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1. Newaygo Coimty Cooperative Cow Testing Association. 



2. Grand Kapids Cooperative Cow Testing Association. 



3. Allegan County Cooperative Cow Testing Association, No. 1. 



4. Allegan County Cooperative Cow Testing Association, No. 2. 



The folloAving new Cooperative Cow Testing Associations have been 

 organized during the fiscal year : 



1. St. Clair County Cooperative Cow Testing Association No. 1. 



2. Lenawee County Cooperative Cow Testing Association No. 1. 



3. Berrien County Cooperative Cow Testing Association No. 1. 



4. Berrien County Cooperative Cow Testing Association No. 2. 



5. Kalamazoo County Cooperative Cow Testing Association No. 1. 



6. North Ottawa Cooperative Cow Testing Association. 



There were in all ten Cooperative Cow Testing Associations in Mich- 

 igan, July 1, 191 G. All of the associations had a full membership and 

 were on a sound financial basis, and with the exception of the one in 

 Lenawee county were in active operation. The LenaAvee Association was 

 organized with a man hired and ready to begin work October 1, 1916. 

 There were in these ten associations 250 farmers cooperating with 3,529 

 cows on test. 



REPOKT OF EXTENSION AVORK IN HORTICULTURE. 



BY J. H. CARMODY. 



The work of the present Extension Specialist in Horticulture began 

 February 24, 1910. Prior to that time it was conducted by Mr. O. K. 

 White. 'Since that time an effort has been made to get in touch with the 

 fruit growers of the State through meetings arranged principally by the 

 county agents and local horticultural societies for the purpose of de- 

 termining the most urgent need of the growers. 



For the most part these meetings have consisted largely of orchard 

 demonstrations conducted in the orchard with the idea that they may 

 serve as models for the particular community and for interested fruit 

 growers. 



In conducting this work it is the plan of the specialist to work as much 

 as possible through organizations rather than individuals. So far the 

 meetings have been largely held in the counties having county agents or 

 in sections where there already exist local horticultural societies. The 

 agent selects the farm or community where the meeting is to be held and 

 the specialist directs the demonstration. In this way the greatest 

 amount of good can be done for the community. Later on other sea- 

 sonal demonstrations will be held from time to time so that the effects of 

 the methods advocated may be observed. 



The work so far has been necessarily formative. Each community 

 problem has been treated individually. Steps are being taken to work 



