ORGANIZATION AND LEADERSHIP 91 



Since extension work is generally carried on through 

 community meetings or institutes, schools, conferences, in- 

 spections, etc., it follows that it devolves upon the county 

 agent to arrange satisfactory dates with farmers for meet- 

 ings in their communities to get the desired specialists 

 there. He must make the necessary local arrangements, 

 advertise the meeting, follow up the teaching and the in- 

 terest developed in the community afterward, and gather 

 and report results. This will require much correspond- 

 ence, telephoning and telegraphing in arranging the de- 

 tails, all of which calls for a high degree of energy and or- 

 ganizing ability. It will also involve many long trips in 

 the Ford, late evening meetings and getting home after 

 midnight. 



In arranging for the work of the college specialist in 

 the county, the first consideration, as has already been 

 pointed out, is the arriving at community and county pro- 

 grams, and means of carrying them out. This should in- 

 clude subjects to be discussed at winter meetings, kind of 

 help desired and particular persons desired, and the time 

 of meetings. Then the organization of the college services 

 in the community can best be accomplished by the agent in 

 two ways, (1) by request to the college scheduling officer 

 for the specialist desired at a particular meeting, to put 

 the program and its means for solution before local people, 

 (2) by conferences with specialists themselves to arrange 

 for Demonstrations, inspection work, certification, and the 

 like. This we have already discussed in Chapter I under 

 " Using a Program of Work." 



One of the most important responsibilities of the county 

 agent is to make the wisest possible use of these facilities 

 and technically trained men provided by the state and 

 federal governments. This calls for vigorous, clear- 

 sighted leadership, good judgment and good organizing 



