EXTENSION DIVISION. 



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The following table gives a brief suinniary of the field work of the ex- 

 tension specialist in dairying, other than extension schools from July 1, 

 1918 to July 1, 1919. 



Class. 



Meetings 

 attended. 



.attendance. 



Meetings 

 addressed. 



Attendance 

 at meetings 

 addressed. 



Conventions: State 



Local: Cow Testing .Association 



Local: Bull. Associations 



Local: Breeders' and Dairy Associations 



Local: School 



Local: Market Milk 1 



Local: General Farmers 



Demonstrations: Judging 



Demonstrations: Testing 



Fairs: Local 



Contests: Junior, Boys and Girls.' . 



Conferences: County A':ents 



Farm Visits made 



3 



28 



6 



8 



3 



5 



32 



12 



1 



1 



3 



3 



322 



385 



321 



130 



746 



93 



716 



1,207 



1,281 



30 



350 



163 



125 



23 

 6 

 8 

 3 

 5 

 32 

 12 

 1 

 1 



321 



130 



746 



93 



716 



1,297 



1,281 



30 



350 



163 



REPORT OF EXTENSION WORK IN HORTICULTURE. 



BY J. T. PICKFORD. 



Most of the extension work in now done in cooperation with the county 

 agricultural agents. They have a knowledge of conditions in the county 

 and usually are available to furnish transportation from place to place 

 within the county. 



About one-half of the value of an extension worker lies in learning the 

 practices of the best growers and carrying this practical information to 

 others. There are localities which ought to be producing heavily of those 

 fruits adapted to the local conditions, but which instead grow a miscel- 

 laneous mass of fruits as well as general farm crops. 



A letter has been sent to all county agents outlining a program as fol- 

 lows : 



Survey: To ascertain the status of the Michigan commercial 

 fruit growing business by securing the names of growers, acreage 

 of orchards, age, conditions, amount of each, and variety. The ol)- 

 ject is to encourage the business in promising locations. 



Demonstrations: This includes all field meets where any routine 

 horticultural practice is illustrated. Much interest is shown in 

 these meets, especially when staged at a time not interfering with 

 the rush seasons on the farm. 



Projects: The projects include demonstrations which involve 

 time and careful attention to detail. They are for the most 

 ]mrt intended as community lessons to promote interest in recent 

 findings of experiment stations as well as other well established 

 facts which are commonlj" ignored. A list follows: 



a. Planting an orchard following latest improved methods. 



b. Applying manures and commercial fertilizers to balance 

 soil needs. Use of water for irrigation during droughts. 



c. Attempting by different practices to locate the specific 

 cause of cases of non-bearing trees. 



d. Individual Tree Production Records as a means of eliminat- 



ing weak strains within varieties. 



