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111 the recent cooperation with the Federal Board for Vocational 

 Education two coinses of study were prepared for southern schools, 

 one in plant production and the other in animal ])roduction. The 

 former was issued as liulietin 5:5 of the Federal Board ami the latter 

 is now in press. Conferences were held at the Tuske^ee Normal and 

 Industrial Institute in Alabama and at Hampton Institute in Vir- 

 fjinia with ne^ro teachers from a number of States for the purpose 

 of reviewing and explaininji; these courses and encoura<j:in<^ their use 

 in the schools. A series of unit courses in various agricultural sub- 

 jects was also begun in cooperation with the Federal Board for 

 Vocational Education. One of these courses was completed and 

 othe!s are now in progress. 



In cooperation with the State of Arkansas a course of study in 

 agriculture is beina" |)rei)ared. Avhich will be especially suited to the 

 agriculture of the State and the requirements of the local elementary 

 sc1io(jIs. a confei'ence was held at the State Normal School, Conway, 

 Aik., in August of 1919, to review and explain this course to the 

 county superintendents of Arkansas. 



In tb.e matter of cooperating Avith the teacher-training forces, the 

 two bulletins mentioned above, which Avere prepared in cooperation 

 with the Federal Board for Vocational Education, Avill be very help- 

 ful. A bulletin prepared in this office on the Use of IllustratiA^e jNIa- 

 terial in Teaching Agriculture has l)een in great demand. Forestry 

 Lessons on Home Woodlands, ]:)repared in coo])eration AA'ith the For- 

 est Service, is being issued as Department Bulletin 863. A number 

 of leaflets on hoAv teachers may use certain Farmers' Bulletins haA^e 

 been distributed. Classified lists of subject matter useful to teachers 

 liaA'e been in great demand among agricultural teachers. 



Cooperation with teachers in service is one of the chief functions 

 of this division. The service is in touch Avith a large number of 

 teachers aa'Iio are furnished Avith such publications of the department 

 as meet their special needs, together AA-ith suggestions on the use of 

 such material and other information regarding the sources of agri- 

 cultural knoAAledge, especially that AA'hich may be used in connection 

 with the practical AA'ork of their students. 



The demand for material along the line of visual instruction has 

 been greater than the supply. During the year a new set of lantern 

 slides on Avheat Avas prepared. Some sets AA-ere revised, and duplicates 

 Avere made of old sets in order to meet the increased demand. Se\'- 

 ■eral otlier sets are in the jirocess of making. The lantern slides were 

 more Avidely distributed than cA-er before, having been used in 42 

 of the States, in Canada, in France, and in the island of (luam. In 

 Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio. Virginia, Texas. New York, and 

 North Dakota sets of lantern slides were placed in charge of the 

 State departments of agricultural education to be sent out on cir- 

 cuits to schools teaching agriculture. 



This .division continues to review and abstract literature on agri- 

 cultural education for Experiment Station Record. This Avork 

 requires a large portion of the time of one member of the staff. 



During the year field Avork was done by mem])ors of the staff at 

 regional and State conferences of agricultural directors, supervisors, 

 and teachers, and at meetings of associations at Avhich agricultural 

 instruction Avas discussed. State colleges giving attention to train- 



