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The County Farm Bureau & County Agent In South Dakota, I. B. Johnson
The County Farm Bureau & County Agent In South Dakota, I. B. Johnson
SDSU Extension Circulars
The Farm Bureau and the County Agent movement was started in South Dakota in 1913 when Codington and Spink Counties organized for the purpose of securing the services of a County Agricultural Agent. This was two years prior to the enactment of the present South Dakota Farm Bureau law, but the farmers of those counties saw the value of Farm Bureau work and through personal efforts secured financial assistance form the county and the United State Department of Agriculture for employing a county agent. When the Smith-Lever Act was passed by Congress in 1914, it gave an immense impetus to …
Boys' And Girls' Club Work, A. G. Morton
Boys' And Girls' Club Work, A. G. Morton
SDSU Extension Circulars
What is Club Work? It is an organized effort to awaken the interest of boys and girls in agriculture and industrial problems, to induce them to increase the wealth of the community by the production and conservation of grain and meats and vegetables through club activities and to train their hands and minds by practice and instruction in various field and home projects.