The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-09-01

three hundred and thirteen million
dollars for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1881, feels that large
part Of this expenditure is for very
definite agricultural purposes.
Facts show fifty-two percent OF
this money goes to the Bureau OF
public roads for federal highways.
The large part of the balance goes
into channels which the average
farmer probably would feel was
not directly benefiting him. The
entire extension appropriation out
of this three hundred and thirteen
million dollars, amounts to but 3
1-3 percent Of the three hundred
and thirteen million dollars, or ap-
proximately ten million dollars.
Ten million may look like q lot Of
money, and it is until spread out
over the entire United States, but
it is easy to see that it is but a
very small item in the total tax
which goes into the federal funds
and again farmer in an agricul-
tural county is not entitled to at
least this part of the money spent
by the federal department Of ag-
r;culture.
The point that we wish to make
lis this, that it is not the tax money
which goes to support the extern
sion work wrich is making the bur-
den. Furthermore, it would seem
that agriculture, if it is going to
prograss with other industries,
must not only maintain its pres
emit percentage Of tax monies, but
|if anything, should be entitled to
q larger percentage considering
the size of the industry. Will the
amount saved by any individual
farmer, if the extension program
in the county were eliminated, help
in any way to assist the farmer in
the adjustment Of his business !?
Should not the investment Of this
amount through an extension serv-
ice and program bring returns
many times over the cost ?
Briefly the work of the extern
sion service in the county include
the county agricultural work COW
Iering soils, agriculture and horti-
cultural crops, including the tree
fruits and truck crops, dairy, poul-
try and other livestock, with all
Iof the diseases and insect pests in
| Testing any or all Of them. Boys
club work including definite in
lstructions to the groups along ag-
Iricultural lines as well as the de-
! alopment. along lines of rural lead
lership. Agriculture is fundamental
| to American life and cannot re-
main in its present position, and
young people can use the exten-
sion service in developing life
aims.
The Home demonstration work
! includes work on clothing, home
furnishings and nutrition, with the
many problems Of made-oyel
clothing, recovering of furniture
land floors and the making Of many
new pieces Of furnishings for the
home in keeping with the income
and the many nutritional problems
developed thru radical change il
4 the food habits Of the people Of
this country in the last twenty
to forty years. Girls club worl
with it's many varied interests il
I all Of the above lines along will
the health program for both girl
and boys as regular part Of thi'
work, with the broader aspect
given above are all important.
This work is all carried to PEG
pie Of the country thru persona
calls on the agents for assistance
visits to farms and. homes to an
s swer questions and to help in solv
ing problems which have bee
brot up as general problems in tn
community, thru meetings held b
the agent alone or with the as
, sistance of the specialists, the lat