166 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Additional interest has lately been taken in crops exhibits at state and 

 connty farmers' organization lair exhibits. LHiring the present season 

 arrangements have been made to hold exhibits at state and county 

 farmer's organization fairs and three leading State Fairs — Detroit, 

 (irand Kapids, and Bay City — and with a number of county agents and 

 farm bureaus. During the past year the following exliibits were lield: 



Estimated Attendance at Exhihit. 



Michigan State Fair, Detroit,- GO ft. Wall & Table Space 75,000 



Jackson County Fair, Jackson, 30 ft. Wall & Table Sijace 15,000 



West Michigan State Fair, Grand Eapids, 50 ft. Space 70,000 



North Eastern State Fair, Bay City, 35 ft. Space. .* iO,000 



Chicago International, Chicago, 70 ft. (Special ai>propriation 



by Board of Agriculture, M. A. C) 100,000 



Michigan Crop Imp. Assn Exhibit (Farmer's Week) 300 ft G,000 



In addition to these, demonstrations were conducted at twelve 



small fairs with total of 135 ft. space and total attendance of 100,000 



3. — Cooperative demonstratio)is of variety adaptation and cultural 

 metJiods. The organization of county farm bureaus on a firm basis has 

 apparently greatly stimulated the need for information regarding the 

 leading crop varieties, since the formation of cooperative farmers' or- 

 ganization has led to a clear understanding of the need of standardized 

 production. In order to provide this information and to furnish also a 

 safe basis for the introduction of new varieties, it has been necessary to 

 establish a department of cooperative tests. 



One-third of the time of the man in charge of cooperative tests is 

 carried on Experiment Station payroll and two-thirds on Extension. 

 The cost of seed, special apparatus, and the planting of plats, etc., is 

 carried on Experiment Station funds. The Extension funds pay for 

 two-thirds time of the man in charge, and traveling expenses. During 

 the period of the year when not engaged in planting tests, the specialist 

 gives his time to demonstration work. Mr. D. F. Eaiuey who is at 

 present in charge of this work, reports the following tests now in pro- 

 cess : 



Emmet — Barley, Soy Beans. 



Kalkaska — Barley, Soy Beans. 



Montcalm — Barley, Oats, Soy Beans. Corn. 



Macomb — Barlev, Oats and Corn. 



Wayne — Barley, Oats, S03' Beans, Corn. 



Calhoun — Barley, Oats, Soy Beans, Field Beans, Corn. 



A'an Burt'U — Barley. Oats, Soy Bcaus. Coin, Alfalfa. Wlieat. 



Lapeer — Oats. 



Benzie — Soy Beans, Corn. 



!\ranistee — Soy Beans. 



Eaton — Soy Beans. 



Tuscola— Soy Beans. 3 C(.rn, 1 Wlieat. 



Monroe — ^Wheat. 



Ingham — Soy Beans, Field Beans, Corn. 



Branch — Wheat. 



Huron — Field Beans. 



