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These Federal agencies have in a large way demonstrated what can 

 be done through broad advisory and cooperative relations with State 

 and local institutions and organizations when a fairly consistent 

 policy is pursued during a considerable number of years and loyalty 

 to successive administrations representing different parties is com- 

 bined with freedom from the objectionable features of political 

 control. 



It has been the aim of these agencies to establish standards for 

 the organization and conduct of our institutions for research, teach- 

 ing, and extension work in agriculture and home economics; to 

 emphasize the great importance of fundamental and continued re- 

 search in these fields; to aid in putting the teaching of agriculture 

 and home economics in colleges and schools on an equal footing 

 with other subjects taught in such institutions; and to help in 

 developing a broad system of practical instruction for the men, 

 women, and children on our farms which would include matters 

 relating to agricultural production and economics, and to the mate- 

 rial and social interests of the farm home and the rural community. 

 Wliatever has been accomplished in thesfe directions has been brought 

 about through the active and cordial interest and cooperation of 

 many institutions and individuals in all the States and Territories. 



A most encouraging feature in the development of the American 

 system of agricultural research and education has been the growth 

 of the cooperative spirit in the institutions and organizations devoted 

 to this work. This has manifested itself in greater measure and in a 

 larger number of worth-while enterprises with the progress of the 

 years, and the outlook for the future is very promising. 



A REVIEW OF THE WORK OF THE PAST YEAR. 



The more important features of the work of the different divisions 

 of the service during the past year are briefly reviewed in the follow- 

 ing pages. 



OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR. 



The general administrative business of the State Relations Serv- 

 ice connected with appointments, accounts, supplies, and the prepa- 

 ration and dissemination of publications and illustrative material 

 was large in amount and covered a great variety of subjects involved 

 in the work of the agricultural experiment stations and extension 

 divisions of the agricultural colleges. 



After the establishment by Executive order of the Federal Council 

 of Citizenship Training, the director of the service was designated 

 by the Secretary of Agriculture as the representative of this dei)art- 

 ment on that council and has since participated in its work. 



EDITORIAL DIVISION. 



W. H. Real, Chief. 



The editorial division handled, as heretofore, the business of the 

 service relating to publications, job printing, publicity, duplicating, 

 and illustrative material. 



Publications. — There were printed for the service during the 

 -fiscal year ended June 30, 1923, 52 technical and popular documents, 



