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Developed and Compiled by Larry Alexander Extension 4-H Specialist. Justin Smith Morrill . Morrill Act of 1862. Mississippi’s Land Grant Universities. Seaman E. Knapp. 1886 Farmer’s Cooperative Program. William “Corn Club” Smith. Holmes County. 1907.
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Developed and Compiled by Larry Alexander Extension 4-H Specialist
Justin Smith Morrill Morrill Act of 1862
Seaman E. Knapp 1886 Farmer’s Cooperative Program
William “Corn Club” Smith Holmes County 1907
1913 • M. M. Hubert began the Negro Extension Service
1914 PAST PRESENT 4-H Clover first adopted
1922- 4-H Motto Adopted “To Make the Best Better”
1944 State Advisory CouncilFormed
1952 • 4-H Club Foundation of Mississippi • Commemorating 4-H Stamp
1953 • Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company sponsors Community 4-H Club
1956 • 4-H sends supplies to Korea
1964 - The Civil Rights Act • 4-H Camps Closed • State 4-H Congress Discontinued
1967 • 4-H Camps Reopened • State 4-H Congress Resumed
1969 • 4-H Responds to Hurricane Camille
1972 • 4-H Community Pride Program Began
1982 • Mississippi 4-H Volunteer Leaders Association Formed
1985 • Mississippi 4-H Cooperative Business Tours Began
1994 • National 4-H Congress Moves South
1996 • Mississippi 4-H Leadership Team was Founded
2002 • National 4-H’s Centennial Anniversary
2005 • Mississippi 4-H Responds to Hurricane Katrina
2007 • Mississippi 4-H Celebrates its Centennial
To Make the Best Better!