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in six counties ; two lighting, several water supply, and twenty-five septic 

 tank systems have been installed. 



FARM MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATIONS. 



As indicated in last year's report the tendency in Farm Management 

 Demonstration work has been to put more emphasis upon the value of 

 keeping accounts. At the annual conference the Farm Management pro- 

 ject was modified to make this possible. The report of Mr. Karl H. Mc- 

 Donel, Assistant Demonstrator, shows that in cooperation with the 

 County Agents in sixteen counties 727 account books have been placed 

 this year; at the close of 1916 ninety-three books were returned to the 

 demonstrators who summarized them and reported to the owners their 

 labor income for the year, with tables making it possible for each farmer 

 to compare his results with those of other farmers of the same area. The 

 County Agent is then in better position to suggest changes in the farm 

 management of each area and to give assistance where it is requested. 

 In addition to the work relating to accounting 332 farm records were 

 taken ; the first year's demonstration was completed in Mason, St. Clair 

 and St. Joseph "^ counties, the second year's demonstration in Branch, 

 Newaj^go and Saginaw counties. The work was explained at 129 meet- 

 ings with an attendance of 2,744. Mr. C. P. Keed, Farm Management 

 Demonstrator, resigned May 15; Mr. McDonel continued the work until 

 June 30 ; and Mr. Charles H. Graves has been appointed Farm Manage- 

 ment Demonstrator to begin work September 1. The work will be con- 

 tinued in cooperation with the County- Agents as outlined at the annual 

 conference. 



BOYS' AND GIRLS' CLUBS. 



In cooperation with the agents in twenty-five counties the Club Lend- 

 ers have organized 224 Boys' and Girls' Clubs with an enrollment of 

 about 5.000; Kent countv with 1,650 members and Saginaw with 1,380 

 have the largest enrollments. The clubs include bean, corn, potato, gar- 

 den, iioultry, pig, farm accounting and stock judging clubs for the boys, 

 and baking, canning and garment making clubs for the girls. One hun- 

 dred twenty-eight meetings with an attendance of 3,814, have been held ; 

 12 demonstrations of club work have been given; 36 exhibits of club 

 products, eight club fairs and two club round-ups have been held. In 

 September, 1916, Kent county reported that 266 boys had completed the 

 garden project and produced a net profit of !ji;844. Tweuty-two garden 

 clubs exhibited their products, each in its own community, but all on the 

 same day. The results for this year will greatly exceed those of last. As 

 a fitting' close for the year's club work, a Club Day was held at Grand 

 Rapid s, December 16, 'when the total attendance of members, parents, 

 and club leaders was 310, and where the spirit was the best that had yet 

 been manifested toward the work. In Allegan county, a Round-Up at 

 which a play demonstration and a canning demonstration were given, 

 was held in November ; 250 rural pupils and teachers attended. In Mar- 

 quette county, thirty potato club members completed their project, made 

 exhibits of their potatoes ; many of these exhibits were sent to the State 

 Potato Show at Escanaba. In Saginaw county the four exhibits of club 

 products included dozens of garments ; canned goods, beans, poultry and 



