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(d) Livestock Production. 



1. Improving grade of farm flocks. 



2. Planning and holding exhibitions. 



3. Dairy testing and records. 



4. Poultry records. 



(e) Farm Economics. 



1. Assistance in keeping a set of farm accounts (farm 

 accounting schools ) . 



(f) Marketing (buying and selling). 



1. Organization of one strong marketing association. 



2. Personal assistance in marketing seed. 



3. Market reports for farmers. 



(g) Farm Home Betterment. 



1. Through a well -organized woman's division. 



2. Landscape and home beautification. 



3. A cheap and effective paint for old buildings. 



(h) Boys' and Girls' Clubs. 



1. Pure-bred gilt club. 4. Baby beef club. 



2. Spraying club. 5. Girls' sewing clubs. 



3. Judging club. 6. Girls' canning clubs. 



(i) Other Project Activities. 

 1. Beekeeping. 



(a) A demonstration apiary in every township. 



Programs Nos. 6 and 7. These suggest a plan of pro- 

 gram making somewhat different from preceding ones. In 

 Maine, as in a number of other States, complete standard 

 plans of work are drawn up by the State college extension 

 specialists or departments, designed to help in solving prac- 

 tically all the types of problems which might exist in the 

 State. These are carefully written up with the methods 

 of procedure as well as the objects in view and are fur- 

 nished to county agents in printed or mimeographed form. 

 Following the preparation of standard plans of work, con- 

 ferences of State and county agents are held to make clear 

 each project, its object and method of procedure. After 

 this conference the county agents meet each local com- 

 mittee to make a community analysis following a similar 

 plan as recommended by the Washington office. With 



