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the influGiiza work of the Public Health Service ; and in the organiza- 

 tion of farm loan associations by the Farm Loan Bureau. 



The employment service, the Children's Bureau, and the Labor 

 Reserve of the Department of Labor were assisted by the agents. 



For the Council of National Defense county agents made a survey 

 to determine motor transportation routes; cooperated in thrift and 

 conservation campaigns; made report of owners of thrashing out- 

 fits; assisted in distributing machiner}^, establishment of fair prices, 

 and inspection of thrashing and routing of thrashing machines; and 

 secured information regarding wool prices. 



The Food Administration was assisted in taking a hog census; in 

 determining prices of foodstuffs, daily products, and dairy feed : in 

 securing a list of bean growers; in obtaining data regarding milk 

 ])roduction ; in the food i^lcdge caui})aigns; in the sale, sampling, and 

 inspecting of beans and stimulating their production; in listing grist 

 ndlls; in wlieat inspection and grading; in food conservation cam- 

 paigns and use of food substitutes; and in securing lists of stock feed 

 used by farmers. 



For the Fuel Administration the agents made surveys of materials 

 used for fuel and secured lists of fuel dealers and public buildings 

 using coal. 



The agents cooperated with the agricultural development depart- 

 ment of the Railroad Administration. 



They made a survey of the price of farm machinery for the Fed- 

 eral Trade Commission. 



The agents also assisted the Red Cross in making a survey of 

 nurses and in its relief work and campaigns for funds, and a woman's 

 organization in detcnnining opportunities for work and organization. 



CROP PKODUCTION WORK. 



Special crop production campaigns were conducted in connection 

 with most of the crops commonly grown, special attention being paid 

 to stimulating increased acreage and locating and securing good 

 seed. The table below summarizes some of this work. 



So))ie results of the increased food production campaign of county agents. 



Crop. 



Farmers 

 assisted in 

 securing or 



locating 



Seed 



secured or 



located for 



firmers. 



Additional 

 areas seeded 

 as result of 



special 

 campaigns. 



Estimated 

 total pro- 

 duction on 

 additional 

 acres. 



Spring wheat , 

 Winter wheat 



Oats 



Corn 



Kye 



Buckwheat.. 



Barley 



Potatoes 



iJeins 



Total . . 



48,854 

 28,963 

 14,142 

 222,123 

 11,532 

 2,186 

 6,3.33 

 9,294 

 4,785 



Bushels. 



831,566 

 1,119,163 



421,660 

 1,232,099 



183,595 

 23,601 



159,493 



358,779 

 29.578 



Acres. 



1,415,901 



2, 724, 561 



182,507 



597, 720 



258,790 



17,055 



122,569 



32,609 



40. 528 



348, 212 



4,359,534 



5.392.240 



Bushels. 



21,258,695 



23,902,678 



4,893,610 

 12,820,300 



l,705,R0fi 

 331,485 



2,827,995 



2,157,712 

 247. OSS 



70. 145. 369 



CoRx. The unfortunate seed condition for two preceding years 

 made special emphasis on seed selecting and testing necessary in the 

 fall of 1917 and the spring of 1918. In the fall of 1917 county agents 

 arranged for field selection on 326,662 farms involving sufficient seed 

 for 3,466,986 acres. As the result of campaigns in the spring of 1918, 



