Farm Demonstration Work Improves Negro Farming Negro farming in the South is being greatly improved by the farmers' co-operative demonstration work. (See above, page 10.) This work was begun in 1907. The plan is to have a number of farmers in selected communities cultivate a small portion of their land under the direction of and with seed provided or selected by the Department of Agriculture. Other farmers in the community designated as collaborators are invited to see how the demonstration is carried on and are induced to follow the same plan in their own farming. NEGRO AGENTS IN THE UNITED STATES FARMERS' COOPERATIVE DEMONSTRATION WORK Council, J. R................... Peters, Mrs. Annie. ... Boley, Oklahoma. Boley, Oklahoma..... .Okfuskee County Girls' Clubs in Okfuskee, Logan, Muskogee, Oklahoma and Kingfisher Counties Amos, Ralph..... Meto, Arkansas.. Crump, A. B.. ....Camden, Arkansas.. ..Gibsland, Louisiana..... Hubert, M. M........... Jones, M. A.. Parker, Jake. McPherson, J. B...... Tate, W. A... Johnson, P. D.. Loncze, Pulaski, Jefferson, . Boys' and Girls' Clubs in ..Prentiss Mississippi......Jefferson Davis County. ...Tuskegee Institute, Ala.. States of Mississippi and Alabama. Supervising Ne- Randolph County Wedowee, Alabama. Jones, C. W.... .Greenville, S. C.......... Greenville County A. & M. College) . Parmele, N. C........... Parts in Martin & Pitts Counties .Whiteville, N. C.......... Columbus County (North Carter, Oliver..... Hall, L. E.... Herring, G. W........... Clinton, N. C... Pierce, J. B... . . half) ....Gates and Hertford Coun ties Wellville, Virginia.......States of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Supervising Negro Work Jenkins, Miss L. A....... Hampton, Virginia.......State of Virginia. Super Lancaster, J. W..... (Hampton Institute) vising all Girls' Clubs Farmville, Virginia......Cumberland (all), Prince Lemon, R. D...... .Sassafras, Virginia Oliver, G. E.............. ..Crewe, Virginia..... Edward (north) and Buckingham (southeast) Counties .....Gloucester County and parts of Mathews, and King and Queen Counties Parts of Amelia, Nottoway and Prince Edward Counties Pegram, A. W.......... Carson, Virginia......... Dinwiddie (east), Prince George (west) and Sussex (west) Counties Thompson, C. C. H....... Blackstone, Virginia..... Parts of Nottoway, Lunen burg and Prince Edward Counties Washington, R. E. F... ... Roxbury, Virginia....... Charles City County, Hen NEGRO TOWNS AND SETTLEMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES There is a considerable number of towns and settlements populated and governed entirely or almost entirely by Negroes. The names and locations of 51 of these towns and 16 of these settlements follow: NEGRO IN BUSINESS There are some 43,000 Negro business enterprises of various sorts. For the more important classes of business and the number of enterprises see above page 280. The annual volume of business is about one billion dollars. The First Negro Insurance Company The American Insurance Company of Philadelphia was the first Negro Insurance Company organized in the United States. It was established in 1810. Its headquarters were at 159, now 529 Lombard Street. It had a capital of $5,000. The officers were: president, Joseph Randolph; treasurer, Cyrus Porter; secretary, William Coleman. |