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close touch with the progress of this imj)ortant and rapidly developing 

 business. 



Correspondence : There has been a very great increase in the amount 

 of correspondence during the year. This has been due in part to a wider 

 acquaintance among potato and vegetable men. It is, also, due to the 

 very great interest in gardening work as a result of the nation wide agita- 

 tion along the line of the need of increased food production. The an- 

 swering of inquiries from farmers scattered over the state is work which 

 fits in very nicely with the Extension Visitation work. 



Publications: Because of lack of funds the number of publications 

 issued during the year has been limited. Extension bulletin No. 7, en- 

 titled 'SSuggestions for Growing Potatoes" has been printed. Mimeo- 

 graph copies of cultural suggestions on cabbage and cauliflower grow- 

 ing have been made. A large number of articles have been prepared for 

 the press and these have through the Publicity department of the Col- 

 lege received wide distribution. 



Additional Assistance Gii-ien: Because of the large amount of corres- 

 pondence and office work a stenographer has been added to the force. 

 Beginning with the next year an additional man will be employed in 

 connection with the potato and vegetable work. 



Potato Work in the Upper Peninsula: This report does not include 

 the potato work which has been done in the Upper Peninsula. J. W. 

 Weston has had this work in charge and his report will include his 

 work. The potato work in the Upper Peninsula is carried on in much 

 the same manner as in the Lower Peninsula. 



East Lansing, Mich., June 30, 1917. 



REPORT OF EXTENSION WORK IN FARM MANAGEMENT 



DEMONSTRATIONS. 



BY KARL H. MC DONEL. 



Farm Management Demonstrations have proved to be very successful 

 the past year, both from the standpoint of the demonstrator and the 

 County Agent. The account book is rapidly replacing the "Farm 

 Record," for it is accepted by the farmer as more reliable, and the dem- 

 onstrator is able to work Avith a greater number of farmers. 



When the County Agent desires this work as a part of his year's work, 

 publicity is given the work in the county papers, the farmer's interest 

 being aroused as much as possible. Following this, a series of meetings 

 is conducted throughout the area. Either the demonstrator or his as- 

 sistant is present and explains the purpose and the reason for keeping 

 farm accounts. 



The account book is explained and if the farmer wants to keep the 

 book he is given the assistance he desires to start the book, also any as- 

 sistance he may ask for during the year. 



At the end of the year he either summarizes his own book, or sends it 

 in to the College where it is summarized and checked. After the figures 

 are copied on the oflQce sheet the book is returned to the farmer for a 

 permanent record. 



