The Mena weekly star., 1917-10-18
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 a county home demonstra- ton agent in every county in the 1 state is now possibility for the first time in the sistory 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:
 T am very much concerned over the question of a full organization of the work this year. mean by that a county agent and a county home dem onstration agent fin every county.
 This is a great Democracy and we cannot do anything without the heip cf the people. If they could only real sEe how very important the work is to them I feel that we would have the best kind of cooperation. Arkan- sas has always done well along these lines and hope she will come up as banner state this year
 A County Agent For Every 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. The money appropriated was simply to increase the number and en- able the same organization to be ex- tended to counties which had not had this service before. This can be done only fin case there is local coopera- ton.
 These agents are necessary to a county especially during this war be- cause the Federal Government has many duties for them to perform in reudering 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 l aA fR nfA of the things just mentioned are fully organised right straight from the United States Department of Agricul- ture down to the county and the county agent is the key with which the county can unlock the vault con- taining this information and this ser vice The Government will not refuse to serve people because they have no county agent but 1t will find much more dificulty in getting to them and in rendering them service than 1t will in tho 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 portatson 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 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. eary in order to give their people the full service they ought to have in time of war
 g. There is not sufficient amount in the funds already in existence and the funds appropriated by Congress to permit of the paying of the full salary of man and woman county agent in every county, and the co-ope- ration Of the people .n the various counties fe necessary in order that all | may have the aarvfcNn