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of farm products and the formation of cooperative associations. The 

 home demonstration agents have aided the farm women in increasing 

 and more efficiently utilizing their farm products and incomes, bettering 

 sanitary conditions, preventing diseases, improving household arrange- 

 ments and equipment, using labor-saving devices, and increasing social 

 welfare. 



The following summary illustrates some features of the extension work 

 in 1921: 



In the organized counties work is carried on in cooperation with clubs, 

 committees, and other groups of farming people in 25,000 communities. 



During the year 125,000 community and other meetings were held 

 with an attendance of 6,000,000. 



The county agricultural agents, assisted by the State leaders and ex- 

 tension specialists, visited 650,000 farms, on about 250,000 of which 

 they carried on demonstrations with a large variety of crops and animals. 

 In connection with these demonstrations, 75,000 field meetings were 

 held with an attendance of 1,000,000. 



The number of farmers who modified their crop or live-stock produc- 

 tion as the results of extension work was 2,215,000, or an average of 

 about 1,100 per county. 



As an example of what is accomplished through demonstration work, 

 the agents reported that 1,600,000 acres were planted with selected seed 

 corn and that 63,000 farmers tested 240,000 bushels of seed, which were 

 used in planting 1,600,000 acres. Due to the influence of the agents, 

 160,000 farmers selected nearly a million bushels of seed corn for use next 

 year. The agents were also influential in getting 41,000 farmers to treat 

 2,600,000 bushels of seed wheat for smut, which were used for planting 

 2,800,000 acres, and, similarly, 83,000 farmers to treat 1,250,000 bushels 

 of seed oats used in planting 750,000 acres. The agents also conducted 

 nearly 30,000 demonstrations in the introduction or improvement of the 

 practice in connection with legumes, over 350,000 farmers adopting the 

 practices demonstrated. 



The State and county home demonstration agents carried on 250,000 

 demonstrations, and as the result of these demonstrations 650,000 

 women made changes in their home practices. Home demonstration 

 work included many matters relating to food, diet, clothing, household 

 equipment, and management. Special emphasis was laid on matters 

 relating to the health of the farming people and the care and nourish- 

 ment of children in the farm home. 



Five hundred thousand boys and girls were enrolled in the clubs and 

 undertook projects on crop and "live-stock production. Nearly 300,000 

 of these completed their projects and made written reports. 



The work with swine illustrated how the club work influences the pres- 

 ent and future practice of swine production. The 50,000 boys enrolled 





