The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-04-21
ABOUT
THE UNIVERSITY
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nual reports and 155 bulletins. as we'll
as 800 press bulletins. We are, there
fore, "a bulletins and 800 press bulle-
tine ahead of the requirements.
Last Years Work
One annual report, 108 pages, 1000
copies; total pages, $4,000.
Five bulletins, 260 pages, $4,000
copies; total pages. 2O,75O,OOO.
Forty press bulletins, 80 pages, ST.
900 copies; total pages, $4,000.
Total number of pages printed,
21,574,OOO.
Total pages distributed 5000 IT,
100000.
Departments
There are six leading departments
in the Experiment Station:
Animal industry department.
Soils and fertilizer department
Plant physiology department.
Plant disease department.
Entomology department.
Forage crop department.
Extension Division
The beginning of the Extension Di-
vision had its foundation in the farm
ers' Institutes which have been con-
Quoted for more than twenty eyars. In
1914 the Smith-Lever bill passed Con-
gress, establishing an organic CO.
operative arrangement between the
agricultural college and the depart
ment of agriculture.
The object of this division is to give
instruction and practical demonstra-
ton in agriculture and home econom-
les to people not resident at the col
lege. From this portion of the law you
will see that the Extension Division
has to deal directly with the subjects
of agriculture and home economics to
people located in the various counties
of the state. The moneys arising from
the Smith-Lever fund were given di-
rectly to the land grant college in
order that this work may be carried
out. The agricultural college is CO.
operating with the Woman's College
at Tallahassee in carrying out the
home demonstration work. 1t is CO.
operating with the negro college at
Tallahassee to carry out demonstra-
ton work among the negro farmers
and negro homes in the state.
Technically speaking the different
departments in our extension work are
designated as projects. These differ
ent departments or projects are as
follows:
(a) County agents, located in the
majority of counties in the state and
usually have their headquarters at the
county seat.
(b) Home demonstration agents, To-
, Gated in the majority of counties of
the state with headquarters usually at
the county seat. This work is carried
on comparatively with the Florida
State College for Women.
(c) Boys agricultural clubs. organ
lied in practically all of the counties
of the state.
(d) Work with the negro youth
carried on comparatively with the Ne
gro Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege.
(e) Livestock, giving special atten-
ton to the development of the beef
cattle raising on the farms in Florida
(f) Hog cholera educational work,
carried on directly wit hthe hog rails
ers of the state.
(g) Poultry work, carried on di-
rectly with the poultry men of the
state.
All of these different lines of work
have their special state leader, work
ing directly and under the instruction
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Conclusion
We have before us the most splendid
opportunity of developing a much finer
and better and more harmonious civ
ilization than we have ever had be-
fore. Many people are speaking of
the present situation as reconstruc-
ton. l do not like to call it recon-
struction because nothing has been
demolished. We are, however, going
through a readjustment, sloughing off
many of the old and useless things and
taking on a new form and new prob
lens Agriculture in the state of
Florida is going through so rapid a
development that we can almost call
it revolution. Those of US who have
the opportunity need to support these
problems in an altruistic way. If we
study it is a narrow, selfish way we
will be lost in the readjustment. The
world has come to recognize more and
more that Service not self" is the
keynote to success. We are all work.
ing as hard as we know how to make
the one great industry of Florida, ag-
riculture, the fullest success possible.
There is no one in a position where he
cannot enjoy himself to the fullest ex-
tent if he only catches the motto, "Ser-
vice not Self" P. II. Rolls.