses the urbanization of the world and environmentalism as they relate to agriculture.