Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-10-05
EXTEND COUNTY AGENT WORK
Essex, Grand Isle and Lam0ille
TO Have Agents Next.
RAN Announced in First Annual it~-
port of Extension ser,icc--Yrsr
Ending June 30 was Active
Few Facts.

me first annual report of the agri-
cultural extension service covering the
year ending June 80 shows n credit a bic
record of activity. TWO extension cir
cuiars and a mlmeographcd "brieflcts"
were published and about 20 arlic,cs sent
TO the press. Az complete a list az Dos
slDie or the farmers I'm the State, CON-
Piled from the check list of annual town
meetings. is now being prepared. Five
Thousand letters were written. I'm nil of
Inc nine counties Where there Is n count y
agent there Is an organization If farm
crs, and agents aud the service ro.operntp
The following Describes fine work rf The
seven county agents bury Nv iplI
Farm people, Farmers visited 9tdi ,
farm visits, tDJa; farmers calls ON agent
at office, CSC; business telephone calls,
2..sS, addresses. 33s with All attendance
Of 133Ga; local farmers clubs mud as.
sociatlons formed. 81 with membership Of
GA; agricultural articles In county papers.
IL; circular letters. a.: international and
advisory letters. 6.S3q; schools essse cd
In developing agricultural instruction, "ii
pupils thus reached. Gs2.
'tarmstead Farm plans. l07; farm
buildings planned or improved. S; slo CON.
structlou planned :,
'Crups. Seed corn selection, IS; acres
planted, $50; tested seed. acres. 100
Livestock. Cow tost assocln lions
formed 49, cows IN Same, a.lcu; halanc.
cd rations figured. ~.
| Fertilization. Better use II home
manurial RESOURCES, 1907 farms using
home-mxed fertilizers. bce, tons 1880
farms using lime. l20. tons 52i.
! Farm bueiness. Accounts. los, parcel
post marketing, 20. purchasing and
marketing associations formed. 81. farm
busnosn surveya made. l35
There were under way in 1918, 3I9 field
demonstrations"
It In the aim OF the service to exten
tho county nsont syrtcm to at least sev-
eral other counties. Chttenden already
has M agent. but the following is of In
terest;
1.-The University trustees have adopt
al the definite policy OF extendna the
county ngent system to Chittsnden. Es-
sex. Grand Tsle. Lamo.lle and Wpshiug.
ton counties. at Tho rate of one county
annually. providing the farmers in these
counties evidence their desire for huct
service by forming county farmers as
sociations. in accordance with the proVi
sions Of No. 100 OF the acts of 1915. chit
itcnden county having qualified, county
agent was placed at work early in the
fiscal year of i915-l6. Washington county
also having qualified. but later than Chit
tenden county will lie served thus no
later than July I. 1916.
Exhibits were shown al g fairs; % agri
cultural schools We're held with an aver
age attendance of & persons and regis
ltration Of 80. Eighteen home economic.
schools were held with an average regis
tration of 81 and an average attendance
of ~ per session. In club work the STATE
agent has met 6,lcG boys ana 6.9l3 girls
2230 men. 3.391 women. a total of iS6i2
He has formed ~ clubs in - differen
towns, has made 216 addresses in 50 differ
ont towns; held 34S interviews and 166 con
ferenCes, given ~ canning demonstra
tons in ten counties to ,5%6 persons
visited 30 high schools. 21% grades. con
ferred with As superint endents of schools
several repeatedly, 1851 teachers and Il
girls preparing for teaching.
The foregoing are only few Of sevcra
features of successful year.