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Red Cross, women's clubs, teachers' associations, granges; community- 

 singing; community center work; county organization; campaign meetings. 

 Several members of the extension staff have given assistance in the projects 

 of farm bureaus and the New York State Food Commission. 



Five extension schools in foods have been held in counties where there 



, was no local agent, to create if possible a desire on the part of the county 



to finance an agent. The extension school has been urged less than usual 



because of the immediate pressure of other extension activities of wider 



range. 



Two instructors, working in cooperation with the Department of Rural 

 Education, have carried out projects in foods and 'clothing during the 

 year. Twenty-four new circulars for carrying the subject matter have 

 been written, and certain old ones have been revised to fit the present 

 war work. In the clothing project the children were given regents credit 

 for making garments to be distributed by the Red Cross and the Franco- 

 American Committee for the Protection of the Children of the Frontier. 

 The food work has been adapted to follow conservation regulations. 

 From September 15, 1917, to June 30, 1918, 221 field meetings were held, 

 with an attendance of 35,980. Ten fairs were visited and the project 

 work at the fairs was judged and prizes were awarded. The total regis- 

 tration in Junior Home Projects in foods and clothing on June 30, 191 8, 

 was 3920. The organization and follow-up phases of the junior extension 

 work have been transferred to the Department of Home Economics 

 from the Department of Rural Education. This has necessitated a 

 larger office and more office help. 



Reading Course for the Farm Home. — Since July i, 191 7, the regular 

 publication' of lessons in the Cornell Reading Course for the Farm Home 

 has been somewhat interrupted by the issuing of emergency publications 

 which could be quickly printed in the form of mailing cards published 

 in cooperation with the New York State Food Supply Commission, and 

 war-time conservation bulletins published in cooperation with the New 

 York State Food Commission and the Federal Food Board. Besides the 

 reading-course lessons and the mailing cards, which are listed elsewhere, 

 the following State Food Commission bulletins have been issued by the 

 Department : 



Wheat-saving breads 



Milk as meat and drink 



Potatoes for patriotism 



For the meatless day 



Sugarless sweets 



How to use wheat substitutes 



Seven commandments for buying the daily food 



Without wheat 



