The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-12-22
TO TEACH BETTER FARMING

After numerous consultations witt
many of the foremost authorities OF
agriculture throughout the nation
the National Soil Fertility League
has prepared the following bill, which
will be introduced into congress and
pressed for passage:
A BILL
To provide for the further endow-
ment and support of agricultural col.
leges to enable them to assist in get
ting into general practice the best
methods of agriculture evolved by the
operation of the plan established by
an act of congress approved July End,
1852, and acts supplementary there
to, but supplanting no provisions
thereof
Section / Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, that there be
and hereby is appropriated, out of
the money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated, to the several
states and territories for the further
endowment of the land grant of ag-
ricultural colleges, to enable them to
establish and maintain extensive
work in the interests of agriculture
the sums hereinafter mentioned:
Provided, That the said appropria-
tions shall be used by the said col
leges for the specific purpose of get
ting into general practice the best
methods known of scientific agricul-
ture by furnishing trained agricul-
turists or practical farm demonstra-
tors, skilled in the most approved
methods of farm practice, to take to
the farmers of the various commune
ties and assist them in interpreting
and adapting to their local conditions
that knowledge which will enable
them to make farming more profita-
BILE and insure a more abundant food
supply and at the same time restore
and maintain the fertility of the
soil.
Section Ii. That the amount here
by appropriated for the year ending
June 30th, 1913, shall be five hun
dred thousand dollars ($50O,OOO) |
and that the annual appropriations
for said purpose shall increase each |
year for eight years by an amount of |
five hundred thousand dollars $500, |
0O0) and that the annual appropria-
tions for the purposes herein provid-
ed for shall be the sum of five mil
lion dollars ($5,O00,O00) per year.
Section III. That the sums here
by appropriated to the several states
and territories shall be apportioned
among and paid to them on or before
the 31st day of July of each year,
following the administrative plan now
operation under the provisions of
An act of Congress for the Further
of Agricultural Colleges"
approved August 80, 1890;
Provided, That for the fiscal year
ending June goth, 1913, the sum of
five thousand dollars ($5,000) shall
be paid to each of the several states
Or territories for the purpose of this
4 t; for the fiscal year ending June
30th, 1914, the sum of six thousand
dollars ($6000), and for the fiscal
rear ending June goth, 1915, the sum
If seven thousand five hundred dol
ars ($7,5O0), and said appropriation
hall continue thereafter at Seven
thousand five hundred dollars ($7,-
800 per year.
Section w. That after these sums s
hall have been paid, the remaining
'art of said appropriations shall be :
pportioned among the states upon
he basis the number of persons en-
aged in agricultural pursuits in any
tate bears to the total number of
ersons so engaged in all the states,
S determined by the last federal
ensus:
Provided, That in case any state
oes not on or before June 3Oth,
GA, accept the provisions of this
ct, and appropriate sum of money
quail to the amount allotted to it for
he same purpose, then and in that
vent the appropriations hereunder
or such state shall cease until it
hall have complied with the con- =
itions hereof.
Section V. That no state after
une 30th, 1914, shall receive here
nder any greater sum than the
mount appropriated by 1t for the
anne purpose; and, II
Provided Further, That any money
in the appropriation un-