556 ANNUAL EEPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGEICULTURE. 



Historical material has been prepared for the several articles of 

 the 1921 Yearbook. Some of the maps showing shifts in agricul- 

 tural enterprises will be included in these articles, as well as data on 

 the trend of production and prices of certain agricultural products. 



Rural life studies. — During the year a number of studies have been 

 made of rural population groups in cooperation with various State 

 colleges, and work has been begun on the tabulation of farm-popula- 

 tion data collected in the 1920 census. Among projects completed 

 or well along toward completion may be mentioned the following: 



A study of French Creek, W. Va., as a rural community. Completed and 

 results published by the College of Agriculture of West Virginia (Bui. No. 170). 



A study of a farm community at Belleville, N. Y. Completed and i-esults pub- 

 lished in Department Bulletin 984. The National Influence of a Single Farm 

 Community. 



A study of the social aspects of farm tenancy. Tabulation completed for 

 16 States. A manuscript on the study in North Dakota has been prepared for 

 publication by the North Dakota State College. 



Social aspects of sales of farms. Final tabulation being made. To be pub- 

 lished by the College of Agriculture of Purdue University, Ind. 



Country planning. Work on manuscript of I)ulletin nearly completed. 



The story of one hundred farm women. Field work completed and text of 

 three bulletins in preparation. 



Standards of living among American farmers. Field work of a study in 

 New York State completed and tabulation in progress. 



Farm population (census .study). Tabulation in progress of farm popula- 

 tion of Ellis County, Tex. ; Dane County, Wis. ; Wake County, N. C. ; King 

 County, Wash. ; Cass County. N. Dak. ; Otsego County, N. Y. ; and Scott and 

 Madrid Counties, Mo. 



Analysis of counties into primary population groups. Work is in progress 

 on studies of Raballi County, Mont. ; Ot.sego County, N. Y., and Wake County. 

 N. C, and a study has been completed for Dane County, Wis. The results 

 of the Dane County study have been published in Research Bulletin 51 of 

 the University of Wiscon.sin, entitled " Rural Primary Groups." 



Function of farmers' trade and service agencies. Field work completed 

 of study in AVebster City. Iowa, and Alexandria, La. 



Rural social organizations. Study in progress in Texas. 



Rural community buildings. Text prepared for proposed Farmers' Bulletin, 

 Uses of Rural Community Buildings. 



Extension work. — The extension work of the Office of Farm Man- 

 agement and Farm Economics is conducted in cooperation with the 

 States Kelations Service. The work deals with the teaching of 

 the fundamental principles underlying the successful organization 

 and operation of the farm. The media employed have been farm- 

 management schools, bo3''s' and girls' clubs, rural schools, and gen- 

 eral publicity meetings. Farmers' organizations, bankers' associa- 

 tions. State and county school officials, and others have taken an 

 active part in this work. Over 800 farm-management schools, with 

 an attendance of 20.000, were held in 1921. Reports show that 

 in 895 communities, 50,083 account books were distributed. In 519 

 counties, 18,448 books actually were kept by farmers, and in 444 

 counties, 8,450 farmers were assisted in summarizing their accounts. 

 In 237 counties 2,972 farmers made changes in their farm business 

 as a result of keeping farm accounts. 



The Office of Farm Management and Farm Economics has given 

 special attention to the problems of organization and practice in 

 the South. Due to changing economic conditions and the persistent 

 advance and intense activities of the boll weevil, southern agricul- 

 ture is passing through a period of readjustment. To aid the 

 southern farmers in making the best readjustment possible, the 



