xt7f7m04082m https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7f7m04082m/data/mets.xml   Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station. 1924 journals kaes_circulars_001_3_171_annual_report_1923 English Lexington : The Service, 1913-1958. Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station Circular (Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station) n. 171 text Circular (Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station) n. 171 1924 2014 true xt7f7m04082m section xt7f7m04082m Extension Division
THOMAS P. COOPER, Dean and Director
FOR THE A
YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1923.
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ofthe work providvd for in thc Art of Congress of Many S, 11*14.
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Lexington, Keiitueky, January 2, 1924.
I’resil4l<‘IIl lll‘\'l'}'Z
I have the honor to preseiit the annual report of the Divis-
ion of i\gri¢·ultural lixteiisioii ot` the <'ollege of Agriculture, Uni-
versity of l{Q‘llI\1l‘l(}', for tl1<~ year (*llll<‘ll l)et·eiuber 31, 1923. In i
tliis report will l»e lilbllllll a statemmt of the various activities
of the past year. also a list of pulilieations and zi finaneial
statement liy the liusiiiess Agent of receipts and expenditures.
Respeetfiilly,
'I`11oA1l\s (`oormz, Dean and Director.
Lexington, Keutueky, January 15, 1924.
Honoralwle \Yilliam J. Fields,
Governor of Kentuelay.
Sir:
I lierewitli sulmiit. the annual report of the Division of Agri-
cultural Iixtension, estalvlislied under act of the legislature ofthe
State of I((‘Illll(‘l{}’, approved 1\I£ll'(‘ll 15, 1916, containing an
· Zl(’<'Olllli of the aetivities of the lixteiisioii llivisiou. College of
Agriculture. l`niversity of 1(entueky, for the year ended De-
eemlver 31, 1923.
Respectfully,
Fmxi; L. )IC\vI£Y, 1’»·0sz`dvnz‘.

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 CIRCULAR NO. 171
Annual Report of the Extension Division, 1923
Prepared by T. R. BRYANT
Assistant Director of Extension.
'l`he year 1923 has been one ofthe most satisfaetory from the `
standpoint of results aeeoinplislwd since extension work in agri-
culture and l1ome eeononiies was heguu iu Kentucky. This is
due lo several eanses. 'l`he prohlems and the methods hy which
they may lie solved are lieconiliig lietter lln¤_lC1‘stOOireetor`s ottiee would have a tendency to make
one liclieve that all the dil`tieulties of farming and rural home-
iuaking were heing rapidly overeomc, and in a sense this is true.
'l`he principles ot` soil improvement. soil management, fertiliza-
tion. crop production. animal feeding and home iiuprovemeut are
becoming hetter iuulerstood and utilized hy an amazing number
of people. and yet an investigation of rural conditions reveals
facts which show that this work has scarcely more than heguu.
(`ontrary to what one might think. it is a tact that the aver-
age Kentueky t`armer does not yet take eare to test the seed he
plants: he still feeds rations that are t`ar from the hest. for his
stock. The live stock are ot` such quality that they eau never
hope to reaeli the top ot` the market. 'l`he cows he feeds are such
low producers that milk is produced at an unnecessarily high
cost. Ile does not know which ot` his hens in the poultry Hock
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dairying. farm crops, soils. t*l'¤‘ll2il'tllllf. vegetable tl`l't\\\`lIltI, ll*¤I[lQ II
economies, \'L‘lCI`ll121I`}' lIlCtilt'lllt‘t illllllllll lllhlllllllll`}`. l`il1‘lll 1111111- It
` ageinent, inarketing. a11d others. 'l`l1esc workers lmvc tl1ci1· head-
quarters at the lviiivcrsity. 'l`hc other class consists ot` coiuity
i‘epI‘ese11tati\‘es who look after inattcrs i11 general i11 their rc- 2
speetive counties Zllltl who have tl1e specialists at tl1ci1· co111111a11d
when neeessity arises. Q
lt is ditlictilt for a speciali.ll}' with tl1e county tisc;1l
court or county sehool hoard, at which the t‘(llll`l or hoard is _
asked to set aside llll ainount ol` lllt>Ilt‘}' siitlicicnt to meet half 2
the eost of sueh an agent.
{ The University provides the other hall` of the necessary (
funds a11d an agent is selected who is inutually agreeable to the 3
county and tl1e Uiiiversity.
It is gratifying to note llllll despite lllll`2l\'0l`ill>l0 li11:111cial
` V conditions during tl1e past year, lll(‘l't‘ has been a steady increase l
in the number of county agents. 'l`lll‘l‘C are now employed i11 the (
State a total of o11e liundred county workers. `
Q ` Attention is invited to the SlllIllll2ll`)' reports hy dcpa1·t111e11i$
4 on the following pages: i

 A mtual Report for the Year 1923 9
L County Agricultural Agent Work
· ('onnty agent work is centered around the principle that the
1 conmnmity is the foundation ot` thc State or nation and com-
·l munity programs huilt hy local people in their respective com-
° munitics are the t`ouudation and strength of a State extension
·* pyogratn. l·`or this reason the supervising oftitrcrs have assisted
to the fullest in huildiug comunntity programs and devising
tc plans. forms and utcthotls for making them most effective,
il l·`or thrcc years previous to 1923, the agents have been urged
to l»uil·l cominuuity prograuts with local leaders in charge of
each project. hut not until 19235 did the plan go into full cftect. _
X· These community programs have proved equally practical in
HS every part ot` the state. 'l`l1e rich bluegrass a11d the hilly moun-
ac tait; counties use the saute method ot` making programs that fit
ul lllL'll` lt1<‘i1l l`!"t1llll`t'lll(`lll$.
`l` lnstead ot` the old system under which one man, commonly
TY called community chairman. was lturdened with the responsi-
l°` bility of all the projects for the conmtunity, 2111(l the county ex-
ml ecutivc committee was hardened with the details of each project
undertaken in the county, tl1e new plan of community-built pro-
ll" gram provides for a large respousihility heing placed on project
tl committeemen charged with the planning and execution of work
lll. along specific agricultural lines. The work includes men, wo-
men and children, and is divided among as many local men and
—`“i women in each community as there are projects undertaken in
"’l` the community.
Mil lvnder this plan, for example, all the project leaders in one
H; neighborhood constitute a connnunity committee and each mem-
‘ her is charged with the responsibility of carrying thru one
_ of the projects agreed upon and assigned to him. During the
  past year 439 sneli community programs were huilt a11d 2,478
local leaders were reported.
cm ln numbers there has heen a favorable development as on
~ase Dcccmhcr 31 there were ($4 counties with agents at work, three
img @UUI1i1l‘S with agents appointed to liegin in January and tl1I‘€€
vttllnties with appropriations ready t`or agents. (Nee page 13.)
Cuts The assistant state agents have been very active in U18 Bf-
fort to develop community work and have made many improve- _
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10 Kentucky Exfcvzsion. Circular N0. 171
‘ ' ments for keeping records and reporting. After trying several
i plans during the past year and studying the records of the vari.
W ous agents it has been decided to require each agent to furnish
on forms supplied: lst, a list of communities in the county and
those having programs indicated; 2nd, a list of major and minor
projects as built from the compilation of community programs;
3rd, a sketch of county with outline of communities; 4th, a list
. of specialists desired for the year, so far as can be determined
from the projects planned; 5th, a list giving the names and ad-
dresses of the county executive committee working with the
j county agent; Gth. a list of county project committeemen; Tth_
outline of projects with goal, leaders. results, ctc.; Sth, a calen-
dar of work by months and projects.
Such plans give uniformity of reporting, yet. leave freedom
in community program building. Then. in the case of a change
of agents, which still remains one ot` our big problems, sonic very
i important information will be ready for the newcomer.

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