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having agricultural courses, Michigan compares favorably with other 

 states^ Many of the states now offer a special subsidy to schools intro- 

 ducing industrial courses. This gives them a slight advantage as. to the 

 number of schools, but notwithstanding this we have been able to main- 

 lain a high percentage. Public sentiment seems to be developing in 

 favor of Industrial Education and. particularly. Agricultural Educa- 

 tion. This means that the support of the people will more and more be 

 shown in the direction of an intelligent rural population. 



Eespectfully submitted, 



WALTER H. FRENCH, 

 Professor of Agricultural Education. 

 East Lansing, Mich., June 30, 1916. 



REPORT OF THE DIVISION OF EXTENSION WORK. 



President F. S. Kedzie, Michigan Agricultural College: 



Dear Sir — The extension service of the College for the year ending 

 June 30, 1916, has been carried on under sixteen projects as follows: 



1. Administration. 



2. County Agricultural Agents. 



3. Home Economics. 



4. Extension Schools. 



5. Junior Extension Work or Boys' and Girls' Clubs. 



6. Farm Crops. 



7. Live Stock. 



8. Horticulture. 



9. Potatoes and Vegetables. 



10. Upper Peninsula Work. 



11. Farm Management Demonstrations. 



12. Control of Insect Pests. 



13. Household Engineering. 



14. Forestry. 



15. Markets. 



16. Farmers' Institutes. 



Projects Nos. 1 to 13 inclusive, of this list, were approved by the Sec- 

 retary of Agriculture and carried on under the Smith-Lever Act. 



Projects Nos. 14, 15 and 16 were conducted under College funds. Each 

 of these projects is a definitely planned piece of work in charge of a 

 specialist or leader. The reports for the various projects as submitted 

 by the leaders follow this report. 



Publications. The printing and distribution of extention bulletins on 

 agriculture and home economics are provided for in the Smith-Lever 

 Act, five per cent of the funds being available for this purpose. This 

 Act also grants the Extension Director the free use of the mails for ex- 

 tension publications. 



During the year a series of extension bulletins was established and 



