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work among- the youth, but to get help enough to keep up with the- 

 demands for this kind of work among the people. 



ORGANIZATION AND COOPERATION. 



Probably the greatest need among our farmers today is or- 

 ganization. The rural people need debating societies, clubs of 

 various kinds, and organizations that will "boost" for better ag- 

 riculture and the welfare of the farmer. 



Hand in hand wnth organization goes cooperation, without 

 which not much can be done to promote agricultural interests. 

 The ''working together'' of the farmer and the business men in 

 towns in the States is noteworthy. The business men are ever 

 ready to assist financially and personally in all kinds of work like 

 the organizing of a short course, giving premiums for contests and 

 exhibits, etc. 



The press also lends valuable assistance by using their papers 

 to advertise and consequently make more successful short courses, 

 institute work, and special agricultural trains. They also open 

 their columns generously for disseminating information that help 

 towards the upbuilding and bettering of agriculture throughout 

 the country. 



The above brief sketch of the different branches of work car- 

 ried on by the department gives a general idea of the scope of 

 the work. The prejudice some of the farmers had at first against 

 agricultural experts has died away long ago. The American 

 people have wakened up and are demanding agricultural educa- 

 tion. The Extension Department with its staff of energetic 

 bright men is the powerful machine that is revolutionizing the 

 agriculture of today. Through the efforts of this organization 

 more agricultural products are produced, better men and women 

 are made, and happier homes are being established. 



]\Iay the day soon dawn when in the Union of South Africa we 

 will have such a powerful force at work which will revolutionize 

 agriculture in our country, the same as was done in the United 

 States of America ! — The Tropical Agriculturist. 



