Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1914-06-12
LEVER AGRICULTURAL
EXTENSION LAW

The secretary of agriculture has
written 10 the governors OF all the
states asking that they designate the
college or colleges to which the
funds provided by the Smith-Leyer
cooperative agricultural extension
law are to go. This is the first step
in putting into effect this act APP
proved by the president May s, which
provides for the granting of federal
FUNDS to the state agricultural col
leges to aid in diffusing among tue
people useful and practical informa-
ton on subjects relating to asricul-
tural and home economics, and TO en-
courage the application of the same.
The conditions of the act are that
each state must duplicate the money
above $4,000 a year appropriated to
it by the federal government. The
money raised by the state may come
from the state, county, college, local
authority, or individual cOntribu-
| tions from within the state for the
maintenance Of cooperative agricul-
tural extension work. The governor
Of each state, in the interval until
| the legislature meets, is called upon
to designate the agricultural college
or colleges to which the federal
funds are tc be paid.
The act provides that each state
in which an agricultural college is
designated shall receive as a basic
fund from the federal government
$4,000 annually without additional
appropriations to be distributed in
the proportion which the rural popu-
latiOn Of each state bears to the total
rural population OF all the states as
determined by the next preceding
census. To share "a these additional
funds, however, the state, either
through state. county, college, or
local funds, or from individual con
tributions from within the state,
must duplicate the additional
amounts granted by the federal gov
eminent for the maintenance Of the
cooperative agricultural extension
work provided for in this act.
The federal money to which each
state becomes entitled will be paid
in equal semi-annual payments on
the first day of July and January of
Each year.
The additional appropriations pro-
vided for in the act are as follows:
100000 for the fiscal year follow
ing that in which the basic appropri-
alton first becomes available. This
100000 will then be increased by
100000 for each succeeding year
thereafter for seven years until the
total additional sum appropriated Is
$4,100,000 annually. This sum and
the annual basic appropriation oil
IS4SO.000 will then be available each
year thereafter.
The act, after providing that pend
ing the Inauguration of the new work
the farm management and farmers
cooperative demonstration work
shall not be discontinued. defines the
uses TO which the federal moneys
IsIaU he mt as follows:
That cooperative agricultural ex
tension work shall consist OF the CIV
ing of instruction and practical dem
onstrations in agriculture and home
economics to persons not attending
or resident in said colleges in the
several communities and impartlns
to such persons information on sale
subjects through field demonstra
tons. publications, and otherwise
land this work shall be carried on II
such manner as may be mutually
agreed upon by the Secretary Of Agri
culture and the state agricultural col
lege or colleges receiving the benefits
of this act"
The act provides that no approprl
alton of federal money shall be ap
piled directly or indirectly to the pur
chase, erection, preservation, or re
pair of any building or buildings, o.
the purchaose or rental of land o.
in colIege-course teaching, lectures
in colleges, promoting agriculture
trains, or any other purpose no
specified in this act.
Not more than five per cent o
each annual appropriation may d.
applied to the printing and distribu
ton of publications, which mean
- ny nor can't of the aDDrODria