206 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Appointments 



C, A. Spaulding Asst. to State Leader, 



Boys' aud Girls' Clubs July 1, '16 



J. A. Petrie Horticulture July 1, '16 



Edna V. Smith Home Economics July 1, '16 



E. C. Mandenberg Forestry July 1, '16 



County Agents County 



Flank Sandhammer. . . . Manistee July 1, '16 



E. B. Hill Menominee July 1, '16 



E, G. Amos Schoolcraft July 1, '16 



Geo. E. Piper Wexford January 10, '17 



H. L. Barnum Missaukee March 6, '17 



Carl M. Kidman Presque Isle April 20, '17 



Benj. P. Pattison Delta May 15, '17 



Orestes I. Gregg Wayne June 1, '17 



E. L. Kunze Chippewa .June 11, '17 



STATISTICAL SUMMAKY. 



*Lectures 1,81:1 



Attendance 44,194 



Demonstrations 311 



Attendance 6,594 



Canning Demonstrations 314 



Attendance 17,084 



Extension Schools 92 



Attendance 5,936 



Farm Visits. . . : 1,537 



Farm Management Account books summarized . . . 190 



Account books started 932 



Breeders' Associations organized 15 



Cow Testing Associations 15 



Fair (judging demonstrations) 22 



Boys' and Girls' Clubs organized 682 



Counties, Boys' and Girls' Clubs organized 61 



Club members 27,654 



Lectures by others than Extension staff 176 



Attendance 56,661 



Markets : associations organized 15 



associations re-organized 8 



EMERGENCY FOOD PRODUCTION.- 



Immediately following the declaration of a state of war with Ger- 

 many, the importance of increasing food production was made a great 

 issue by President Wilson. The success of any effort seemed to depend 

 upon giving assistance along three lines, viz., labor, credit and seed. 

 Plans to give material assistance along these lines had already been 

 made for the 30 counties employing Federal and State County Agri- 

 cultural Agents. In order that all counties could be served alike, a re- 

 quest was made to the War Preparedness Board for funds to employ 38 



*For eummary county agentb' lectures and d?mon6tration6, see Report No. 2, County Agents. 



