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link and a transformer or intensifier. Through it, as a con- 

 necting link, state and federal government will reach, in a more 

 direct way than has heretofore been possible, the men and women 

 on the farm, with the results of their studies and observations in 

 agriculture. Through it, as a connecting link, the men and women 

 on the farm may get into personal touch with representatives of 

 the state and federal government, and get a clearer and more local 

 understanding of the teachings of these great agricultural in- 

 stitutions. 



The farm bureau will not replaT3e any of the extension agencies 

 now in existence. Instead, it will multiply the number and in- 

 crease their effectiveness. 



As an intensifying station the farm bureau will welcome the 

 specialist to the county and multiply his effectiveness manyfold 

 by arousing interest in the work in advance, getting it located in 

 strategical places throughout the county, £ind following it up after 

 the specialist is gone. The farm bureau must have the help of 

 the specialist, because the county agent is not necessarily a spe- 

 cialist except in organization and administration. 



The farm bureau will welcome the movable school and make 

 its work still more valuable because its agent, having a knowledge 

 of local needs, will advise with the movable school authorities as 

 to subject matter needed and special conditions to be met. It 

 will help arouse interest in the work and organize the local 

 machinery to do its part. 



The farm bureau will welcome the fai'mers' institute and heart- 

 ily cooperate with it in arranging its program to best meet the 

 interests of the different farm communities, and be on the job 

 permanently to see that the teachings of the lecturers are trans- 

 lated into the farm practice of the community. 



The farm bureau will welcome the boys and girls' club work, 

 and, through the county agent, cooperating with the school 

 authorities of the county, it will help iind local leadership and 

 aid in adapting subject matter to local conditions. 



On its own responsibility and acting independently and alone 

 the farm bureau will raise funds to provide for emergency meas- 

 ures like prizes for fairs, for club winners and for special dem- 

 onstrations. It will organize for standardizing, buying, and sell- 

 ing, for labor and produce exchange, community enterprises, etc. 



