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mately 30,000, The business transacted by these new associations, several of 

 which had been organized but a short time when these figures were obtained, 

 amounted to about five milhon dollars, with an estimated saving of three 

 hundred thousand dollars. Including all types of buying and seUing associ- 

 ations with which the county agents work, there was a total of 481, Novem- 

 ber 30, with a membership of about 60,000 and transacting business amount- 

 ing to about $14,500,000 with a saving of $1,400,000. Since December 1, 

 1920, there have been 77 cooperative marketing associations formed. 



In the counties having agents there has been reported a total of 670 local 

 organizations performing marketing functions. 



Meeti7igs. 



The many meetings held in every county each year are primarily for the 

 purpose of planning the county and community programs, devising methods 

 for carrying them on, following up the work and explaining the results achieved. 

 These meetings during the winter consist largely of schools and institutes 

 and of other meetings for organization and for discussing and planning the 

 work; during the summer, meetings are held at demonstrations, observation 

 tours are conducted and other meetings for organization and follow-up, both 

 community and county-wide, are held. Much assistance is given by the ex- 

 tension specialists in conducting these meetings. The following is a classified 

 list of the meetings held: 



Number Attendance. 



Annual Farm Bureau meetings 63 6,029 



Executive committee meetings 461 3,363 



Community meetings 1 , 856 90 , 929 



Community committee meetings 442 2,706 



County project committee meetings 137 2,755 



Farm Bureau picnics 50 89 , 915 



Observation tours 57 2 , 505 



Other Farm Bureau organization meetings 706 42,197 



In 21 counties there were 95 extension schools held with a total attendance 

 of 13,141 ; in 28 counties 1,256 farmers' institutes were held with an attendance 

 of 12,599. The total number of the different kinds of meetings held was 

 8,682 with an attendance of 347,353. 



