380 TwEN'TY-FiEST Biennial, Eepoet 



During my first year, ending Aug. 20, 1915, I had 

 56 demonstrators. I have today, Oct. 9, 75 demonstra- 

 tors of crops. I have recorded on my mailing and in- 

 struction list over 500 co-operators and demonstrators 

 combined. 



In all my work I have never met any opposition. 

 The people I have dealt with — farmers, business men, 

 lawyers, doctors, ministers, teachers and professors — • 

 have all received me with courtesy and welcomed me 

 into their homes. I feel I have their hearty co-opera- 

 tion and influence in my work, to the extent of better 

 farming and more scientific agriculture. Of course, 

 there are many people in my territory who do not carry 

 out the instructions given them, and the reason is, as 

 I see it, they have not demonstrated the truths, which 

 they have learned through scientific farming. 



I have at present 6 good strong Farmers ' Improve- 

 ment Clubs. Every one of these has been the result of 

 a demonstration or a good rousing farmers' meeting in 

 every community. I have introduced through these 

 clubs pure-bred stock, such as bulls, boars, bucks and 

 poultry. Through these clubs I have also secured in 

 some sections crop rotation, farm book-keeping and 

 quite a lot of drainage and more and better farm ma- 

 chinery. 



I have not been able to meet all the demands or to 

 answer all the calls in my territory. I realize that 

 through these clubs already organized and those which 

 I intend to organize Avithin the next month, that a great 

 deal of the farming spirit and enthusiasm will come. 



I find that where a demonstrator has actually dem- 

 onstrated and proved to the people what could be done 

 through scientific farming that there is no trouble to 

 get others to do the same, either directly or indirectly. 



During my work as county agent I have distinbuted 

 thousands of bulletins and have written thousands of 

 letters and postal cards. And I find that in most of the 

 homes where this literature goes they are anxious to get 

 and read it. 



I have done quite a bit of work through the public 

 schools in my territory, along the line of school fairs. 

 These I have found to be very valuable in influencing 

 the farming and educational spirit in the community. 



