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and he was made Assistant Director of Agricultural Extension 

 Service. The regular extension service force consists therefore 

 of eight men. In addition, the service is actively participated 

 in by the entire faculty of the College of Agriculture and sev- 

 eral memlbers of the faculty in other colleges of the University. 



CORRESPONDENCE COURSES. 



The interest in the Correspondence Courses is steadily main- 

 tained. The letters of appreciation received from those who 

 have completed one or more courses, confirm the opinion of 

 the Extension Department that correspondence courses in Agri- 

 culture have a real value, especially for those who find it im- 

 possible to pursue regular courses of study at the College. 

 The courses offered at the present time are : 



Course I, Farm Crops and Crop Production. 



Course II, Farm Management. 



Course III, Feeding and Breeding of Farm Animals. 



■ Course IV, Poultry. 



Course V, Fruit Growing. 



.'Course VII, Home Economics. 

 Course VIII, Elementary Agriculture. 



Course IX, Domestic Science. 



'Course X, Vegetable Gardening and Small Fruits. 



Course XI, Dairy Farming. 



Correspondence course students are required to purchase the 

 text-books recommended, varying in cost from seventy-five 

 cents to two dollars each. Every effort is made to connect the 

 correspondence courses with actual farming operations and 

 thus make the course of as much practical benefit as possible. 



LECTURES. 



Lectures given 'by the Agricultural faculty have constituted 

 an important part of the Extension Service from the very be- 

 ginning. At first, they were only given during the summer 

 vacation, but as the demand grew more insistent, the service 

 was extended to include the entire year. At the present time, 

 this particular line of extension service is participated in not 

 only by the members of the Extension Department staff, but 

 also by the entire faculty of the College of Agriculture. During 

 nineteen hundred and thirteen, two hundred and forty-three 



