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It should be a real serious school, and not a vaudeville meeting with 

 a large enrollment as a factor to attain; and the time and place of 

 holding the school should be in keeping with the subject under dis- 

 cussion in the region concerned. This latter is of great importance 

 since a large part of the work of such schools should be field and 

 demonstration work, and this must be conducted at the proper time 

 and place for such work in regular farm practice. 



T. A. Hoverstad called attention to the difficulty of getting farmers 

 to thoroughly believe in the practicability of a demonstration con- 

 ducted on station property, which difficulty was entirely removed by 

 having the demonstration conducted on private farms, under the 

 direction only of the station. 



G. I. Christie maintained that movable schools, or short courses 

 out over the State, are to be laid out according to local conditions 

 in each State, and stated that in Indiana they are arranged according 

 to districts. 



That the good farmer will take care of himself, and that therefore 

 efforts should be directed to the indifferent farmer, was brought 

 out by C. H. Hinman, who also emphasized the value of demonstra- 

 tion farms in extension work, and the necessity of following up and 

 keej^ing in touch with each individual. 



If extension work in agriculture is to be of lasting and permanent 

 good and result in a better agriculture and rural life, then it must 

 be measured by the number of farmers who adopt improved methods 

 as a result of this propaganda, and not by the mere number of per- 

 sons attending an extension meeting which may be ever so inter- 

 esting and popular and attract large crowds and still result in little 

 or no change or improvement in farm practice in the region in which 

 the meeting is held. A small number of persons permanently bene- 

 fited in a large number of places is far better than a large number 

 of persons in a few localities, even though equall)'^ benefited, because 

 of the examples these people set in their communities. 



The necessity of following up the extension work constantly, as 

 a means of making it effective in its results, was emphasized by 

 K. L. Hatch. 



P. G. Holden pleaded for generosity and leniency toward one an- 

 other's plan, especially in this plastic, formative stage of extension 

 work, the differences being explained by the very different condi- 

 tions in which each one is working; and he suggested the formation 

 of a graduate school for instruction in extension work. 



The training and preparation of extension teachers was outlined 

 by A. C. True of this Office. Two divisions in the personnel were 

 recognized, (1) the practical farmer who has made on the farm a 

 success of some particular phase of agriculture and has developed 

 a special ability as speaker and as writer, and ('2) the college man 



