4 The Bulletin. 



The chief obstacle to progress and the introduction of improved 

 methods and implements is that old practices are more easily and per- 

 fectly executed because of long practice in following them. A new- 

 practice, although in itself much more easily followed and, when well 

 performed, much more effective, may at first be more difficult than the 

 old way, and, for this reason, being less perfectly performed, may be 

 less effective. The personal presence and assistance of the demonstra- 

 tor in starting new methods and implements of known value removes 

 this obstacle to their introduction and insures them a fair trial, which 

 may lead to their permanent use in future farming operations. 



The aim of this demonstration work is simply to assist the farmer 

 to introduce such farm practices as have been proved of value, and 

 thereby enable him to do better farming and get more for his labor. 

 Incidentally, the farmer also obtains much valuable agricultural in- 

 formation. 



With the full inauguration of this farm demonstration work the 

 connection between the farmer and agricultural science will be com- 

 plete. We have the Experiment Stations to verify old and ascertain 

 new facts; the Agricultural Colleges to teach these facts to the few 

 who go to college, and these few to teach the masses, through the 

 medium of the Farmers' Institute, and show the accuracy of their 

 teaching by means of farm demonstrations. 



So fully impressed was the State Department of Agriculture with 

 the importance of the work and its possibilities for direct good to 

 agriculture, that, in September, 1907, a division of Demonstration 

 was created and Mr. T. B. Parker elected to take charge of this im- 

 portant line of work. 



If the fruit growers, truckers, dairymen or general farmers of any 

 section or any individual desires assistance in any line of farm work, 

 the State Department of Agriculture will be glad to co-operate with 

 him and render all assistance possible to enable him to obtain better 

 results from his labor, and, when necessary, a representative from the 

 Department will visit any part of the State and assist in overcoming 

 any agricultural difficulties encountered. 



