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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

MISCELLANEOUS CIRCULAR NO. 72

Washington, D. C. October, 1926

A DECADE OF NEGRO EXTENSION WORK 1914-1924

Land ownership and home improvement are vital in developing negro farm life in the South.

CONTENTS

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Agricultural status of the negro 1

Development of negro extension work 3

Early history 3

Order of development 6

Value of cooperative association 8

Evolution of plan 10

Growth of personnel and finances 12

Cooperation with other agencies 13

Club work by negro boys and girls 14

The movable school 15

Stories of achievement 16

Demonstration results 21

Farm demonstration work 21

Home demonstration work 24

Agents’ activities 26

Outlook 27

Statistics 28

A DECADE OF NEGRO EXTENSION WORK, 1914-1924

By O. B. MARTIN, in Charge, Southern States, Office of Cooperative Extension Work

AGRICULTURAL STATUS OF THE NEGRO