32 THE COUNTY AGENT'S SERVICES 



of objectives of county agent work. Purposes which, are 

 vague and general become real and specific when well 

 stated in a good program of work. The intangible objective 

 is put into concrete form and reduced to a workable and 

 practical means of accomplishment. General purposes 

 that seem difficult of achievement appear easier when 

 analyzed into their parts and specific annual goals set. 

 In short, the whole problem is analyzed, simplified and 

 defined. 



So also the process of program making has great value 

 in stimulating systematic and thoughtful consideration of 

 problems, which in itself is usually productive of good 

 results. Working together to analyze problems and to 

 formulate programs for their solution develops men and 

 women as well as methods. It stimulates and trains lead- 

 ership. It opens up new avenues of thought and useful- 

 ness. So that the general values which result from building 

 a local program of work may be almost as useful and 

 worthwhile as the details of the program itself. 



