The courier-index., 1917-11-16
GREATER ARKANSAS
! WITH COUNTY AGENT
Bradford Knapp Urges Establishment
of County Agent In Every
County in the State.

A Greater Arkansas with a county
agent and county home demonstra-
ton agent in every county in the
state is now a possibility for the first
time in the history of the demonstra-
ton work. The U. s. Department OF
Agriculture will assist the Extension
Division OF the University of Arkan-
sas in promoting the work if the peo-
pie of the various counties will do
their part.
In speaking of the proposed work
for Arkansas, Bradford Knapp, chief
of the States Relations Service with
the United States Department Of Agri-
culture says:
81 am very much concerned over the
question of full organization OF the
work this year. | mean by that q
county agent and county home DEM
onstration agent in every county.
This is a great Democracy and We
cannot do anything without the help
OF the people. II they could only real
ize how very important the work is
to them / feel that we would have
the best kind of cooperation. Arkan-
sas has always done well along these
lines and l hope she will come up Is
. banner state this year.
A County Agent For livery County.
AT the beginning Of the war with
Germany last April when measures
were being considered by Congress to
place this country in the best possible
position to win this war, one of the
measures considered was the increas-
ing OF the force Of county agents and
county home demonstration agents
and . considerable appropriation was
made to the Department for that pur-
pose. Tho money appropriated was
simply to increase the number and en-
able the same organisation TO be en-
tended to counties which had not had
| this service before. This can be done
saly In case there IN local coopera-
ton.
These agents are necessary to .
county especially during this war be-
cause the Federal Government has
many duties for them to perform In
rendering help to the people Of the
county. They render assistance in
marketing. In the storage of food and
feed. in locating supplies OF seed for
planting. in preserving seed for fu-
ture use, in helping to prevent and
eradicate livestock diseases, in help
ing to reduce damage from insect
pests, and In many other ways. All
Of the things Just mentioned are fully
organized right straight from the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture down to the county and the
county agent il the key with which
the county can unlock the vault con-
tanning this information and this SER
vice. The Government will not refuse
TO serve people because they have no
county agent, but it will ind much
more difficulty in getting to them and
in rendering them service than it will
in the counties where there are county
agents.
Many Government Activities Depend
Upon These Agents.
With the county agents and the
county home demonstration agents
having direct contact through
the State Extension Service, with the
United States Government, they are
able to assist the people In problems
of transportation. labor, obtaining OF
livestock from other sections trans
portation of supplies to farmers, and
many other things which at this time
require direct Federal assistance.
Many divisions of the Governments
activities are depending upon these
county men and women agents TO help
carry out a program which is going
TO win this war and restore peace in
the world.
The quorum courts of Arkansas
should be impressed with these facts:
l. The county agents are neces-
sary in order to give their people the
full service they ought to have in
time OF war
2. There is not a sufficient amount
I'm the funds already in existence and
the funds appropriated by Congress
10 permit of the paying of the full
salary of a man and woman county
agent in every county, and the co-ope-
ration of the people in the various
counties is necessary in order that all
may have the service"