Extension work among Negroes 1920 . ablish good keeping of a milch cow, and the raising of more poultry, and pro-viding pastures and growing feed for all the live stock as from anylines of work carried on. 18 Department Circular 190, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. MOTOR TRUCK MOVABLE SCHOOL. In Alabama some very successful extension work among Negroesin rural communities has been done through the operation of movableschools. Under this plan a truck is provided with a rather full lineof equipment, such as spraying outfits, paint brushes, farm levels,carpenters tools, bread mixers, milk
Extension work among Negroes 1920 . ablish good keeping of a milch cow, and the raising of more poultry, and pro-viding pastures and growing feed for all the live stock as from anylines of work carried on. 18 Department Circular 190, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. MOTOR TRUCK MOVABLE SCHOOL. In Alabama some very successful extension work among Negroesin rural communities has been done through the operation of movableschools. Under this plan a truck is provided with a rather full lineof equipment, such as spraying outfits, paint brushes, farm levels,carpenters tools, bread mixers, milk testers, fireless cookers, fly traps,and numerous other materials for use in putting on demonstrationsin the various lines of work (figs. 9 and 10). Two or more workersare in charge of the truck, which is moved from place to place, wherearrangements have already been made for the meetings. Usually aregular route is mapped out, the local agents notified, and they inturn notify the people of the community of the date and place where. Fig. 8.—Progress is being made in improving methods of marketing, especially grading and packing. the demonstration is to be conducted. In one place it may be im-proving the house or the orchard, and in another place it may bealmost entirely for the benefit of the women and girls in some kindof home work. This outfit is being used to a limited extent in allsections of the State. The expense in equipping and operating suchan outfit is so great that it can not be recommended for general special uses in certain localities and under the management ofa force having the personality and ability to impress the lesson, it isa good medium for disseminating information. MOTION PICTURE FILMS. During the year the United States Department of Agriculturemade a motion picture to show step by step the development andprogress of a typical Negro community under the influence of thedemonstration work. The scene is staged in Alabama, where Negro Extension Work
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