frequently go to waste.

How much money does your state receive from the national treasury
under the terms of the Smith-Lever Act? (Discuss at home, consult
your county agent.)

Find out from your county agent, and from your home demonstration
agent (if there is one), what their work includes and how it is
done. Invite them to speak to your school on the subject.

What demonstration work is being carried on in your county for men
and women? Results achieved?

With the help of your county agent, make a map of your county
showing the distribution of his demonstration work.

Report on boys' and girls' club work in your county. Describe
particularly any such work in which you are engaged.

What are some of the problems in regard to which the farmers of
your community need help?

Make a report on George Washington the Farmer; on Thomas
Jefferson's contributions to agriculture.

THE OFFICE OF MARKETS AND RURAL ORGANIZATION promotes the
organization of rural communities for cooperation in buying and
selling, in obtaining rural credits and insurance (see Chapter
XIII), in developing means of communication (Chapter XVIII), and
in providing for social needs. It investigates markets and methods