county agent
a U.S. governmental official employed chiefly to advise farmers on farming and marketing techniques and to promote educational programs fitted to the needs of rural people.
Origin of county agent
1- Also called agricultural agent.
- Compare extension agent.
Words Nearby county agent
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How to use county agent in a sentence
Get the county agent to write a column a week and then get the rest of it from farmers around here.
Helen in the Editor's Chair | Ruthe S. WheelerIf the owner did not choose to build, he could rent the land site to the county agent that he might build on it.
Tobacco in Colonial Virginia | Melvin HerndonThis book describes in detail the work of the county agent and farm bureau and gives an historical sketch of their development.
The Farmer and His Community | Dwight SandersonIf you are not going to keep up with the times and spray, then the county agent ought to have police power to burn the orchard.
He was enthusiastic over the success of his talk with the county agent.
Helen in the Editor's Chair | Ruthe S. Wheeler
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