THE USE OF LAND IN TEACHING AGRICULTURE. 7 
EXTENSION WORK OF AGRICULTURAL INSTRUCTOR. 
Over one-half of the agricultural instructors reported that they were 
engaged in some kind of boys’ and girls’ club work, and in the majority 
of instances they were acting as local leaders, although in some cases 
they were merely cooperating. Highty-one of the 157 agricultural 
instructors indicated that they were doing other types of extension 
work. The principal types were organizing farmers’ clubs, cow- 
testing and live-stock work, seed selection, speaking at meetings— 
generally in connection with their farmers’ clubs, and giving advice 
to individual farmers. Details as to the kind of extension work 
~ carried on by the agricultural instructor are shown in the following 
table: 
Principal kinds of extension work reported. 
UE ee Oe S:dealfalita Late see) cei ach learteaye aes 15 
2h Ce eg a rea aa 24 Weed identification... -4.2 525. 282 2 
[RE SLS CIS pot Oe a a 6 Ae COornse haces. .4 > secs tt earn eens mene 8 
Penne Unigaaeet stent Le sk i 3 Seed COM a. oes ete eee ee 6 
Mereanizimne elubs.2: 2.02.26... S S62. CwWiheat breeding (7s 0 9225. . bebe at aca 5 
SPI s AChE nae oe o8 2-52 2 2 16 | Demonstration... ..2.2202.2 202222 - 12 
Speaking at meetings............... Loe xperimentes scsi he a eee he 5 
CSN sateen see 2k shes 8 Consultations. .. 23.52.) Ieee 4 
SELES nT Ca a LO Bia rn VAS tS =a: 22 Sse ers ene 3 
Dairy improvement..-.....-....... 4a Wertilizime. Set | saa abe pe lees 3 
‘Purchase of live stock...........--- Z| Answering questions. .-..2..:.2:...: 4 
“2 TE CLC LCT ee 8 Be ey ae eee 8 issotldraimage 45.22 4) 2 © ste eas 6 
Assist in vaccinating hogs. ......... Zawocool) contestsi-a55. 4) ay ines 7 
Stock improvement.......- IB Ye ie ay P|" aN 6 ya Keke i Mie gra ee pea eft Ce 9 
eee mentee ee te 2 ecture work... 52 be ee 9 
Introducing pure-bred seeds......... Same oultrye chilis: ies 22 cue ae gee 2 
Seed testing.........-.. Ss es fe Saat es AME Towmimg' es: Bec 2a te ores, pearance 3 
Records of the College of Agriculture, University of Minnesota, 
show that of the 117 agricultural instructors in Minnesota reporting 
in regard to extension work, 92 stated that they had organized 273 
farmers’ clubs; 35, shipping associations; and 31, cow-testing associa- 
tions, testing 42 herds containing 960 cows. Im five instances the 
boys in the agricultural classes were doing the testing. The instruc- 
tors were also carrying on farm-demonstration work in corn, barley, 
alfalfa, and small grains. Twenty-three of the schools had taken 
part in the vaccination of hogs for cholera, 73 had helped in planning 
and building silos, and 29 had helped to plan farmsteads. 
A question was asked as to whether the agricultural instructors 
were employed for nine months or for the entire year, to learn 
whether they could carry on home-project work. Ninety-nine out of 
the 157 were so employed. One hundred and thirty-one were gradu- 
ates of agricultural colleges, and their average salaries were between 
