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Adjustments in Agriculture—A Challenge to Agronomy1 III. Implications to Extension Education
Author(s) -
Jones Harold E.
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1959.00021962005100080021x
Subject(s) - extension (predicate logic) , citation , service (business) , library science , state (computer science) , agricultural experiment station , computer science , agriculture , political science , operations research , sociology , mathematics , history , algorithm , marketing , business , archaeology , programming language
HOW does a Director of Extension and a former agronomist view the role of education in the changing scene of agriculture? These remarks will have little meaning to those not already fully aware of the changing scenes in agriculture. In view of the time allocated for this presentation, there is little opportunity to more than hastily mention some of these recent adjustments. Farms are larger and farm populations lower. More farmers and their wives are working part-time off the farms than 20 years ago. Efficiency of agricultural production has increased markedly. Capital in the form of machinery, fer-