. County agricultural agent work in the northern and western states. Status and . ented somebody. A satisfactory solution was found, goodfeeling was maintained, a possible strike was averted, and best of allan important agricultural industry was saved. Similar situations ex-isted in New York and New England and equally satisfactory resultswere secured through timely action by the farm bureaus. In suchcampaigns as this the countyagents point the way to suc-cessf lifcooperation and main-tain their status as teacherswithout engaging in the workof organization or takingpart in the busine
. County agricultural agent work in the northern and western states. Status and . ented somebody. A satisfactory solution was found, goodfeeling was maintained, a possible strike was averted, and best of allan important agricultural industry was saved. Similar situations ex-isted in New York and New England and equally satisfactory resultswere secured through timely action by the farm bureaus. In suchcampaigns as this the countyagents point the way to suc-cessf lifcooperation and main-tain their status as teacherswithout engaging in the workof organization or takingpart in the business relationsof the associations whenformed. An important service ren-dered by the county agents tofarmers in connection withlive stock was the counsel andadvice given in the selectionof 6j264 registered consisted of stallions,bulls, rams, and boars, andwere bought by individualfarmers or associations. Theagent usually accompanied „ ,, „ , .. ^ ,.*.,, , o •J! ^^^- H-—County agent in California showing a the farmers or committee of farmer how to vaccinate for 22 farmers and acted in the capacity of an expert in the selection of theanimals. In a similar manner the agent frequently accompanies acommittee of farmers in the purchase of dairy cows. Work of thissort has done much toward the standardization of breeds in sev-eral counties. In the far West the agent has demonstrated themethod of vaccinating calves for blackleg to thousands of farmers(see fig. 11). His work along this line last year involved more than120,000 calves. WORK WITH SOILS. Work in relation to soil improvement has continued to be one ofthe most important lines of work. Three thousand two hundred andtwenty-five crop rotation systems were planned by county agents andadopted by farmers; 933 drainage systems involving 124,754 acres,were planned by county agents and the operation carried out by thefarmers; 194 irrigation systems involving 19,829 acres were plannedand developed. Farmers we
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