EXPERIMENT STATION REPORTS. 207 



REPORT OF THE DIVISION OF EXTENSION WORK. 



President F. S. Kedzie. 



Dear Sir: 



The work of the Extension division is given as a brief summary of the results 

 accompHshed under the various projects which have been established under 

 the terms of the Smith-Lever act. Under the terms of this act, all work under- 

 taken must be approved by the Secretary of x\griculture before it is begun. 

 This is accomplished by means of written projects outlining the purposes 

 and methods of procedure of each branch of work. For each subsequent 

 year a detailed annual plan of work is required to be submitted to the federal 

 office for approval. The projects in effect during the year are as follows: 



1. Administration. 



2. County agents. 



3. Home economics. 



4. Home demonstration agents. 



5. Boys' and girls' clubs. 



6. Farm crops. 



7. Live stock. 



8. Horticulture. 



9. Potatoes and vegetables. 



10. Soils. 



11. Farm management demonstrations. 



12. Insect control. 



13. Household engineering and drainage. 



14. Markets. 



15. Poultry. 



County Agricultural Agents: 



During the year 65 counties have had county agricultural agents. This 

 is the largest number of agents since the war, at which time emergency funds 

 extended this work into 68 counties. The counties which have been added 

 this year are: Crawford, Gratiot, Hillsdale, Huron, Leelanau and Oceana. 

 There are sixteen counties having no agents, five or six of which probably 

 would not be able to finance the work alone. 



The development of the county farm bureaus during the year has stimulated 

 and strengthened the work, not only by providing funds for the employment 

 of agents, but also by bringing larger numbers of farmers into active, sympa- 

 thetic contact with the county work. The farm bureau serves as a means of 

 making the farmers themselves an active partner in developing a plan of work 

 for their county and assisting in carrying it out. The work undertaken in 

 the individual counties varies greatly according to the regional interests. All 

 programs of work are built around the important sources of income and in- 

 clude home and community interests. Success in carrying out such an 

 inclusive and often complex program is dependent upon finding men or women 

 who are willing and able to assist locally. These helpers must be found 

 and developed until they become recognized leaders among their associates. 



Financial support is from two sources: farm bureau memberships and 

 appropriations made by boards of supervisors. Membership fees used for 



