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izatioiis, the idoiliKcr bt'iiclils (lircclly from the siiiH'i'ior arlic-lc wliicli 

 he has to sell. 



The State Horticultural Society, which include.^ the promiuent fruit 

 f^Towers, has been brought into close touch with the Oolleoe through 

 the apipointnieut of the lloritcultural Extension Specialist as its Secre- 

 tary. Through its special coniniittee on "Extension Work", Mr. Farrand 

 is able to place his i)lans favorably before the horticultural leaders and 

 obtain their criticisms, suggestions and support. This arrangement has 

 already elevated horticultural extension work from an unsatisfactory 

 condition to one of real service to a great industry. This service must 

 soon be expanded. 



The "K)adio]dione", wliicli had its beginning during tlie fiscal year, nuiy 

 yet vitally all'ect the metliods used in extending information to tiie people. 

 Thi'ougli co-operiiition with Tlie Detroit News, twelve dilferent speakers 

 have given extension radi()i)lione lectures on Saturday evenings from 

 the WWJ Broadcasting Station in. Detroit. The results cannot be esti- 

 mated, but reports from widely scattered places have come in on nearly 

 all of these lectures. It now seems that a broadcasting station at the 

 College will soon be a necessity. This method may not replace any part of 

 our present extension system, but it will certainly add one more way of 

 reaching the })eoi)le. 



The most important development in extension metliods has been in 

 the character of winter meetings. It has been felt by many of the staff that 

 a large percentage of farmers did not attend the usual meetings in town 

 or local meeting place. To meet this condition, an intensive campaign 

 by counties was planned with day meetings to be held on farms in each 

 community with larger meetings in towns at night. The daytime barn 

 meetings proved to be a success in reaching many who had })reviously 

 been entirely out of contact with this work. This campaign method was 

 used in ten counties in promoting alfalfa growing and dairy herd im- 

 provement. The results are reported in another place, but it is to be 

 noted here that this method will be further perfected. 



Yours very trul3% 



R. J. BALDWIN, 



Extension. Director. 

 East Lansing, Michigan, June 30, 1922. 



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J. A. Waldron 

 H. C. Rather 



Home Econ. Dept. 



Appointments : 



L. F. Livingston, Land Clearing Spec, July 1, 1021. 



H. B. Killongh, Farm Mgt. Dem., July 1, 1021. 



A. C. Baltzer, Dairy Husbandry, S])ec"., July 1, 1021; 



Eva Schurr, Home Dem. Agent, Ottawa, July 1, 1021. 



Dorothy Kurtz, Home Dem. Agent, Saginaw, July 1, 1021. 



