THE DEMONSTRATION WORK 



his rights as a citizen to promote a good cause. He is going 

 outside the realm of his duty when he becomes an organizer 

 for any of them. 



The Southern Farm Journal of March, 1915, gave some 

 good suggestions with regard to the activities of the County 

 Agents along organization, as well as other lines : 



"The County Demonstration Agent should put himself in touch 

 with every forward movement in his county and in touch with 

 every agency that may extend an influence for better farming and 

 better living in his county. He should help to organize and perfect 

 local community organization along all forward lines. He should 

 encourage and sustain cooperative enterprises such as the various 

 communities may be in need of, including cooperative fire insurance 

 companies, buying and selling organizations, pure bred live stock 

 clubs, cooperative creameries, where justified, poultry clubs, canning 

 and general neighborhood clubs, etc. He should also interest himself 

 in local and neighborhood societies so far as possible and, in fact, put 

 himself in thorough touch with all the activities of his county." 



"The County Demonstration Agent should plan his demonstra- 

 tions in such a manner as to cover the entire county, in a strategic 

 way, so that every farmer in the county may see and receive the 

 benefit of his work without unnecessary trouble and travel and ex- 

 pense, lie should have an office or place of residence in some cen- 

 tral location, but he should at all times be accessible to farmers for 

 advice and counsel, and spend the greater part of his time out among 

 the farmers. He should be provided with some quick means of 

 conveyance that will allow him to reach and advise with the largest 

 possible number of farmers throughout the county. Otherwise his 

 possibilities for usefulness will be unnecessarily curtailed." 



"The County Demonstration Agent should thoroughly familiarize 

 himself with the prevailing agricultural ideas and tendencies of his 

 county and, where possible, attempt to systematize and classify the 

 crops of the various communities in his county so that as many 

 farmers as possible in the various communities, will raise similar 

 crops. This is for the purpose of attracting big buyers and forcing 

 advantageous sales. For instance, certain communities should per- 



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