Evening journal., 1921-01-11
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ment was not satisfactory for either
line OF work, and on July 1920. the
agents were placed on full time as
County Club agents.
Theodore n. Martin, State club
leader, has had supervision OF the club
work, cooperating with the county
agents, the Smith-Hughes schools and
the farm bureaus OF the several coun-
ties. NJ. O. Pence, county agent leader,
has directed the activities OF the coun-
~ agricultural agents and taken the
leadership in the farm crop and farm
management extension projects. Spe-
cialiSts have beel stationed with the
subject matter departments OF The col
lege, but have been directly respon-
siblo TO the director In everything eX-
cept subject matter.
There has been no change in rela-
tlOnship with the state Board OF Agri-
culture, but a spirit OF mutual helpful
ness between the Extension Division
and the state Board has been devel-
Oped that promises much for the fu-
.ture During the month Of August. the
state Board loaned its poultrymen TO
the Extension Division for the pur-
pose Of staging poultry culling dem
onstrations. Too much can not be said
OF the kindly attitude Of the state
Board Of Agriculture during The year.
Contact between the Extension Dl-
vision and the state Department OF Ed
ucation comes largely through the
Smith Hughes Agriculture high
schools. In an endeavOr 10 reach an
understanding between the Extension
Division and the Smith-Hughes teach
ers, especially as to club work and
county agent work. memorandums OF
agreement were drawn up and signed
by the director OF extension and the
director OF Vocational Education. This
agreement or understanding has beel
In force nearly a year and has not
worked out as well as was anticipated
The use Of the Smith-Hughes teachers
Of agriculture as local club leaders has
not in general been satisfactory TO the
extension service. There are few
localities where the plan works well
and we are in hopes that better results
viii obtain in the future
The report. sets the work that has
been done on the various protests
which include county agents. boys
and girls clubs, home demonstration
horticultural, plant diseases, truck
crops and farm management.
The county agents durilg the year
carried on projects in crop improve
ment which included the following
Soy beans. permanent pasture. certified
seed potatoes. demonstrations ir
treating sweet potatoes. better tomato
plants, alfalfa demonstrations, corr
shows. orchard demonstrations. farI
records, labOr-eavlng machinery ant
farm loan associations. Projects were
also carried out in soil improvement
a. nd HIu III
assisted I'm giving demons iratiOn6 II
disease control In vineyards. orchards
aud truck crops.
Deaa McCue, in concluding his re
port. says:
while the work has made stead!
progress during the year and has beer
constructive. The extension office Il
very much worried over the future
Of the work. Our chief cause OF worr,
rs that OF finances. Az the nresel
time. We are not able 10 ind finance
specialists, and without the aid %
specialists we feel that in time eXien
sion work may develop into mediocrit!
and routine and be without great In
spiration So far. there has been M
county support outside OF ofllce ail
by the Farm Bureau. There Is grca
need OF county appropriations for IN
work. especially In financing count
agents. AZ the present time count
! commits. toner's are without power {
grant such support Undouhicd'
farm bureaus will prepare and presen
a bin 20 the legislature mat viii gran
/ the county commissioners The powe
TO make appropriations II they deer
Z 10 wise.
III hy any chance the Federal sup
Elementary funds should be with
| drawn. extension work will be greatl
crippled. As without supplemental
! funds. Federal and Slate. we would b
unable 20 maintain our present fore
/ in the fleld
"There is crying need for a pou'tr
specialist. as the poultry Interests O
The state are large.
I'VE are struggling under the handl
cap Of being a small state with Unite
| income vet having nearly an the ayr
cultural problems Of much larger an
more wealthy states. Virtually ever
farming interest except cottol. hee
cattle and sheep are represented
Delaware.
"The rural population Is more an
more appreclatng the efforts OF N
Extension Division. and from th'
standpoint the outlook Is most mop,
ful. Rural leadership is being Slow
but surely developed. and hitheri
undiscovered talents OF leadership a.
being uncovered There are many rur
communities that are as yet uniouche
and ihc field OF development 9r
| growth Is large. 10 is our policy
build slowly, but with thoroughnei
and such wisdom as is granted US