SOME QUALIFICATIONS OF THE WOMAN COUNTY AGENT 



be abundant and the praise of their devotion unstinted. Their 

 co-operation with all uplifting forces has been cordial and 

 effective. These indeed are the co-agents. 



Many different workers in widely scattered fields have 

 labored together to give character and fix standards of quali- 

 fications of the Home Demonstration Agent. While all of 

 them started with the same simple, definite piece of work at 

 first, each one had opportunity to develop the expansion of it 

 under her particular conditions. When an observing woman 

 saw that conditions in her county were not the best for grow- 

 ing tomatoes because of wilt or drought, but that there were 

 great possibilities for poultry, she turned the plant work into 

 the growing of poultry feed and made the production of high- 

 class chickens and eggs the main work of the club members. 

 It was noticed that several agents in different states began 

 egg circle work about the same time and in the same way. 

 In like manner scores of them took up beans, pimientos, okra, 

 berries, guavas and other vegetables and fruits after their 

 girls had mastered the tomato. In this way those who were 

 making plans and programs were able to observe trends and 

 tendencies by studying the operations in the field and the re- 

 ports of the county women agents. 



It confirmed the observation, already made in the farm 

 demonstration work, that the principles and processes of the 

 demonstration system of individual and mass training were 

 applicable in every clime and under all conditions. It works 

 well among the wealthy because they are able to make ex- 

 cellent object lessons. It suits the poor because their good 

 examples are inspiring and uplifting. It becomes the intelli- 

 gent because they can use their trained powers in perfecting 

 the demonstrations, and it is proper for the ignorant because 

 in the doing of it they must gain knowledge and ability. 



