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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Jigents, viz., Ontonagon, Schoolcraft and Menominee, in addition to 

 fron, Hongliton, Gogebic, Marqnette, Dickinson and Ontonagon. 



SUMMARY. 



EEPORT OF EXTENSION WORK IN FARM MANAGEMENT 



DEMONSTRATIONS. 



BY C. P. REED, 



This branch of the Extension work has been continned along the same 

 lines as last year and has been fonnd extremely helpfnl to those county 

 agents who have continned the project for two years in one locality. 



AVheu an agent desires this work as a part of his year's program, from 

 fifty to one hundred farmers are visited in an area selected as being rep- 

 resentative of a large ])ortion of the county. These farmers are visited 

 at their farms, a complete report of their farm business for one year is 

 secured, and they are encouraged to cooperate with the ('ollege and the 

 U. S. Department of Agriculture in a study of the economic side of farm 

 business. Each farmer who thus gives his "farm record" is furnished a 

 report which shows him what the farm paid for his year's work. If his 

 labor income is not satisfactory, he is shown by comparison with suc- 

 cessful farms in the area what eflficieucA^ factors on his farm are below 

 par. The county agent then encourages and assists him in taking the 

 steps to improve his situation which the analysis suggests as being the 

 most needed. 



The farmers are also encouraged to make a systematic study of their 

 own business with our assistance and guidance. To this end a simple ac- 

 count book has been devised which is placed in their hands and such 

 personal assistance given them by the county agent as seems to be nec- 

 essary to insure a complete and reliable record of the year's business. 

 These books have been furnished on request to all county agents, and 

 l)y this means a much larger number of farmers are reached under com- 

 petent local leadership than is possible by the field survey method alone 

 as followed last year. 



The first year's demonstration has been completed in Branch, Iron, 

 Kent and Wexford counties; the second year's demonstration has been 

 completed in Alpena and Newaygo counties, and is now in progress in 

 Branch and Saginaw counties. In addition to the field meetings held 



