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WAR EMERGENCY WORK. 



As stated earlier in this report the character of the farm Ijureau work 

 undertaken (Uiiing the past year was very hirgely influenced by the needs 

 arising from war time conditions. A few of the results reported indicate 

 the scope of the work accomplished upon recommendation by the agents, 

 or through their efforts. 



No. of farmers assisted in securing or locating seed 28,360 



No. of bushels of seed secured or located for farmers 153 ,235 



No. of additional acres seeded as result of special production 



campaign 173 , 587 



Estimated total production on additional acres in bushels 2-, 006 ,294 



No. of bushels of seed corn saved for 1919 planting 169 ,454 



No. of persons assisted with home garden work . 7 ,853 



No. of applications for farm labor. 5, 197 



No. of persons applying for work 3 , 176 



No. of men and boys placed on farms 3 ,476 



No. of farmers assisted in securing fertilizer 652 



Tons of fertilizer secured 19 ,382 



No. of sheep placed on farms 2 ,454 



Increased number of live stock on farms: 



Cattle 2,220 



Hogs 4,241 



Sheep 6 ,925 



Poultry 6,198 



Increase of acreage of farm crops due to use of tractor 12 , 1 10 



RELATION OF FARM BUREAU WORK TO OTHER PHASES OF THE EXTENSION 



SYSTEM. 



A main source of strength of the farm bureau is the recognition that, 

 a well balanced agricultural program should take into consideration 

 the community, county, state, national and international phases of our 

 agricultural problems and that the machinery for carrying out this pro- 

 gram should be such as can use the united thought and effort of represen- 

 tatives of all these phases of the agricultural situation. The cooperating 

 parties in farm bureau work in the county, the Agricultural College and 

 the United States Department of Agriculture, so the farm bureau represent- 

 ing these three factors is in a position to use the concerted efforts of these 

 parties in the building and execution of a program. The county agent 

 is the representative of these parties and being permanently located in the 

 county becomes a specialist on its needs and its resources for meeting 

 those needs. To supplement his efforts there are the specialists of the 

 Agricultural College and the United States Department of Agriculture 

 and the Committeemen and other leaders and workers of the farm bureau. 

 The development of the county leadership and organization has been 

 described and it is gratifying to note the gradual development there has 

 been in the service rendered by the specialists of the other cooperating 

 parties, the Agricultural College and the United States Department of 

 Agriculture. The following table gives the number of specialists that have 

 visited each county this year. The total number is 1,647, whereas last 

 year it was 1,332 and the previous year 716. The results of farm bureau 

 work given in this report have been brought about by the cooperation 



