CHAPTER I 

 THE PROGRAM OF WORK 



PERHAPS the first question of large importance which con- 

 fronts a county agent in beginning his work in a county, 

 be it old or new, is "What shall I do?" Likewise the 

 farmer often wonders just what the functions of the county 

 agent are. 



If the county has had an agent before and if his Work 

 has been properly organized and conducted, there will be 

 a definite program of work, and the answer to the question 

 will be easy. The county agent's principal task will then be 

 to carry out the program which has been outlined for him 

 and the attainment of which, in reasonable measure, con- 

 stitutes his main job. But if he is the first agent in the 

 county and there is no definitely worked out program or 

 plan of work, then his first job, after acquainting himself 

 with the local situation and leadership, should be to assist 

 the local people to develop a program. 



As this is i he problem of all newly organized counties 

 and as many older organized counties are still without good 

 constructive programs of work, it may be well to begin our 

 study of this question at the very beginning. 



WHY A PROGRAM OP WORK? 



To be successful every public movement must have ob- 

 jectives or goals which it s.eeks to reach. The soundness 

 and the general desirability of the objectives sought will 

 in the end determine the support which it can command 



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