In the early years of club work, county agriculture extension agents oversaw Boys Club work while home demonstration agents were in charge of Girls Club work. The work of the county ag agent was not restricted solely to youth education but also the education and support of the larger Frederick county ag-community.

 

For nearly half a century, county ag agents oversaw many important of Frederick's rural institutions such as the Farm Bureau, Agricultural Society and the Great Frederick Fair. In fact, a collaborative effort to bring localized, high quality agricultural products to Frederick farmers between the County Extension Service and the Frederick Farm Bureau resulted in the founding of the Farmer's Cooperative Association, which, at the time, was called the Farm Bureau Cooperative. Other organizations established by the county ag agents are Southern States Cooperative and the Dairy Herd Improvement Association (DHIA).

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When ag agents were unable to focus on Boys Club work, often the Assistant Ag Agent would oversee the youth program's growth. The same was true with home demonstration agents. Home demonstration agents were an integral part of Girls Club work and yet shared the same wider community responsibilities as the county ag agent. Home demonstration agents facilitated workshops and short courses through the Frederick County Rural Women's Organization and other associations. It was less common, however, that the Assistant Home Demonstration Agent need to take over management of the youth work for girls. Often, both head and assistant home demonstration agents worked together to make great progress in the education of rural women and girls.

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Eventually, by the early 2000s, the State Extension Service had updated its field positions to include a dedicated 4-H Specialist, who's entire role it was to grow the county's 4-H youth program.