The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-14
EXTENSION WORK
. MEASURE MAY PASS
Provides Cooperation Between
Agricultural Colleges and De-
partmcnt of Agriculture.
FOR Benefit OF FARMERS
Amount Appropriated Available
Only Where States Give
Similar Sum.

Washington. December Senator
IIoke Smith OF Georgia, believes II
! only short time before the agricul-
| tural extension bill will become law
| Discussing the matter to-day. no said
The Committee on Agriculture and
Forestry, which has been considering
tho bill TO provide for cooperative
agricultural extension work between
tho agricultural colleges in the sew
cral States receiving the benefits Of
an act OF Congress approved July .
1869. and of acts supplementary there
to. and the United States Department
Of Agriculture. have considered ii and
recommend that it pass.
During the SiXty-Sccond Congress
tho Committee on Agriculture and For
cstry had under consideration the
House bill TO establish agricultural ex-
tension departments in connection
with agricultural colleges in the sew
cral states known as The lands grant
colleges, and recommended the passage
Of that bill. with some amendments.
The House of Representatives passed
tho bill by a largo majority. The bill
was approved by the senate. but the
Senate passed in connection with it an
extensive plan for vocational educa-
ton. Tho bills went TO conference.
The House conferees declined to ac-
sept the Senate bill covering voca-
iional education generally, and both
measures failed.
The present bill is substantially the
measure which met the approval of the
House and Senate. modified only to the
extent OF providing:
That cooperative educational OK
tension work shall consist Of the CIV
Ing of instruction and practical demon
STATIONS in agricultural and home
economies to persons not attending or
the land grant agricultural collegcs)
in the several communities. and i'm :
parting to such persons information on
such subjects through field dcmonstra-
lions. publications and otherwise and
this work shall be carried OH in such
manner as may be mutually agreed
upon by the Secretary of Agriculture
agricultural college or colleges recciv-
ing the benefit OF the act.
Further Provision.
The present bill further provides:
THAT before the beginning of each
fiscal year projects setting forth the
proposed plans for work to bc carried
on under this act shall he submitted
by the proper officials of each college
and approved by the Secretary Of AZ
riculturc before tho funds herein APP
propriated shall become available to
such college for that fiscal year.
The bill, which was approved dur
ing the Sixty-second Congress, gave
tho entire control OF the extension
work TO land grant colleges OF aGri-
culture in the respective States The
notifications contained in this bill
provide for cooperation IN this worl,
between the Immigrant colleges and
the Department OF Agriculture to the
extent that before beginning each fisc:,
year projects setting forth the pro
posed plans for work to he carried
on under the act shall be submittc
by the proper officials of each college
and approved by the Secretary OF Ag-
! riculturc before the funds herein APP
propriated shall become available &c
such college for that fiscal year.
This modification was made on ac-
count of the fact that the Department,
OF Agriculture has already done ex-
cellent work In the line OF farm, demon
stratlon. While this work has no,
been general throughout the United
States. but has been localized in Z
few OF the States. II was believed by
the friends of this measure that the
approval by the Secretary of Agri.
culture OF the plans presented by the
. college. or colleges, OF each state, cs.
pecially in the inauguration of III.
work, would insure that from the very
| first the work VIII be done systemati.
cally and wisely, and tho possibility o
vented
The present bill, as the former bill
approprates s4S0,00O annually, $1,000
of which shall be paid TO each State 70
the purpose OF inaugurating and con
Quoting this work After the first yea
the bill provides for an additional sun
/ Of $500, 900 for the second year. and 70
/ each year thereafter for nine years
sum exceeding by 100000 the sum an
propriated for each preceding year. an,
appropria ton for each year OF the ad
ditional sum Of 100000
states Must Duplicate
The bill, however provides tina
these amounts. In addition to he frs
S+S0000 referred to. shall not be avail
able 10 any state which does not dupli
cate for this purpose from the trcasur
Of the State nh amount equal to tn
sum which the State would receive a
the result OF this appropriations
Tho object of this bill is to carry [
the farmers at their homes the knoWl
edge gathered ut the agricultural col
leges and experiment stations. and ais
by the national Department OF Agricul
ture.
Extensive hearings were had durin
the Sixty second Congress, and ,nuc
data obtained In support OF the bil
then pending which is equally appli
cable TO the present b.H
The present bill has received tn
cordial approval OF the executive com
mittee representing tho agriculture
colleges and experiment stations an
OF the Secretary OF Agriculture"
T. II AIcC,