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of publicity has been carried on by Mr. Brody, the County Agricultural 

 Agent, and the papers of the county have cooperated fully in carrying out 

 Ihis phase of the work. 



On .lune 27, IDH), a large (Irainage demonstration was held at one of 

 the farms. About two hundred jx'ople were in attendance. The people 

 attending came from nearly every township in the county. The demon- 

 stration attempted to show a practical method of putting in tile by a 

 power machine, as well as methods of laying out farm diainage systems 

 and various technical points important in drainage work. 



The tile used in this demonstration work (about fifty carloads) has been 

 bought cooperatively at a saving of over fifty dollars per car. A move is 

 also on foot for buying future orders of tile used in the county in a similar 

 manner. 



It is expected that two or three power drainage machines will be pur- 

 chased, as a i-esult of the demonstiational work, either by cooperative 

 companies or individuals so that the work will be able to continue in the 

 county. 



Accompanying this report is a photographic reproduction of a sign 

 used to call the attention of passersby to the demonstration, also a map 

 of the county showing the location of the various plots and a copy of a 

 farm map furnished the farmer who is having the work done. 



TRACTOR DEMONSTRATIONS. 



During the year assistance has been asked by various county agents 

 in holding tractor demonstrations. Two very successful demonstrations 

 have been held, one at Centreville last fall, at which there was an at- 

 tendance of about 10,000 people, and one this spring at Coldwater with 

 an attendance of 4,000. The county agents of the counties in which these 

 demonstrations were held deserve a great deal of credit for the great 

 amount of detail work necessarv to make these demonstrations a success. 



REPORT OF EXTENSION WORK IN FORESTRY. 



BY E. C. MANDENBURG. 



During the first half of the fiscal year the work was carried on by the 

 staff of the Forestry Department. A number of woodlots were examined 

 and several dune areas were visited and demonstrations held. 



On January 1, the specialist resumed work. A hurried general survey 

 was made and a good healthy interest in forestry was found to exist over 

 the whole Lower Peninsula. Numerous requests have been received 

 for woodlot examinations and assistance in marketing woodlot products. 

 Several areas were visited and planting plans and recommendations were 

 made. Over seventj^ tho.usancl seedlings and transplant trees were planted 

 on three different "sand blow" projects. Two of these were "follow-up" 

 projects while the third was a new one. The preliminary work and ex- 

 amination on this project was made by a member of the Departmental 

 staff. All the planting work in connection with these projects was carried 

 on through the cooperation of farm bureaus and farmers in the immediate 

 vicinity of the Blows. The specialist was on hand to direct the work. 



The work in the maple syrup project was advanced by a Round-Up of 

 makers at the College during Farmers' Week, this being the second Annual 



