244 STATE BOARD OP AGRICULTURE. 



IfEl'ORT OF THE DIVISION OF EXTENSION WORK. 



I'resident David Friday, 

 Dear Sir: 



The work of the Extension Divison is fnlly reported n])on by the Lead- 

 ers of the varions i)iojects which liave been ajjproved by the Secretary of 

 Ag'i icnltnre nnder the terms of the Smith-Lever Act. For eacli year, a 

 detailed amuial plan of work for each jnoject is reqnired to be sub- 

 mitted to the Fe;leral OtTice for a])i)roval. The jtrojects for the ye^ar are 

 listed below, and the report for each line of work is apfienrled hereto. 



1. Administration. 



2. Connty Ai'rienltnral Agents. 

 .'). Home lOconomics. 



4. Home Demonstration Agents. 



5. Boys' & (Jirls' Clubs. 

 0. P\irm Crops. 



7. Live Stock. 



8. Horticnlture, 



1). I'otatoes & Vegetables. 



10. Soils. 



11. Farm Management Demonstrations, 



12. Insecit Control. • 



13. Honsehold Engineering & Drainage. 



14. Markets. 



15. I'oultry. 



The relationship of the Extension Service to the farm organizations 

 has continned to be one of ch)S'e harmony. The strong development of 

 County Farm Bureaus has resnlted in nn)re available funds loeall}', 

 which have been used to retain the services of agents who wouM otherwise 

 have left the work. This decrease in "turnover" of county agents has 

 gieatly strengthened the staff. It is also true that the growth of these 

 organizations h)as increased the importance of the position of connty 

 agent, necessitating a high standard in selecting new men. 



The Increaise in Farm Bnreau membership has greatly stimulated and 

 in some ways modified the extension work. The first interest of the 

 newly created County Farm Bureaus was toward nuirketing. This was, 

 no doubt, due to the conditions of the time and to the ambitious promises 

 of membership solicitors. This condition has been met by assisting the 

 producers in the organization of marketing institntions in centers where 

 financial conditionis, volume of business and local leadership gave ])roniise 

 of success. The extent of this movement is shown in the appended re- 

 port on "Marketing''. The later tendency is to return to greater interest 

 in the various lines of production, especially in economy of production 

 and higher g-rades of produce. This is oft'ering the Plxtenision Service 

 unusual opportunities for work in standardization of varieties of grains, 

 pota'toes, fruits and breeds of live stock, because through marketing organ- 



