The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-12-12
ARKANSAS CAMPUS
OF THE UNIVERSITY
Agricultural Extension Division Helps
Solve Practically All the
Problems.

anSaS.
Arkansas the Campus of the Uni
versity" has become a reality. The
Agricultural Extension Division or
ganized in small way only few
years ago has grown in extent of ser
vice and in range of subject matter
until now the University is in position
to serve any community in the state
In connection with practically any OF
it's agricultural problems.
Unity of Effort.
Through a memorandum OF under
standing the College of !. griculture OF
the University and the United States
Department of Agriculture have
agreed that all extension work con-
Quoted in the state by either institu-
ton will be through a central organi-
zation, the Extension Division Of the
College Of Agriculture. This insures
unity of effort and avoids useless du
plication.
The Agricultural Extension Work
is founded on the fundamental prin-
ciple that the best way of teaching is
through demonstration. For this rea-
SCH the term demonstration Work.
Is very often used
Organization.
The College Of Agriculture of the
University and the U S. Department
Of Agriculture look 10 the Director of
Extension as their Joint representa-
tive responsible to each. Under this
Organization the State Agent has
charge of County Agent work: the
State Home Demonstration Agent the
County Agent Work for Women; the
State Boys and Girls Club Agent,
Club Work; and highly trained spec
i;Gi.ts in the several phases of agri-
2za1tGTe and homo economics.
County Agent Work
SfXty-tWo county agents, employed
Jointly by the Extension Division and
the county, visit farmers 81 their own
farms, in their own communities, at
their own schools; advise them as to
BEST farm practices for their particu-
lar soil farm. and market conditions;
conduct demonstrations With them;
enroll and instruct farmer boys in
the club work or corn, cotton peanut
pls' OF cail growing ana eaea pc
comes a guiding factor in shaping the
agricultural growth CT his county
along INES oil greatest economic Valae
% the county.
Demonstrations WItEin Farm F'onses'
Fclty-SeFen tT''IiiNd women next
veal mere VIII ~ siA'E)' county
Home demonstration Agents ASSIST
the farm wives IN tae=r eEortS 10 be
come better houSfri&eaahs, Here. too,
me demonstration Is mo DaslS on
winch the lesson IS tatEh.. me girls
are taught 10 SrH" teatA acre Oh 10
matoea or GtAer F"s4titRieS' OF pen
81 chlckeAs. Conn it8 ana crying el
TRAITS ana Negfi;OieS are l;tu-Ht
through actual DEMONSTRATORS. WI
men ana girls St6dy bfead making
sewing, ana the many ot}ef houHeAoid
problems through Demon 5trauoH6 con
ducteu by the agent But. hy i''F th2
cfGaler effect OF the work is the de
Nelopment OF Ie@d2rShlp on the p"r1
OF Local people VIC volunteer t4i ald
IN promoting inc work IN the many
communities oil the county.
SUPERVISOR
For economy ana e1hclency IN SUI
perYi-lon OF the WORK the state Is Oil
Fid@d into i've districts OF hfteen eoun'
ties each. The District Agent imam
Is espGAsible to the state Agent fol
the work OF each OF the county agents
in his district, The lAStr'ct Homo
D"c0RStratlon AGen' tWoman) Is re
sFonSlDle 70 the Seate llom' Demon
Stratlon agent Tor the Work OF Tic
County fome Demonstration Agents
in he1 district.
Specialists.
County Agents are called upon for
information III all branches OF aGrl'
culture. lie, therefore, cannot spe
cialize in any one branch OF agrlcul'
ture. More OF 'fess technical lnforma