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Ottawa — Corn, Alfalfa. 

 Washtenaw — Corn. 

 Hillsdale — Corn. 

 St. Clair— 2 Wheat. 



4. — General Extension — correspondence, news letters, addresses, etc: — 

 At irregular intervals the department has issued twelve farm crops 

 news letters on timely subjects which are mailed to the county agents 

 and about nine hundred farmers throughout the State. In addition to 

 this, there have been j)ublished 30,000 Extension circulars on Michigan 

 Eosen rye, also one hundred and ten articles to 450 rural papers of 

 the State. We are informed that this publicity service is highly valued. 

 Members of the department are called upon to carry an extensive cor- 

 respondence in answering the inquiries of county agents and farmers 

 concerning their crop products j)roblems. 



Summary of Correspondence — July 1, 1919 — July 1, 1920. 



Number of first class letters 7094 



Number of second class letters 16427 



The effectiveness of extension work in farm crops has been greatly 

 stabilized through closer association w^ith experimental and college 

 work. This is accomplished through placing the offices and working 

 laboratories of extension workers in close contact with those of station 

 and college workers, thus giving the men in various lines of work fre- 

 quent opportunity for close association 'and interchange of ideas. The 

 placing of one extension man on college work for part time and another 

 specialist on experiment station roll for part time has further cemented 

 the relationship between these departments. At times when general 

 calls from the field have placed a heavy load oh extension workers, this 

 close association with the college and station staff aids greatly in 

 meeting emergencies. 



I wish to express my great appreciation and the appreciation of the 

 Farm Crops Staff engaged in extension w^ork for the hearty cooperation 

 of our co-workers in other departments, and of county agricultural agents 

 throughout the State, whose efforts have made possible the accomplish- 

 ment of the majority of our projects. 



The extension activities, during the past year, have been called upon to 

 meet new situations with increased responsibility. Every effort has 

 been made to place the extension work on a basis to meet with the 

 intensified demand for service which is anticipated during the coming 

 years. 



Cordially yours, 



J. F. COX, 



Professor of Farm Crops. 

 East Lansing, Mich., June 30, 1920. 



