THE PROGRAM OF WORK 7 



parts of the program which are to be specifically empha- 

 sized. There will always be those farmers who want to 

 build up their soils, others to whom crop or animal im- 

 provement seems to be the big thing, while just now eco- 

 nomic problems loom large to the majority of farmers. 

 The program should be so well balanced as to meet the 

 more important needs of the rural population as a whole, 

 rather than those of the membership alone, without going 

 to the extreme of trying to gratify every whim or minor 

 interest of everybody. Too broad or detailed a program 

 is likely to result in scattered effort, or "a little bit of 

 everything and not much of anything." 



Having secured such a desirable balance of work as 

 will not only meet necessarily varied needs but will also 

 promote efficiency because it permits a good distribution 

 of time and effort throughout the year, effort should then 

 be concentrated on one or two things at a time, as the nature 

 of the problem demands and the time of the year permits. 

 Too many things must not divide either the agent's or the 

 farmer's attention at the same time, if the best results are 

 to be secured. 



PERMANENCY IN PROGRAMS 



The very nature of the problems dealt with precludes 

 both immediate or complete solution of most of them. 

 Soils are built up and improved only through long periods 

 of consistent and wise effort. Principles are taught and 

 put into practice through repeated use and proof. Health 

 is acquired through the long continued application of cor- 

 rect eating, good clothing, and right living principles and 

 is maintained by the same procedure. 



Any program to be most worth while must be forward 

 Booking and permanent. It must anticipate years of related 



