424 Twenty-Second Annual Report of the 



The farm survey work lias had to be discontinued for a time, 

 owing to pressure of class work. It is hoped that it will be pos- 

 sible with funds now available to continue this work this year. 



Farmers' Week and Morrisville Fair continue to be events of 

 educational value, and attract large numbers of people. 



As your Board has recognized in granting authority and in ap- 

 proving appropriations, the school has a field in Central New York 

 for extension service. Contact with the problem for the past few 

 years makes the following points stand out: 



1. That whatever the institution does should not duplicate work 

 done by other agencies. 



2. That to avoid such duplication, the institution should co- 

 operate with those agencies which are directing State policies of 

 extension service. 



3. That there should be some one on the staff of the school 

 directly in touch with the extension needs of this county and 

 adjacent territory. 



With these points in mind, the Director secured the approval 

 of your Board to his recommendation that negotiations be entered 

 into with the State College of Agriculture at Cornell looking 

 toward cooperative extension service with that institution. 



Conferences on the matter led to the conclusion that the farm 

 bureau agent, through which this institution can, in cooperation 

 with the State College of Agriculture and the State Department 

 of Agriculture, carry out a schedule of successful extension work. 

 To do this, the School can offer to a farm bureau agent office 

 privileges and the help of the teachers regarding special problems, 

 also funds to pay at least a nominal sum towards his salary. Such 

 an arrangement would, possibly, avail the institution of funds from 

 the Smith-Lever funds appropriated by the Federal Government 

 for extension service. 



Considerable work has been done by the Director towards the 

 organization of a farm bureau, and with the details of last year's 

 work out of the way, the completion of this organization is the 

 next problem. 



publicity 



In most respects the publicity work has been similar to that of 

 previous years. More personal and circular letters than usual 



