The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-11-22
SHOULD HAVE A
COUNTY AGENT
Greatly Needed in These Times Ol
Food COnservatiOn-Is Support
ed by County Court.

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One feature Of Federal Food Bill
No. One, which was passed by Con-
gress during its recent session, pro-
vides for the employment of county
agricultural agent in every county in
the United States of agricultural i'm
portance. and further provided for
Federal financial assistance for this
purpose.
w. L. Kadderly, assistant county
agent leader for Oregon, was in Hepp-
ner last Sunday and Monday and pre-
sented the matter Of the employment
of county agent to the County
Court. 1t is the desire of the De-
partment of Agriculture to have a
direct representative in each county
In order that there may be an organi-
zation perfected through which the
Government can bring about united
and concerted action on the part Of
the six million farmers in the United
States. The county agricultural ag-
ent will be the medium through
which the agricultural war program
of the Department of Agriculture will
be put into effect.
In Oregon these agents will be sup
ported jointly by the counties, state,
and government. In order to establish
one In Morrow county the County
Court has been asked to appropriate
$500 for the year 1918. This
amount will be duplicated by the
state and the government will add
another $1,000, making total of
$4,000. This money will be used to
pay the salary of county agricultur-
al agent, varying from $1,000 to
$500, and the expenses necessary
for carrying on the work efficiently,
such as equipping an Office, purchase
and maintenance Of Ford, steno-
graphic assistance, etc.
The County Court in this county
expressed itself as being fovorably in
clined toward the idea and will make
the appropriation provided the farm
ers and stockmen of the county signi-
fy their approval Of such action.
The following letter from Mr..
Bruce Dennis, Director of the State
Council Of Defense in Oregon. which
has been received by the Office of the
county agent leader in Corvallis says:
"The State Council of Defense
wishes to impress upon you and the
0. A. c. organization once again the
necessity of securing county agents
in the different counties throughout
the state. The last list you sent us
showed several counties having no
agents and as we have previously
mentioned to you, the Council of Ma
tional Defense has made direct appeal
to this organization urging and in
sisting that every county in the state
should have its county agent during
this war period. VIII you kindly
make another effort in the counties
in which there are now no agents, to
see that competent men are appoint
ed in these positions"
Mr.. w. B. Aver, the Federal Food
Administrator for Oregon, in a letter
dated September 29th says:
"In behalf of the Federal Food Ad-
ministrator, Mr.. Herbert Hoover, and
as his special representative in Ore
gon, appeal to the tax payers of the
several counties of the state to sane;
tion and approve the appropriation of
sufficient funds to maintain a county
agricultural agent in each important
agricultural county. In order to have
complete organization of the agricul-
tural forces and discharge efficiently
the responsibilities of this office, we
must have special representatives
through which our work can be car
ried on"
Congressman c. N. Macarthur, in a
letter dated November 18th states:
II am extremely hopeful, therefore
that those who have taken the unwise
position of opposing the appointment
of county agents, will recede from
the same and that every county in
Oregon will cooperate to the fullest
extent in this movement"
Congressman N. j. Sinnott, under
the date of November 18th, states:
"Unless the various counties in the
state take hold of this matter en-
Enthusiastically, fear that we will be
greatly handicapped in Congress,
when further legislation along these
lines is proposed"
The direction Of the work of the
county agricultural agent is vested
in the Extension Service Of the Ore
gon Agricultural College, and their
immediate supervision is given to the
state leader of county agents.
"We sincerely hope stated Mr..
Kadderly, "that the people of Nor
row county will indicate to their
County Court their approval Of this
appropriation, and that they will CO.
operate with the Department Of Agri-
culture and the State Agricultural
College in making the work Of the