The elected statewide position in Mississippi that arguably is the most useless – and expensive to taxpayers – is agriculture commissioner.
Back in the days when Mississippi was primarily composed of small farms, and farm families, having a commissioner of agriculture and commerce might have made sense.
Most Mississippians today probably couldn’t say what the “ag commissioner” does, other than run the Ag Museum.
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