360 TwENTY-FlEST BlENNIAL EbPORT 



Work witli hogs lias been given some attention, hav- 

 ing vaccinated two herds with splendid results from 

 the first herd treated, and the second herd ,to hear from. 



The special work that I have been doing has inter- 

 fered with starting the regular routine of a county 

 agent's duties. I have made long trips to individual 

 farms, at the special request of the owners, and it 

 is my intention to stay several days in the neighbor- 

 hoods, visiting the surrounding farms while there, as 

 opposed to jumping from one neighborhood to another. 

 A meeting of the Crop Improvement Committee will be 

 called, when a plan of procedure will be presented to 

 them for discussion. 



Some time has been given to the collection of data, 

 notifying farmers, business men and others, of the in- 

 tention of the Secretary of the Department of Agricul- 

 ture to feature Christian county in the year book of the 

 department, as an example of the co-operative spirit. 



The farmers being very busy with their tobacco 

 crop and other farm business, the fair, and other press- 

 ing matters, I have not pressed the club work, but have 

 had one meeting talking live stock, less plowed ground, 

 more grass and more manure as a necessity for the 

 economical maintenaxice of humus and soil fertility. 



The people of Christia,n county are very cordial and 

 helpful. I have made it a point to study conditions, 

 the people, their character, point of view and other 

 matters bearing on the demonstration work, and to 

 work in harmony with the conditions as I found them. 



A. M. Casey, 



County Agent. 



CLAY, JACKSON AND OWSLEY ■ COUNTIES. 



I commenced work as county agent in parts of the 

 counties of Clay, Jackson and Owsley, on September 

 1, 1914. There being no semblance of interest in scien- 

 tific farm work ; no co-operation, no f aimers ' clubs ; but 

 little pure-bred live stock; no county fairs; no corn 

 &hows, school fairs, etc., I at once proceeded to endeavor 

 to arouse interest by making a series of rounds of speak- 

 ings at public schools, arranging the dates ahead, and 

 with the school superintendent of each county visiting 



