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Fourth, provide forage crop and permanent pas- 

 tures in a system of diversified farming, including stock 

 breeding, feeding and economic management. 



Fifth, better roads (not very much done yet). 



Sixth, conserving the forests; forest planting. 



Seventh, removing stumps and boulders. 



Eighth, better home conveniences; water systems; 

 farm equipment. 



Ninth, club work; Boys' Corn and Pig Clubs; Poul- 

 try and Canning Clubs. 



Tenth, building silos; demonstrations in feeding 

 roughage and concentrated feed stuffs. 



Eleventh, better selection of seed for farm use. 



Twelfth, planting, cultivating, pruning and spray- 

 ing fruit trees. 



Thirteenth, developed spirit of co-operation, unity, 

 harmony, pleasant rural conditions, emphasizing schools, 

 clubs, telephones and churches. 



Fourteenth, a system of records or farm bookkeep- 

 ing (not much accomplished in this yet, but slowly being 

 adopted). 



Fifteenth, good literature— bulletins of both the 

 State and United States Departments of Agriculture. 

 Good agricultural papers, journals, magazines, etc. 



Sixteenth, home improvements — paints, white- 

 washes, ornamental trees, shrubs, grass, flowers, lawn 

 making, etc. 



Seventeenth, home, school, semi-public and public 

 sanitation, importance of conservation of the health and 

 life of the human subject and live stock as well. 



Demonstration work in this county consists of land 

 (soil) improvements, deep plowing, use of clover crops, 

 legume culture, red clover, sweet clover, crimson clover, 

 cowpeas, soy beans, alfalfa, spraying and pruning fruit 

 trees, introduction of better bred live stock, use of silos, 

 use of crashed limestone, better seed selection (import- 

 ing seed in many instances), high-grade fertilizers, 

 drainage, removal of stumps and boulders, much better 

 farm equipment, com, pig and poultry club work. Can- 

 ning work is also good. 



The work has been much retarded, because of 

 drought causing heavy loss to seed, clover and grasses 



