Monday, May 19, 2025

County Ag. Agent McKay McNeil Has New Office, May 19, 1925

Colored County Agent Moves Office

McKay McNeil, colored county agent, who has been living near here, has moved and will not have an office upstairs over the Vara L. Smith and Company store. He can e found there every Wednesday from 9 to 12 o’clock and every Saturday from 9 until 4. He will be glad to discuss farm problems with the negro farmers.

From the front page of The Smithfield Herald, Tuesday morning, May 19, 1925. These were McNeil’s office hours. The remainder of his six-day workweek, he would be on farms, consulting on problems, teaching modern agricultural techniques, and demonstrating procedures.

newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073982/1925-05-19/ed-1/seq-1/#words=MAY+19+1925

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