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the station, co-operated in supplying campino- facilities, live stock as 

 awards in the judging contest, etc. 



In several counties, club camps were held for the clul) members in those 

 counties. Members of the state staff assisted with most of these. 



The Sixth Annual County Normal Day brought several hundred Normal 

 students to M. A. C. on Ma.3^ 11 and 12, 1922, when the college acted 

 as hosts through the club department. Since the students in the County 

 Normals are to teach in rural schools and should be somewhat familiar 

 Avitli the agricultural college, this means is taken to su])ply that need. 



Some 300 club members were at the State Fair at Detroit, Sept. 1-10, 

 1022, as exhibitors, "members of judging or demonstration teams. A 

 club camp was maintained through arrangements with the state fair 

 officials. The State Club Leader is superintendent of the Boys' and 

 Girls' Club Department of the Fair. 



County Achievements Days have been held in the several counties 

 to bring to a formal close the work of the season or year. That these 

 achievement days have a stimulating effect upon the work of the fol- 

 lowing season is not questioned. 



Gl club champions and winners of trips made up the Michigan dele- 

 gation to the International Live Stock Show at Chicago. 86 are eligible 

 to attend the 1922 show. This trip has a far reaching value in promot- 

 ing a constructive interest in club work throughout the state. 

 Report of the Extension Work in Farm Crops. 

 Summary by Prof. J. F. Cox. 

 Introduction of Varieties by G. W. Putnam. 

 Crop Improvement by Howard Rather. 

 Varietal Demonstrations by D. F. Rainey. 



Siommary. 



'The demand for Extension work has increased to the extent that it 

 is not possible to meet all requests for service with the staff available. 

 The careful development of leading projects has, we believe, led towards 

 greater efficiency in work performed. 



Mr. G. W. Putnam was placed in charge of the general crops Exten- 

 sion projects April 1st, being transferred from the position of Crops 

 Experimenter, assigned to the Upper Peninsula. The alfalfa and legume 

 campaigns, begun last fall, bave occupied a large part of his time. 

 Mr. Putnam is also in charge of the direction of the field inspection 

 work of the Michigan Crop Improvement Association, and the release 

 of new varieties from the college increase plats. 



With the resignation of Mr. A. L. Bibbins, January 1st, 1922, to be- 

 come Manager of the Seed Department of the Grand League Federation 

 Exchange of Syracuse, New York, Mr. H. C. Rather was elected Secre- 

 tary of the Michigan Crop Improvement Association and placed in 

 charge of the crops varietal standardization project. Close co-operation 

 with the Farm Bureau Seed Department has greatly increased the 

 influence of the Crop Improvement Association. 



€ix)p demonstrations and varietal test, handled by Mr. D. F. Rainey, 

 have proved to be of great value in aiding in the dissemination of crop 

 varieties according to adaptations. In many counties the alfalfa cam- 

 paign work is made particularly effective due to the presence of care- 



