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culture. Have spent twenty-eigM dollars of my own 

 money for printing speaking dates, circular letters and 

 otherwise. 



The above figures run from January 9, 1915, when 

 I commenced to keep an accurate record of my work. I 

 have also written five hundred and eighty-eight letters 

 in connection with my work. Have had eighty-seven 

 visits to my office by farmers, and two hundred and 

 ninety-five phone conferences with several other impor- 

 tant activities connected with my work left untold. Of 

 all that I have endeavored to do, I think most of the fact 

 that I caused to be erected a twelve by thirty-six foot 

 concrete silo for W. A. Worthington, of Annville, Ken- 

 tucky, the first of any kind of silo in this part of the 

 mountains, and a curiosity to lots of the people here. 

 When I told Uncle Jim Robinson I was erecting a silo 

 at Annville, he seemed so pleased, and said: "I am proud 

 of it; we will have a closer place to send our people 

 when they go crazy." When we began filling the silo 

 last week, then good expressions came from the farm- 

 ers — this is only the beginning, they say. The greatest 

 good I have accomplished in my work is the complete 

 demonstrations I am carrying out on my farm, which 

 has been in progress for eight years, and which is a 

 valuable asset to me in my present work as county 

 agent. I have hot attempted to give a full account of 

 my work in this short report, but only attempted to give 

 you an idea of the method which I employ in carrying 

 on my work. 



W. R. Reynolds, 

 ' County Agent. 



CRITTENDEN COUNTY. 



I began work in Crittenden county December 11, 

 1914. I found here no organizations to direct the Work. 

 As the money for my salary was made up here in Ma- 

 rion, the country people knew nothing about it, nor the 

 character of the work. With the aid of the county 

 school superintendent I selected places to organize 

 farmers' clubs. Taking each quarter of the county 

 weekly I organized sixteen such clubs. Through these 

 club meetings which are held at night I have created 



