Show The Th Duties Of The County Agent Today Tak J from Report of County Agricultural Agent Work U U. U S. S D D. D A A. A War Food Administration The most important Import nt Job of the a agent ent today Is that of ot helping farmers keep pare pace with modern lic l- l Ie ic methods T J The agent is continually searching for new methods vaI ant and beler b b. tier wartime ways way of I doing necessary Jobs whether they be ways ays to save labor get more milk per cow or more eggs per hen make better use of ot fertilizer make scarce and precious precious pre pre- cious clous machinery last longer meet the complicated problems of wartime marketing mar mar- marketing increase a acreage on a sound basis or teach the best local methods to farmers farm farm- farmers ers who have never grown soybeans peanuts hemp or other war crops All Allare Allare Allare are vital parts of war production I Behind all this educational work of 01 the county agricultural agent is his training experience with local problems and the confidence of local people His Job under the Smith-Lever Smith Act by tradition tradition tra tra- tra experience and wartime administrative admin assignment is to carry carryon on the necessary educational work for tor the war programs of the War Food Administration tion United States Department of Agriculture Agriculture Agri Agri- culture and the agricultural colleges Some of the more specific Jobs of cf the county agricultural extension agent of today are to 1 Bring Dring the farmer the scientific facts and help that will en enable enable en en- able him to farm tarm t still more efficiently and to Increase his income 2 Encourage Encourage En En- coura courage the farmer to grow his food set jf of good goad table live well 3 Assist with the marketing of eggs livestock and livestock products g general crops truck crops and timber by areas areas' 4 Develop programs bring about needed adjustments and planning including war post-war planning 5 S Carry out soil soU building and conservation 6 Assist with agricultural conservation practice programs 7 Promote the social c cul cultural il- il l. l tural tuna recreational intellectual and life of rural people 8 8 Place opportunity before rural people whereby whereby where where- by they may develop all aU their native talents talents through work recreation social i iaci Iau j j select select and train community and ana neighborhood lea leani lea n lea s sI conduct i 4 H Club Programs Involving rural youth 11 Improve e an and increase service to farmers through trained farm leaders 12 Engage in programs that Involve city as well as rural people among such programs be being being be be- ing those relating to Victory gardens nutrition and recruiting cl city cly people lor lot urgent farm J arm we work rt All Ae a war emergency county extension 1 I ag ag ais Ls II rn re r ring r nj major roles In such I ill ju as of ot count county War Boards 2 Acting In an advisory capacity to machinery rationIng rationing ration ration- Ing boards 3 Supplying information for county draft beards in the deferment of necessary farm workers 4 Making numerous surveys 5 Organizing and directing Increased production of needed needed need need- ed special war crops 6 0 Re Recruiting placement and training of farm labor 7 Organizing emergency production and preservation programs In I and training new workers 8 Helping to relocate farm tarm families in defense andT ant and T T. V V. A A. A areas 9 Organizing and conducting conducting con con- ducting war bond and ami stamp drives 10 Collecting s scrap rap Iron and salvage rubber for war equipment production 11 Helping to build and maintain th thI morale of 01 farm people |