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dressed most of these meetings in relation to some phase of county agent 

 work. 



During the year the State Leader has made SO visits to the county 

 agents and with them has visited 57 demonstration farms. On account 

 of the large number of new counties organized this j-ear much of the 

 time has been needed for them. In the interest of the worlc in the or- 

 ganized counties and in those just starting, he has addressed 119 meet- 

 ings with an attendance of 18,575. 



In behalf of all those directly connected with the work the State 

 Leader wishes to acknowledge the assistance given by different members 

 of the faculty of the College and by members of the U. S. Department 

 of Agriculture in the conferences, in field work and in various other 

 ways; also the assistance which has been rendered by the cooperation of 

 many organizations in the State, with the County Agricultural Agent 

 movement. 



A statistical summary of some phases of the work concludes this re- 

 port. Since the reports of the agricultural agents are now made on the 

 basis of the calendar year and not the fiscal, it is necessary to give two 

 series of statistical summaries, one for all of 1915 and one in part for 

 the first six months of 191G. The first group of statistics has been com- 

 piled from their reports for the calendar year 1915. Ten of the reports 

 were for the full year; one for eleven months; one for nine; two for six; 

 and one for four months. 



Seventy-five per cent of the agents' time was spent in field work. 



STATISTICAL SUMMARY FROM JANUARY 1, 1915 TO DECEMBER 31, 1915. 



Work done in relation to the people. 



No. Agts. 

 reporting. 



Associations organized for adults 63 14 



Membership 2,316 14 



Boy.s' and Girls' Clubs 15 14 



Membership G50 14 



Meetings addressed 1 ,046 17 



Attendance 58 , 737 17 



Short Courses held 31 17 



Attendance 3 , 560 17 



Farm visits made 9,063 17 



Calls on agents at office 5,475 17 



Letters written 13,700 17 



Circular letters mailed 44,008 17 



Press articles prepared 373 17 



Bulletins distributed 4,593 17 



