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For various reasons cooperation with farm bureaus by state 

 and government along all lines of work which the bureau may 

 desire to do, is not practicable at this time. On this account the 

 cooperation of the state and the government with the farm bureau 

 is quite generally limited to cooperation in the employment and 

 the work of the county agent. He is the vital factor of the farm 

 bureau. He is what makes the work of the farm bureau different 

 from that of the Pomona Grange or other like organizations. He 

 is the link that connects the work of the farm bureau with the 

 agriculture of the state and government. With the agricultural 

 interests of the county organized into a farm bureau, the county 

 agent is the man through whom all extension work of the state 

 and government is logically brought into the county. His big 

 duties are those of organization and administration. Through 

 him the extension specialists of the state and government are 

 directed to the respective problems in the county, through him the 

 state will arrange its short courses and movable schools, and 

 through him it will plan its farmers' institutes. With his super- 

 vision the college will organize its club work with boys and girls 

 in cooperation with the school system, and local clubs and societies 

 will be formed to do particular things. He will be the inspiration 

 behind those organizations in work and leadership. Through him 

 argicultural movements and campaig-ns will be inaugurated. 



As already noted, by means of financial cooperation and by 

 agreement, the county agent is a representative of the state and 

 the government as well as a representative of the county. Wheji 

 he becomes such an agent his acts are limited by the regulations 

 prescribed by state and government, and his work in its final 

 analysis is directed by the state and government. 



This direction, however, when wisely administered is reduced 

 to the minimum. Every encouragement is given the local or- 

 ganization to local initiative. It is recognized that the teacher 

 teaches best who lets the pupils handle the tools and do the work 

 themselves, and that the farm bureau will do the best work when 

 it has a very large share in shaping up the work of the county 

 agent and feels a responsibility for it, 



. Answering now the question as to the place of the farm bureau 

 in agricultural extension work, I should say it is a connecting 



