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STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF RESULTS. 



RErORT OF COUNTY AGKRCULTURAL AGENTS 



BY THE DIRECTOR IN ABSENCE OF STATE LEADER. 



The data available for this report covers the year ending November 30, 

 1921, and is taken from the annnal reports of the connty agricnltnral 

 agents \viiieh were submitted to the United States Department of Agri- 

 culture on that date. The position of County Agent Leader was vacant 

 during a part of the year. Consequently, the greater part of the leader- 

 ship in the making of plans of work in the various counties has been 

 given by the various subject matter specialists. Necessarily, this situa- 

 tion has resulted in an unbalanced program in some cases, the emphasis 

 being in proportion to the energy and aggressiveness of the specialists 

 rather than in accordance with the importance of the projects. 



The state program of work in agriculture carried out through the county 

 agents is a result of year by year development. Each year may add new 

 details and projects or abandon old lines of work. Emphasis may change 

 from one project to another or from one view point to another according 

 to financial conditions or otiier iniluences. The most actuating influence 

 is the general feeling and opinion among farmers which is felt through 

 their demand for service along one line or another and their lack of 

 interest shown toward others. General demand and public opinion are 

 moulded in a measure toward broad policies which are felt to be sound 

 and important to the ultimate welfare of agriculture and rural life. 



The most pronounced element entering into the agricultural program 

 was the development of co-operative marketing machinery. The building- 

 up of commodity lo-opeiative excluiuges for tbe important industries of 

 the State was the goal set for the year. In close association with this 

 movement and greatly aided by it was a program of production based on 



