The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-03-25
COUNTY AGENTS
IN CONVENTION
EACH COUNTY MUST HAVE ONE
BEFORE SHARING in FED
ERAL APPROPRIATION.

Brookings. S. D.-About % county
agents, extension men and county
representatives from ten South Da-
kota counties met at the State Col
lege Oh Tuesday at the call OF +. c.
Perisho. TO confer with w. a. Floyd
OF the United States Department of
Agriculture, to get definite informal
ton concerning the county agent
proposition.
According to Mr.. Llody the Smith
Lever law was intended to provide
for strictly demonstration work. He
complimented the bin drawn up by
the recent South Dakota legislature,
stating that it is second TO none in
its spirit and intent. The South Da-
kota bill is especially good because
it makes a county organization nec-
essary before the agent gets onto the
job. The agent has no business as
an organizer. OF as a fund solicitor.
This work must be handled by the
county farm bureau. The point was
emphasized hat this movement in
each county must originate and be
boosted by the farmers organizations
themselves.
In brief. the work of the county
agent as outlined by Mr.. Lloyd is:
Cd To survey the needs of the
county and its problems: TO carry to
the farmers the good ideas found in
any particular one and in every way
work to improve soils, crops, and
animals.
ca To make a careful economic
survey, and alter deciding what is the
best crops for each community to es-
tablish a community type OF farm
ing. Ii all the farmers in the COM
munity are doing the same general
kind of farming, that is the best type
Of farming, for that community the
county Will Become widely noted for
its especial ability to produce certain
crops or products.
go To strive to eliminate the
waste in marketing farm produce.
ca To make farm life as attrac-
tive as the life of town or city, Il
community of interests in the county
will he ollowed by modern improve
ments and comforts not eXcelled in
the town. The natural result will
be to keep the best blood in the
country. This will result in a per
NANCY of the better type OF farm life.
The county agent has a lifetime
| Job. and To be most effective he must
stay on the job ten to twenty or
more years- His efficiency~wil in
crease every year.
President Pclisho Speaks.
President Perisho then gave an
enthusiastic outline of The relation
| between the district and county agent
and the State College, and asserted
hat they are really members of the
State College faculty. He gave bis
assurance hat the college will al
ways be ready to help with the work
in the field wherever practical, and
hat the college will be aggressive in
carrying out the. intent of the extern
sion movement for the benefit of the
| state.
Professor Lloyd to Assist Several
Counties.
Mr.. Lloyd Went from Brookings tc
Butte county TO assist in organizing
toward the employment OF a county
agent. Thence. he Will so to Nit
chell on March 90 where he will as,
sist Prof. WA. O%strander in a specia
meeting OF Dawson, Hanson, San.
born. Douglas, Aurora and Hutchin
son counties. Representatives wer'
present at this meeting from th'
following counties: Brown. Butte
Dawson. Clark. Minnehaha, Douglas
Dav. Lyman, Sanborn and Hanson
All of these counties contemplate TIT
1 early organization for securing
county agent.