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ures. Lectures were given before granges and farmers' clubs whenever 

 there was an opportunity. 



SUMMARY, 



Demonstrations held 30 



Counties in which demonstrations were held 11 



Meetings addressed 48 



People in attendance 1552 



Plans furnished 384 



Farms visited 101 



Advice furnished 156 



Recommendations. Judging from observation, the lack of conveni- 

 ences in the homes is not due to the farmers' opposition to them, but be- 

 cause either he does not know that such things are possible, or because 

 he has not had these advantages forcefully brought to his attention. It 

 is not always a question of money. A man who can afford an automobile 

 can well afford a water system — even an elaborate one. Yet we find the 

 automobile has been bought many times before the water system, merely 

 because the manufacturer has created the desire through his salesman- 

 ship or advertising. 



It would seem that one of the greatest needs is more publicity. An at- 

 tempt should be made to create a desire for more convenient homes and at 

 the same time to disseminate as much information as possible on methods 

 of securing them. 



REPORT OF THE MICHIGAN DIRECTOR OF MARKETS. 



BY JAMES N. MC BRIDE. 



This work under the statute dates from November 1st, 1915. Prior to 

 this time service was rendered in a preliminary way under the immediate 

 direction of the Extension division, with intermittent employment in 

 connection with the organization of the Michigan Bean Growers. 



The cordial cooperation of the elevator operators and bean growers has 

 demonstrated the interrelation of production and distribution. 



The Michigan bean market was started for the crop of 1915 on a much 

 higher basis than in most of the other states and on an economic food 

 value basis that in price approximated the relation of the crop to the de- 

 mand. Growers are now fully advised of the size of the crop and the 

 general demand. Conservative marketing instead of dumping at the 

 time of threshing has been made a practice. The Federal Bureau of Mar- 

 kets has complimented this office on tliese established relations in the 

 distribution of the bean crop. The actual gain to the grower can best be 

 estimated by the incieased starting price of fifty cents per bushel for 

 Michigan beans, as compared with that in states v/here no organization 

 existed. 



