Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-03-23
A Washington dispatch of NJ

A Washington dispatch of March
| 20 says:
Congress is studying with excep-
| tional interest a measure which is sup
ported by leading interests and prom
! inent people throughout the land and
has been justly described as one OF
the most important pieces OF legisla-
| ton since the time OF the Civil War.
Known in the Senate as the Smith
bill and in the House as the Lever
bill. it is measure providing for APP
preparations for extension of agricul-
tural education, i'll cooperation with
the respective State agricultural col
leges and each State providing an
equal amount of support with govern
ment The bill prepared by the Ma
tional Soil Fertility League, the ex-
ecutive committee of the agricultural
colleges and Mr. Lever, aims to con
serve the highest efficiency of the ag-
ricultural resources of the country
and rehabilitate the waning soil fer
tlity of the United States, as shown
by statistics. General approval is
given the plan by which the methods
of the Department of Agriculture,
Agricultural Colleges and Experiment
Stations will be explained by field
demonstration, under the supervision
of trained farm demonstration, the
farmers in every case doing the actual
work By this close contact expert
ence shows that these farmers quickly
grasp the essential features and Gag
erly follow them, as it increases their
net income and builds up their soil as
we'll By this arrangement he learns
and demonstrates for himself the best
and cheapest methods for obtaining
the heaviest and most stable crop re-
suits. the essential laws of farm eff
hciency and gains the knowledge OF
those who can spare the time for a
full college education along these
lines
The committee on agriculture OF
both House and Senate is giving
every consideration to the measure.
Before them have appeared within the
past few days Dr. W. o. Thompson,
president of the Ohio University; DR..
K. l.. Butterfeld, president of the
Massachusetts Agricultural College;
DR.. Andrew M. Soule, president of the
Georgia State College OF Agriculture;
Howard H. Goss, president OF the Ma
tional Soil Fertility League; Ex-Gov-
ernor Myron r. Herrick OF Ohio;
Oliver Wilson OF Peoria, ILL.,, national
master of the National Farmers
Grange; Dean H. l.. Russell of Wis
cousin; H. H. Edwards, president OF
the Rhode Island Agricultural Col
lege; Joseph Chapman, chairman OF
Northwestern Bankers Committee
and a number OF others.
The consesus of opinion, as ex-
pressed by these authorities. leads to
the conclusion that it is OF vital i'm
portance to the food resources OF the
United States that this form OF edu-
cation should be carried direct to the
farmers: that the lines of production
and demand are rapidly approaching
each other and unless there is a
change in the methods of farming
there must soon be REIMBURSEMENT OF
the methods of living; that the apph
cation OF farm science" in European
countries and many sections OF this
country has demonstrated the high
percentage of gain in production as
well as lowering the cost and at the
same time improving the soil, and in
surfing the food supply OF coming
generations 1t was agreed that the
work must be nationalzed, that the