The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-01-29
FORTY COUNTIES
ARE REPRESENTED
COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AGENTS
FROM ALL PARTS OF STATE
HERE FOR CONFERENCE
PROF. LARSON RAPS BROOMNGS COUNTY
This county's Unofficial Woman Agent
Tells How Local Pig Clubs
Were Organized.

One of the really big forward move
ments in farming is the organization
of county farm bureaus and the en-
ployment under them Of agricultural
agents, or advisers, in each of the
counties so organized. The confer
ence of these county agents in Brook
ings this week, While the attendance is
practically confined to the men and
women Immediately connected with
the work, is of more than passing in
terest to all citizens of the state, and
particularly to those who are directly
interested in farming and farm life
That Brookings county is not taking
advantage of the opportunity to Sc
cure financial aid in this work offered
by the state and federal governments
is a matter for regret, and one which
ganizing, as have more than half Of
the counties of the state.
The conference which il being held
this week at the State college has
brought together about eighty men
and women who are employed by their
respective counties, and forty counties
are thus represented From some Of the
counties come only an agricultural
agent while others sent also homo
demonstration worker, and several
employ other special representatives
They are devoting a whole week to
the work Of discussing their work and
its various problems, comparing notes
on methods and results, hearing these
matters discussed by men and women
from the agricultural department CT
South Dakota State college and other
similar institutions, and they will go
bac-s 20 their homes much better pre-
pared than before for their work.
Most of the young men are graduates
of good agricultural schools and al
most without exception they have had
a thorough practical experience in
farming
Mrs. William erase made a hit ut
the conference Monday afternoon with
her description of how the pig club
work was put over the top In Brook
ings county. Director c. Larsen in
troduced her as the Brookings county
agent, the only agent in the state not
drawing a salary. The general feel
ing was that with so much interest
displayed by the boys and girls of
the county Brookings county should
get busy at once and employ an agent.
The sessions tomorrow and Saturday
will be of especial interest. At 900
o'clock tomorrow Director p. +. Trow'
bridge Of North Dakota Experiment
Station will give meat cutting demon
stratfon in the stock Judging pavilion
J NJ Brander, county agent of Doug
las county will talk on the Community
Meat Ring" and Miss G. |. Carlson
and Miss Pierson on the Preserva
lion of Meat on the Farm" At 1.30
in the afternoon-JOint session OF
/ farm bureau delegates, college and ex
! tension workers and student body
community singing led by Grace B
Wynn, "Woman's Work in the Farm
Bureau" by May Secrest, state leader
of home demonstration work in Mime
sofa. One of the big events of the
week will be an address OF "The
American Farm Bureau Federation,
by S. L. Strivings, CASTLE, n. Y, vice
president Of the American Farm Blu
reau Federation. At 400 o'clock fina
session of extension workers, farm
bureau delegates, report of commit
tees and completion of business. Sat
urday, livestock fitting demonstrations
-w. s. S.