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County Agents in Kansas Farm Bureau Work Summary
Kansas farm bureaus and county agents published 406 county papers articles and 160 circulars reaching 35,000. They distributed 13,430 experiment station and USDA bulletins and sent 7,288 personal letters. They aided 213 schools with 4,882 pupils and organized demonstrations across farms with broad attendance. They boosted Hessian fly control in four counties by sowing wheat after fly-free dates, with widespread reductions in damage. Ten thousand acres were sown with smut treated seed. alfalfa planted on 542 farms. 751 farms used manure methods. lime used on 89 farms. 2,977 acres of sweet clover, 677 acres of cowpeas, and 400 acres of clover established. Live stock programs included 57 registered bulls, nine rams, 34 boars, and 20 sires moved between counties. 200 dairy cows and 187 beef cows purchased. They expanded livestock feeding on 161 farms and planned 870 rations. A hog cholera district vaccinated 3,500 hogs, with about 7,000 vaccinated that year. On 19 farms farmers kept business accounts. three local cooperative associations valued at $13,500 and several farmers’ exchanges worth about $15,000 were organized. a labor exchange placed 3,000 workers with farmers during the 1914 harvest. The report notes immense educational value and notes statewide potential for county bureaus, urging continued study and leadership with strong public investment in Kansas institutions.