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Milk and Dairy Products: 



One or two largo fo-o]>orali\e (li.siributinji; i>laiits are heiiii;' orj^aiiized 

 within the State and these have received the attention of this dei»artnient 

 during the year. Work is also conteinxjlated on the federation of the 

 150 creameries, which are now operating within the State, into a central 

 marketing organization. Some preliminaiy work has been done on this 

 project. A federation of co-operative cheese factories, particularly of 

 the northern peninsula, is also receiving consideration. Work with the 

 cheese factories will consist of assistan.ce in the establishment of cold 

 storage and curing facilities, with a possible amalgamation with the cheese 

 federation in Wisconsin. 



Miscellaneo'us: 



Assistance has been given to a large number of local organizations by 

 members of the staff in financial and re-organization ])roblems. Work 

 of a purely educational and promotional character has been carried on in 

 the State by addressing nuniei-ous meetings of farmers, including annual 

 meetings of co-operative asisociations, conventions and picnics. 



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The staff for market organization work will consist of the following: 



Leader, Hale Tennant. 

 Assistant Leader, Williard Cribbs. 

 Assistant Leader, Gifford Patch, Jr. 

 Assistant Leader, John T. Horner. 



REPOKT OF EXTENSION WOEK WITH POTATOES 

 AND VEGETABLES. 



H. C. MOORE. 



Potatoes: Results of work completed during the year. 



Forty demonstrations were conducted in co-operation with the County 

 Agricultural Agents. These demonstrations showed the value of seed 

 selection, spraying, seed treatment and the use of commercial fertilizers 

 in bettering the quality of the potatoes and increasing the yields. 



One thousand twenty acres of potatoes w^ere inspected for certilica- 

 tion ; 654 acres passed the inspections and were certified. Approximately 

 81,400 bushels of certified seed potatoes were sold at a premium of ap- 

 proximately 75 cents a bushel over U. S. No. 1 table stock. The inspection 

 and certification work has benefited the potato industry of the State by 

 making available for Michigan growers seed stock of good yielding strains, 

 free from varietal mixtures and comparatively free from disease. Further- 

 more, the good cultural methods followed by growers of certified seed 

 serve as demonstrations to other growers. The inspection and certifica- 

 tion work has stimulated an interest in seed treatment, high pressure 

 spraying, better seed, etc. 



