Among these, two deserve special mention, Mr.George W.Russell, one of the Assistant Secretaries, who has, under the _nom de plume_ "A.E.," attained fame for a poetry of rare distinction of thought and diction, and Mr.P.J.Hannon, the other Assistant Secretary, who has proved himself a splendid propagandist.

Each of these gentlemen has brought to the movement a zeal and ability which could only come of a devotion to high ideals of patriotism, curiously combined with a shrewd practical instinct for carrying on varied and responsible business undertakings.
With the growing work the staff has been repeatedly augmented to enable the central society to keep pace with the demand made by groups of farmers to be initiated into the principles of co-operative organisation and the details of its application to the particular branches of farming carried on in their several districts.

At the same time the societies which have been established need, during their earlier years, and with each extension of their operations, constant advice and supervision.

Hence skilled organisers have to be kept to form co-operative dairy societies, inspect creameries, and give technical advice upon the manufacture and sale of butter, the care of machinery, the adequacy of the water supply, the drainage system, and many similar technical questions.

Others are employed to start poultry societies, which when organised have still to be instructed by a Danish expert in the proper method of packing, selecting, and grading the eggs for export.