RURAL LIFE IN LITCHFIELD COUNTY 



county agent can do little as an individual, on account 

 of the magnitude of the work before him. With the 

 support and cooperation of a local organization, how- 

 ever, he will become acquainted with the needs of the 

 people in different sections of the county and can deal 

 with groups rather than with individuals. 



One important function of the county agent is to act 

 as a clearing house between the people of the county and 

 the other cooperating agencies. He is in position to 

 make available expert knowledge from the Federal 

 Department of Agriculture, the State Department of 

 Agriculture, the State Library and the State College. It 

 is a part of the general plan to make this work as avail- 

 able to the home as it is to the farm proper. Ultimately 

 this will be accomplished by placing a woman agent in 

 each county, who will assist in solving problems of the 

 farm home. Community cooperation will make this 

 work available by organizing a small local club to meet 

 at the homes of its members, or at the district school- 

 house, or some other public building. There is every 

 reason why the school buildings, which are built by 

 public funds, should become community centers for the 

 benefit of all of the people in a community. In this way, 

 the schools can be more closely linked with the life of 

 the community, and, on the other hand, a greater inter- 

 est in the work of the schools will be developed among 

 the people. 



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