•>70 STATE BO-AJID OF AGRICULTURE 



The Assigtaut State Leader located in the upper peiiinsula has had 

 most of the suptM*vision of the home demonstration agent as well as carry- 

 ing on definite projects in at least four other counties. 



All county offices, although far from ideal are becoming more and 

 more satisfactorj. \\ itli more records and more reports which makes 

 it much easier for a new agent taking up the work in the county. As 

 a rule thei'e is never more than one stenographer in the extension office 

 which manv times hampers the work in that it makes it necessary for 

 the home demonstration agents to give up time to things which could 

 well be taken care of by the secretary. In many ca.ses this lack of suf- 

 ficient help is being overcome by the addition of improved systems and 

 improveil eiiuipment. This improved equipment applies as yet mure to 

 the office than it does to any demonstration e^iuipment to be used by the 

 agents in the field. 



The many changes which have been made in the personnel of fhe 

 county extension forces have been responsible to quite an extent for 

 the improved condition especially as far as records are concerned. In 

 the case of new home demonstration agents they are always brought 

 into the state office for a few days, vaining from three days to two 

 weeks, at which time the necessity of records and reports is eniphasized 

 from the state standpoint as well as county. 



At the state conferences which are held once a year and often times 

 twice a year, reports and records are discussed. Methods and organiza- 

 tion are always considered, and usually some sultjett matter is given by 

 .some of the Specialists. 



A most splendid policy is being worked out this year in regard to the 

 relationshiji between the resident teachers and the field workers. They 

 are all called together fur departmental faculty meetings. The Exteu 

 sion people hear the discussion in regard to policies and subject matter 

 and the teaching force hears the Held jiiuhleins discussed. Each helps 

 the other in many ways. 



I'ndoubtedly one of our greatest lauh.s in past years has been the lack 

 of proper analysis of conditions and needs in our counties by the home 

 demonstration agents guided by the State Leader and her Assistant, and 

 then a follow-uj) showing the results accomplished. This condition has 

 been rec(jgnized, however, ami a much greater eti'ort will be made during 

 the coming year to overcome this failing by getting each agent to make 

 a survey of her county and then to make an analysis of the county as to 

 its needs. This will make it jHjssible to \\ork out a long time program 

 and to follo^^ up each stejj with records to show the progress being 

 made. 



PUBLICITY. 



\o real definite jjlan ol jMiblicity has been carried on from the state 

 office. i)uring the- early part of the year a series consisting of two articles 

 was written by each Spe<ialist for the Lansing State Journal. The 

 same articles were used in other jnipers throughout the state. Occasional 

 articles have been written for the .Michigan Farmer, a paper which 

 goes into nearly every farm home in the state. These articles have con- 

 sisted of accounts of results accomplished as well as subject matter 

 popularized. 



Each home demonstration agent has taken care of her own publicity. 



