Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-25

and elected a community committee
to cooperate with the extension
agents in executing the program.
referred to hereafter as organized"
communities. There were 2701 diff
ferent persons who served as men,
bers of the community committees or
leaders of boys and girls clubs.
IA constant effort is being made
to improve methods of conducting
demonstrations and to organize the
office and field work more efficiently.
The increased number of demonStra-
tions completed during 1922 Is due
largely to better organization of work
which permitted extension agents to
keep in closer touch with the demon
strations either by personal calls OF
through correspondence.
Projects in Effect During Year
During the, fiscal year ending
June 30, 1928, the following projects
were in effect: Project 1, Organiza-
ton and Administration; Project q
County Agent Work; Project 8, EXten-
sion Work in Home Economics: Pro-
4. Poultry Husbandry: Project 6. Ex-
Project z, Farm Management Demon
strations: Project 8. Boys and Girls
Agricultural. and Home Economics
Clubs; Project 10, Crops.
I'm addition to the above "a CO.
operative White Pine Blister Rust
project has been in effect since May
!, 1922. The supervision of this pro-
ject is under the direction of the
State Forest Commissioner in CO.
operation with the Bureau of Plant
industry of the United States De-
rartment of Agriculture.
Organization and Administration
"There have been no important
changes during the past year in the
organization of the Extension Service.
The Director is responsible for the
organization and administration of
the service. State agents are respon-
sible to the director for the work
conducted under their project
throughout the State, while county
extension agents play very definite
and important part in the preparation
and execution of the plans of extern
sion work. Through the director.
county agent leader and State home
demonstration leader a close rela-
tioIship and understanding is main
tanned between State agents and
county extension agents.
During the year one additional
home economics specialist was added
to the service. There are now two such
specialists, one of whom is respon-
sible for the clothing. and the other
for the foods and the household man
agcment projects The employment
of an additional agent has been of
much assistance to tho home demon
stration agents in making plans for
and in conducting their projects.
Relationship With Other organiza.
tions
"There has been but one change in
official relationship during the fiscal
year for which this report is made.
The new relationship is with the
State Forestry Department with
which the Extension Service is now
cooperating in the White Pine Blister
Rust control.
Relationship with other depart
p1ents of the university. with the Ex-
pertinent Station. State Department
of Agriculture. Farm Bureaus and
State Agricultural and Home Eco
Monies Associations have continued
tremendously as heretofore. All have
worked together for the promotion of
what appeared to be for the best in
teicsts of the farm and home.
For. improving Efficiency
"a new phase of the bi-monthly
conference of State agents was
adopted during the year which gives
promise of very valuable results.
Two committees. composed Of the
State project leaders were appointed,
committee on extension methods
and committee on projects and pro-
grams. While these committees are
composed of State agents the studies
and surveys which must be made will
involve all county extension agents.
Several meetings of these committees
have been held and considerable pro-
gress has been made. The commit
tee on extension methods and pro-
grams IS making n survey of the
State as rapidly as possible to secure
definite information concerning the
farm business, the farm home and
rural society conditions. Resulting
from the work of these two commit
tees extension agents should have a
more thorough knowledge of the
problems underlying their projects
which can be most effectively used
to solve them.
Changes in Personnel
six designations We're presented
during the fiscal year ending June
80, 1923, three of which became eff
fectlve the last day of the fiscal year.
OF these six persons leaving the
service, two resigned to become
homemakers and one to operate his
own farm. A list of the changes in
personnel follows: designations
Alfred Ellis, assistant State club
leader; Amy Whitford, home demon
stration agent for Franklin county;
f.. w. Norton, county agent for
Aroostook county; Anita n. Babb,
home demonstration agent for Oxford
county; j. II. Philbrick, assistant
county agent for Aroostook county;
c. A. Storer. county agent for Somer-
set county. Appointments-Estel
Mason, home demonstration agent for
Waldo county: Helen p. Cooper,
home demonstration agent for Andro-
Scoggin and Sagadahoc countless.
Mary G. Flynt, home demonstration
agent for Washington county; ARA
5. Mixer, assistant State club lead
er; M. Eleanor jackson, home
economics specialist; Edna M. Cobb.
home economies specialist; Marjorie
p. Symonds. home demonstration
agent for Franklin county.
County Agent Work
During 1922 agricultural work was
conducted in $50 organized com
munities we'll distributed over the
State. There We're eleven more COM
1lunities in which extension work in
agriculture was organized and con-
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