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give personal recognitiou in this report to all those who have helped to 

 make this work successful but that is impossible. In all the counties 

 there are public spirited men and women giving time, energy and 

 thought to this movement without financial compensation and they are 

 rendering a great service to agriculture. The different departments at 

 the College have always given willingly all the assistance possible and 

 the Department of Agriculture has brought to our state the value of its 

 experience in the broader field and has helped to inject into our work 

 more of the national point of view and a keener consciousness of the na- 

 tional aspects of agriculture. 

 East Lansing, June 30, 1917. 



KEPORT OF EXTENSION SCHOOLS. 



BY R. J. BALDWIN. 



Extension Schools were held during the winter months from Novem- 

 ber 1st to March 15th. The school programs began Tuesday and con- 

 tinued for four days rather than five as in former years. The majority 

 of places visited were in counties having agricultural agents who as- 

 sisted in the instruction given, and planned local arrangements. 



Courses for the week were made up of eight lectures and demonstra- 

 tions by each of two instructors. The courses offered were as follows : 



Farm Crops. - Dairy Husbandry. 



Soils. Animal Husbandry. 



Horticulture. Farm Engineering. 



Farm Management. Home Economics, 1st year. 



Farm Bookkeeping. Home Economics, 2nd year. 

 Insect Pests. 



The special assistance of Wm. Murphy in soils, C. M. Kidman in farm 

 management, and Ashley Berridge in dairy husbandry was secured for 

 the winter season as extension school instructors. 



The following tables summarize the agricultural and home economics 

 extension schools of the year : 



