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The only crops found cultivated to any extent were sugar cane 

 and Sea Island cotton, the yields of which are low compared with 

 other West Indian islands. There is an almost complete absence of 

 fruits and vegetables in the markets, indicating very limited supplies 

 of locally produced food materials. Stock growing is followed to 

 some extent, but improved stock is needed, better forage plants should 

 be introduced, and more attention given to the proper handling of 

 stock, dairying, etc. 



An experiment station, under Danish authority, was located on St. 

 Croix in 1912, but its work has been very largely Avith sugar cane. 

 This institution has been locally supported, but there has been a lack 

 of cooperation between the station and the people. This station 

 should be adequately supported and its work extended to include 

 other possible industries and provision made for presenting the re- 

 sults of its investigation to the people of the other islands of the 

 group through extension and demonstration campaigns. 



OFFICE OF EXTENSION WORK IN THE SOUTH. 



Bkadford Knapp, Chief. 

 J. A. Evans, Assistant Chief. 



The cooperative agricultural extension work as now organized in 

 the 15 Southern States is carried on along the following lines: 



1. Administrative work in carrying out the provisions of the co- 

 operative agricultural extension act of May 8, 1914. 



2. Extension demonstration work through county agents. 



3. Extension home-demonstration and girls'-club work through 

 women county agents. 



4. Extension demonstration work through boys' clubs. 



5. Extension demonstration Avork of specialists through county 

 and women agents. . 



6. Extension demonstration work for negroes, including boys' and 

 girls' clubs for negroes. 



7. Extension work through special agricultural campaigns. 



The work along these lines is carried on in cooperation with other 

 bureaus of the department, the State agricultural colleges, the 

 counties, and State and local organizations. 



ADMINISTRATION. 



The administration of the Office of Extension Work in the South is 

 in charge of a chief and one assistant chief. They are assisted by 

 four field agents in the administration of county agent and all co- 

 operative extension work in the States ; three men and four women in 

 the administration of home-demonstration and boys' and girls' club 

 work; and the necessary office assistants and clerical force. There 

 are also six joint representatives of the Office of Extension Work in 

 the South and other offices or bureaus of the department who assist 

 in the supervision of the work of the cooperating specialists in the 

 various States. 



Visits were made to each of the State agricultural colleges to in- 

 quire into the work under the approved Smith-Lever project agree- 



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