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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,

STATES RELATIONS SERVICE. A. C. TRUE, Director.

COOPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION WORK.

ORGANIZATION AND FINANCES.

Extension work is that phase of instruction which is carried on among people who are not resident students at an educational insti¬ tution. During the past 15 years the United States Department of Agriculture and the State agricultural colleges have been developing special methods of agricultural extension work, and this circular is written to explam briefly the organization and financmg of the exten¬ sion work now being carried on cooperatively by the department and the colleges.

COOPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION ACT.

A permanent nation-wide system of agricultural extension work to be caiT’ied on by the State agricultural colleges in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture was provided for by Congress in the cooperative agricultural extension act of May 8, 1914 (see p. 34). Tliis extension work includes practical instruction and demonstra¬ tions in agriculture and home economics given to persons not attend¬ ing or resident in colleges in the several communities and the imparting of information through field demonstrations, publications, and other¬ wise, the work to be carried on in such manner as may be mutually agreed upon by the Secretary of Agriculture and the State agricul¬ tural colleges.

In order to provide a comprehensive basis for the cooperative agricultural extension work in the several States a general memo¬ randum of understanding between the department and the colleges was drawn up. This memorandum provides that each college shall organize and maintain a definite and distinct administrative division for the management and conduct of extension work in agriculture and home economics, in charge of a responsible director selected by the college and acceptable to the United States Department of Agri-

culture; shall administer through the extension division thus organ¬ ized any and all funds received for such work from appropriations made by Congress or the State legislature, by allotment from the board of trustees of the college, or from any other source; and shall cooperate with the department in all extension work in agriculture and home economics which the department is authorized by Congress to conduct in the States.

ORGANIZATION OF THE EXTENSION WORK IN THE DEPARTMENT OF

AGRICULTURE.

The States Relations Service represents the Department of Agri¬ culture in the administration'and general supervision of all its cooper¬ ative extension work hi agriculture and home economics. This involves relations with the State agricultural colleges and the different bureaus of the department. Before any work recpiiriug the expendi¬ ture of the cooperative agricultural extension funds is undertaken in a State the act requires that the plans for work shall have the ap- pr(5val of the Secretary of Agriculture. The director of extension of the college must submit detailed projects /overing each line of extension work, with proposed allotment of funds for each, for approval by the department. After approval of the projects the State is certified by the department to the United States Treasurer as entitled to receive its funds.

In addition to the funds provided by the cooperative agricultural extension act. Congress makes direct appropriations to the Depart¬ ment of Agriculture for certain extension activities, the most impor¬ tant of which are farmers’ cooperative demonstration work (including the county-agent work, home-demonstration work, boys’ and girls’ club work, and farm-management demonstrations), carried on through the States Relations Service, and the several lines of exten¬ sion work carried on by the Bureau of Plant Industry, Bureau of Animal Industry, the Bureau of Markets, and the Office of Farm Management. The farmers’ cooperative demonstration work and other extension work of the States Relations Service is administered through the Office of Extension Work in the South for the Southern States, and the Office of Extension Work in the North and West for the Northern and Western States. The Bureau of Animal Industry is conducting extension work in dairying, animal husbandry, hog- cholera prevention, boys’ pig clubs, and boys’ and girls’ poultry clubs. The Bureau of Markets is carrying on extension work in marketing and the organization of farmei'S to assist in the solution of various marketing problems. The Bureau of Plant Industry is carrying on extension work in relation to plant diseases and disease- resisting strains of plants. The Bureau of Soils, Forest Service, Bureau of Entomology, Bureau of Biological Sur vey, Office of Public

% Roads and Rural Engineering, and the Office of Farm Management are also cooperating mtli the States in carrying to the people the discoveries made in connection with their investigational work.

ORGANIZATION IN THE STATES.

The organization established in most State agricultural colleges consists of an extension division, at the head of which is a director who is in charge of all cooperative agricultural extension work in the State. Under this director there generallv are men in charge of various lines of work. In some States a State leader has charge of countv- agent work and boys^ and girls’ club work, the agents in charge of club work being subordmate to him: in other States there is a separate State leader for the club work. The number of officers assisting the director varies with the size of the State and the development of extension activities. In addition to the supervising agents specialists are engaged in conducting extension schools and in other ways coop¬ erating with the countv agents in the instruction of farmers and their families.

MONEY AVAILABLE UNDER THE COOPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL

EXTENSION ACT.

The cooperative agricultural extension act provided that each State should receive SI 0,000 annually for cooperative extension work in agriculture and home economics, making a total of $480,000 per annum, beginning with the fiscal year 1914-15. For the fiscal 3^ear 1915-16 it provided for $600,000 additional to be distributed among the several States in the proportion that the rural population of each State bears to the total population of all the States, as determined b^" the last census. This amount is to be mcreased b\’ $500,000 each 3"ear until the fiscal year 1922-23, when the total amount reaches $4,580,000. This additional appropriation does not become available to a State until an ec^ual amount has been appropriated bv the legislature of that State or provided bv State, county, college, local, or individual contributions from within the State. The aggregate sums thus required to be provided b\’ the States will be $4,100,000 for the fiscal year 1922-23, and annuaUj' thereafter.

The table following indicates the amounts the individual States • will receive from the Federal appropriation under the cooperative agricultural extension act, provided the temis of the act are com¬ plied with.

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Maximum amounts of Federal funds which each State is eligible to receive under the Smith-

Lever Act for cooperative agricultural extension workd

state.	Kural population, census 1910.	Proportion of total rural population, census 1910.	Fiscal year 1914-15.	Fiscal vear 1915-16.	Fiscal year 1916-17.	Fiscal year 1917-i8.	Fiscal vears 1918- 'l9, 1919- 20.2 Add the following amounts to those of the year im¬ mediately preceding.
Alabama .	1, 767,662	Per cent. 3. 5819696	.f 10, 000	$31,491.82	$49, 401.67	$67,311.52	$17, 909. 85
Arizona .	141,094	.2859112	10, 000	11,715.47	13, 145. 03	14, 574. 59	1,429.56
Arkan.sas .	1,371,768	2. 7797346	10, 000	26,678.41	40, 577. 08	54, 475. 75	13, 898. 67
California .	907,810	1. 8395756	10, 000	21,037.45	30,235.33	39, 433.21	9, 197.88
Colorado .	394, 184	. 7987699	10, 000	14, 792. 62	18, 786. 47	22, 780. 32	3,993.85
Connecticut .	114,917	. 2328665	10, 000	11,397. 20	12,561.53	13,725. 86	1,164.33
Delaware .	105, 237	. 2132510	10,000	11,279.51	12,345. 76	13, 412. 01	1, 0.66. 25
Florida .	533, 539	1. 0811572	10, 000	16, 486.94	21,892.73	27, 298. 52	5, 405. 79
Ceorgia .	2,070, 471	4. 1955782	10, 000	35, 173. 47	56, 151.36	77, 129. 25	20,977.89
Idaho .	255, 696	.5181394	10, 000	13, 108. 84	15, 699. 54	18, 290. 24	2, 590. 70
Illinois .	2,161,662	4.3803666	10, 000	36, 282. 20	58, 184. 03	80, 085. 86	21,901.83
Indiana .	1,557,041	3. 1551697	10, 000	28,931.02	44, 706. 87	60, 482. 72	15, 775. 85
Iowa .	1,544,717	3. 1301965	10, 000	28, 781. 18	44, 432. 16	60,083.14	15, (i50. 98
Kansas .	1, 197, 159	2. 4259090	10,000	24, 555. 45	36, 685. 00	48,814.55	12, 129. 55
Kentucky .	1,734,463	3. 5146956	10,000	31,088.17	48,661.65	66, 235. 13	17, 573. 48
Louisiana .	1,159,872	2.3503511	10, 000	24,102.11	35, 853. 87	47^ (05. 63	11,751.76
Maine .	360, 928	. 7313803	10,000	14, 388. 28	18, 045. 18	21,702.08	3, 656. 90
Maryland .	637, 154	1.2911214	10,000	17,746. 73	24,202,34	30, 657. 95	6, 455. 61
Massachusetts ....	241,049	. 4884.589	10, 000	12,930. 75	15,373.04	17,815.33	2, 44'2. 29
Michigan .	1, 483, 129	3.0053953	10, 000	28,032. 37	43,059.35	58,086.33	15,026. 98
Minnesota .	1,225,414	2. 4831646	10, 000	24, 898. 99	37,314.81	49, 730. 63	12,41.5.82
Mississippi .	1,589,803	3. 2215582	10, 000	29,329.35	45,437.14	61,544.93	16, 107. 79
Missouri .	1,984,518	3. 8390291	10,000	33,034.17	52, 229. 32	71,424.47	19, 195. 15
Montana .	242, 633	. 4916687	10,000	12, 950. 01	15, 408. 35	17,866.69	2, 458. 34
Nebraska .	881, 362	1.7859817	10, 000	20, 715. 89	29, 645. 80	38, 575. 71	8, 929. 91
Nevada .	68, 508	. 1388238	10, 000	10, 832. 94	11, 527.06	12,221.18	C94.12
New Hampshire..	175, 473	. 3555764	10, 000	12, 133. 46	13,911.34	15,689. 22	1, 777. 88
New Jersey .	629, 957	1.2765375	10, 000	17, 659. 22	24,041.91	30,424.60	6,382.69
New Mexico .	280, 730	. 5688682	10, 000	13,413.20	16, 257. 54	19, 101.88	2,844.34
New York .	1,928,120	3.9071198	10,000	33, 442. 72	52,978.32	72,513.92	19, 535. 60
North Carolina. . .	1,887, 813	3. 8254422	10, 000	32,952.65	52,079.86	71,207.07	19,127.21
North Dakota. . . .	513, 820	1.0411988	10, 000	16, 247.19	21, 453.18	26,659.17	5, 205. 99
Ohio .	2, 101,978	4.2594237	10, 000	35, 556. 54	56, 853. 6()	78, 150. 78	21,297.12
Oklahoma .	1,337,000	2. 7092812	10,000	26,255.69	39, 802. 10	53, 348. 51	13, 546. 41
Oregon .	365, 705	.7410603	10, 000	14,446.36	18, 151. 66	21, 856. 96	3, 705. 30
Feninsvlvania .	3,034,442	6. 1489578	10,000	46, 893. 75	77, 638. 54	108,383.33	30, 744. 79
Ilhode Island .	17, 956	. 0363858	10,000	10,218.31	10, 400. 24	10, 582. 17	181.93
South Carolina. . .	1,290, 568	2.6151919	10, 000	25,691.15	38,767.11	51,843.07	13, 075. 96
South Dakota. . ..	507, 215	1.0278145	10,000	16, 166. 89	21,305.9()	26, 445. 03	5. 139. 07
Tennessee .	1,743, 744	3. 5335025	10,000	31,201.01	48, 868. 52	66, 536. 03	17, 667. 51
Texas .	2, 958, 438	5. 9949442	10, 000	45, 969. 67	75, 944. 39	105,919.11	29, 974. 72
Utah .	200,417	. 4061227	10,000	12, 436. 74	14, 467. 35	16, 497.96	2,030. 61
Vermont .	187,013	.3789609	10,000	12,273.77	14, 168. 57	16, 063. 37	1,894.80
Virginia .	1, 585, 083	3. 2119937	10.000	29, 271. 96	45,331.93	61,391.90	16, 059. 97
Washington .	536, 4(i0	1.0870763	10,000	16, 522. 46	21,957.84	27,393.22	5, 435. 38
West Virginia _	992, 877	2. 0119543	10,000	22,071.73	32, 131.50	42, 191. 27	10,059. 77
Wisconsin .	1, 329, 540	2. 6941643	10,000	26, 164.99	39,635. 81	53, 106. 63	13, 470. 82
Wyoming .	102, 744	. 2081992	10,000	11,249.20	12, 290. 20	13,331.20	1,041.00
Total .	49,348,883	99. 9999999	480,000	1,080,000.00	1,580,000.00	2,080,000.00	500,000.00

' Fiach f^tate must duplicate all Federal money above ^10,000 per year.

2 After 1920 the allotments are to be based on the returns for rural population of the Fourteenth Fensus.

The totals for each State contain the basic S10,000 granted each year. To obtain the amount that the State would have to duplicate in any year to receive its entire Federal quota, subtract $10,000 from the total. Example: The amount Alabama has to have to duplicate in 1916-17 is $49,401.16 minus $10,000, or $39,401.16.

The States have supplied the money necessary to offset the Federal Smith-Lever funds mainly through direct appropriation. Of the $600,000 refiuired of the States in 1915-16, approximately $460,000

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was provided by direct State appropriations, $68,000 by county appropriations, $38,900 from funds under the direct control of the colleges, $22,000 from local sources, and $12,000 from miscellaneous sources. The $1,100,000 required for 1916-17 was obtained from the following sources: $904,000 from State appropriations, $84,000 from county appropriations, $64,000 from college appropriations, and $48,000 from local contributions. In 1917-18 the States have con¬ tributed $1,241,000, the counties 203,000, the colleges $83,000, and the local organizations $72,000. Although" the amounts received from funds other than those directly appropriated by the States have increased, their relative importance has remained practically the same. The following table indicates the sources of offset in the individual States:

Table II. — Sources of offset to Federal Smith-Lever fu'uds, 1915-16, 1916-17, and. 1917-18.

State.	Total.	State.	County.	College.	Local.	Miscella¬ neous.
Alabama: 191.')-16 .	S21,491.82 39,401.67 57.311.52 1,715. 47 3,145. 03 4,574. 59 16,678.41 30, 577. 08 44,475. 75 11,037. 45 2 ), 235. 33 29, 433. 21 4, 792. 62 8, 786. 47 12, 780. 32 1,397.20 2.561.53 3, 725. 86 1,279. 51 2, 345. 76 3,412. 01 6,486. 94 11,892. 73 17.298.52 25,173.'47 46,151.36 67, 129. 25 3, 108. 84 5.699. 54 8,290. 24 26,282. 20 48, 184. 03 70, 085. 86 18,931.02 34, 706. 87 50, 482. 72 IS, 781. 18 34,432.16 50,083. 14	$5,000.00 29,325.00 46,909. 85 1,715. 47 3, 145. 03 4,574.59 16,678. 41 27, 177. 08 31,975. 75 11,037. 45 20, 235. 33	$15,000.00 10,076. 67 10,401.67		$1,491.82
1916-17 .
1917-18 .
Arizona: 1915-16 .
1916-17 .
1917-18 .
Arkansas: 1915-16 .		•
1916-17 .	3,400.00 < 12,500.00
1917-18 .
CaUfornia: 1915-16 .
1916-17 .
1917-18 .
Colorado: 1915-16 .	4, 792. 62 8, 7.86. 47 12, 780. 32 1,397.20 2,561.53
1916-17 .
1917-18 .
Connecticut: 1915-16 .
1916-17 .		.	.
1917-18 .	Z, 725. 86 1,279. 51 2,345. 76 3,412. 01 6,486. 94 11,892. 73		.	.
Delaware: 1915-16 .		#
1D16-17 .
1917-18 .
Florida: 1915-16 .
1916-17 .
1917-18 .	17, 298. 52 25, 173. 47 46, 151. 36 67, 129. 25 3, 108. 84 5, 699. 54 8,290. 24
Georeia: 1915-16 .
1916-17 .
1917-18 .
Idaho: 1915-16 .
1916-17 . » .
1917-18 . r .
Illinois: 1915-16 .	5, 400. 00		20, 882. 20 48, 184. 03 70, 085. 86 .
1916-17 .
1917-18 .
Indiana: 1915-16 .	18,931.02 34, 706. 87 50,482. 72 18,781.18 34,432. 16 50,083. 14
1916-17			.
1917-18
Iowa: 1915-16 .
1916-17
1917-18 . .

Table IT. — Sources of offset to Federal Smith-Lever funds, 1915-16, 1916-17, and

1917-18 — Continued.

State.	Total.	State.	1 Coimty. i	College.	Local.	Miscella¬ neous.
Kansas; 1915-16	$14,555.45 26,685.00 38, 814. 55 21,088.17 38,661.65 56.235. 13 14,102.11 25. 853. 87 37, 605. 63 4,388.28 8,045. 18 11,702. 08 7, 746. 73 14,202. 34 20,657. 95 2,930. 75 5,373.04 7, 815. 33 18,032. 37 33,059. 35 48,086. 33 14,898.99 27,314.81 39, 730. 63 19, 329. 35 35. 437. 14 .51,544.93 23,034.17 42, 229. 32 61,424.47 2,950. 01 5, 408. 35 7, 866. 69 10, 715. 89 19,645.80 28, 575. 71 832. 94 * 1,527.06 2,221.18 2, 133. 46 3,911.34 5, 689. 22 7,659.22 14,041.91 20,424. 60 3,413.20 6, 257. 54 9, 101. 88 23, 442. 72 42,978.32 62, 513. 92 22,952. 65 42,079,86 61,207. 07 6, 247. 19 11,4.5.3. 18 16,659, 17 25,556. 54 46. 853. (56 (58, 150. 78	814,555. 45			•
1916-17	26,685.00 38,814. 55 12,000.00 19,000.00 21,235. 13 14,094.00 20,000.00 25,000.00 ' 4,388.28 8,045.18 11,702. 08 1,800. 00 14,202. 34 20,657. 95 2,9.30. 75 5,373. 04 7, 815. 33
1917-18
Kentucky: 1915-16 . ..	$8, 088. 17 5,000.00 20,000.00 \			SSI, 000. 00
1916-17 .	$14,461.65 15,000.00 8.11	.$200. 00
1917-18. .
Louisiana: 1915-16 .
1916-17 .	5, 8.53. 87 12, 605. 63
1917-18 .
Maine: 1915-16 .
1916-17 .
1917-18 .			••
Maryland: 1915-16 . .	3,000.00	2, 946. 73	•
1916-17 .
1917-18 .			.
Massachusetts: 1915-16 .		•
1916-17 .
1917-18 .
Michigan: 1915-16 .		18,032. 37 29, 659. 35 38,086.33
1916-17 .		3,400. 00 10,000.00	i
1917-18 .
Minnesota : 1915-16 .	14, 898. 99 27. 314. 81 39, 730. 63 5,000.00 15, 05.3. .33 17,900.00 23,034. 17 42, 229. 32 33,964. 47 2,950.01 5,408.35 7, 866. 69 10, 715. 89 19, 645. .80 28, 575. 71 832.94 I, . 527. 06 2,221.18 2,133.46 3,900.00 5.689.22 7.659.22 14,041.91 20, 424. 60 3,400.00 6, 257. .54 9, 101. 88 23,442. 72 2:i,(i00.00 62,513.92 11,476. 65 42, 079. ,86 61,207.07 6, 236. 00 II, 45:1. 18 16,659.17 25, 556. .54 46, 8.53. t)6 68, 150. 78
1916-17 .			.
1917-18 .
Mississippi: 1915-16 .	14, 329. 35 20,383. 81 33, 644. 93
1916-17 .		. .
1917-18 .
Missouri: 1915-16 .
1916-17 .
1917-18 .	27, 460. 00
Montana: 1915-16 .			.
1916-17 .				- -. .
1917-18 .
Nebraska: 1915-16 .
1916-17 .
1917-18 .
Neyada: 191i5-16 .			■
1916-17 .				.
1917-18 .	1
New Hampshire: 1915-16 .
1916-17 .		11.34
1917-18 .
New Jersey: 1915-16 .				i .
1916-17 .
1917-18 .			i
New Mexico: 1915-16 .	13.20
1916-17 .			(
1917-18 .				1 .
New York: 1915-16 .
1916-17 .		19, 378. :32
1917-18 .			1
North Carolina: 1915-16 .				11,476. 00
1916-17 .
1917-18 .		'
North Dakota: 1915-16 .	1 4 1. 19	i
1916-17 .
1917-18 .				'
Ohio: 1915-16 .		1
1916-17 .	1 . ; .
1917-18 .	1 1

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Table TI. — Sources of offset to Federal Smith-Lever funds, 1915-16, 1916-17, and

1917-18-~Contijiued.

State.

Oklahoma:

1915- 16 .

1916- 17 .

1917- 18 .

Oregon:

1915- 16 .

1916- 17 .

1917- 18 .

Pennsylvania:

1915- 16 .

1916- 17 .

1917- 18 .

Rhode Island:

1915- 16 .

1916- 17 .

1917- 18 .

South Carolina:

1915- 16 .

1916- 17 .

1917- 18 .

South Dakota:

1915- 16 .

1916- 17 .

1917- 18 .

Tennessee:

1915- 16

1916- 17

1917- 18 Texas:

1915- 16

1916- 17

1917- 18 Utah:

1915- 16

1916- 17

1917- 18 Vermont:

1915- 16

1916- 17

1917- 18

Virginia:

1915- 16.

1916- 17.

1917- 18.

Washington:

1915- 16....

1916- 17....

1917- 18.... West Virginia:

1915- 16....

1916- 17....

1917- 18. . . .

Wisconsin:

1915- 16

1916- 17

1917- 18 Wyoming:

‘ 1915-16

1916- 17

1917- 18 Total:

1915- 16

1916- 17

1917- 18

Total.

$16,255.69

29. 802. 10 43,348. 51

4,446.36 8, 151. 66

11.856.96

36, 893. 75 67,638.54 98,383. 33

218. 31 400. 24 582. 17

15,691.15

28. 767. 11 41, 843. 07

6, 166. 89

11.305.96 16,445.03

21,201.01 38, 868. 52 58, 536. 03

35, 969. 67 65,944.39

95.919. 11

2,436. 74 4,467. 35 6,497.96

2,273. 77 4, 168. 57 6,063. 37

19. 271. 96 35,331.93 51,391.90

6,522.46 11,957.84 17,393. 22

12,071.73 22, 131. 50 32, 191. 27

16,164. 99 29, 6:35. 81 43, 106. 63

1,249. 20 2, 290. 20 3,331.20

600,000.00

1,100,000.00

1,600,000.00

state.	County.	College.	Local.	Miscella¬ neous.
$16, 255. 69 29,. 802. 10 43,348. 51 4,446.36 8, 151.66 11,856.96
$20,000.00 30,000.00 50, 000. 00	.$16, 893. 75
37,638. 54 48,383.33	.
218.31 400. 24
		582. 17
15.691. 15 28. 767. 11 41, 843. 07 6, 166. .89 11,305. 96 16, 445. 03 21,201.01 38, 868. 52 38,000.00 35, 969. 67 65,944.39 95.919. 11 2,436. 74 4,467. 35 6, 497. 96 2,273. 77 4,16,8. 57 6,063. 37 17.109. 16 33,a31.93 48, 564. 40 6,522. 46 11,957. .84 17,393. 22 12,071.73 18, 131.50 24,621.27 16, 164. 99 29, 6:35. 81 43, 106. 63 1.249.20 2, 290. 20 3.331.20 459,046.00 904,090. 72 1,241,266.67
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15,837. 18		$2, 2'>8. .85	$430. 00
	!
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2, 162. .80 1,500. 00 2,827.50
4,000.00 7, 570. 00
.
68,004.71 83,614. 35 202, 846. 91	38,099. 27 63,910. 90 83,101.71	22,374. 02 48,384.03 72, 354. 71	12, 476. 00
430.00

In addition to the money directly appropriated to offset Federal Smith-Lever funds and available under the provisions of the Smith- Lever Act, considerable sums of money have been contributed from various sources within the States.

In 1914-15 the total expenditures for cooperative agricultural extension work amounted to over $3,600,000. Of this $905,000 was derived from the farmers’ cooperative demonstration funds of the United States Department of Agriculture, $105,000 from other

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bureaus and offices of the department, $475,000 from the Federal Smith-Tjever funds, $712,000 from State funds, $815,000 from county funds, $345,000 from college funds, and $245,000 from other miscel¬ laneous sources.

In 1915-16 the amount increased to $4,900,000. Of this $914,000 was derived from the farmers’ cooperative demonstration funds of the United States Department of Agriculture, $157,000 from other bureaus and offices of the department, $1,080,000 from the Federal Smith-Lever funds, $600,000 from State Smith-Lever funds, $696,000 from other State funds, $939,000 from county funds, $210,000 from college funds, and $274,000 from other miscellaneous sources.

The total amount in 1916-17 was $6,100,000 derived from the following sources: $943,000 from the farmers’ cooperative demon- - stration funds, $120,000 from other bureaus and offices of the depart¬ ment, $1,580,000 from Federal Smith-Lever funds, $1,100,000 from State Smith-Lever funds. Approximately $600,000 was appropriated by the State legislatures in addition to the money put up as an offset, $1,250,000 from county funds, $140,000 from college funds, and $370,000 from other miscellaneous sources.

The $7,600,000 allotted for extension work in 1917-18 was derived from the following sources: From direct appropriation for farmers’ cooperative demonstration work, $1,040,000; for demonstrations by other bureaus and offices of the department, $185,000; from Federal Smith-Lever funds, $2,080,000; from State Smith-Lever funds, $1,600,000; and in addition to the funds for the State Smith-Lever offset, the States allotted $530,000, the counties $1,545,000, the col¬ leges $200,000; and from other miscellaneous sources $445,000 was allotted. The table following indicates the total amount available in each State and for the United States as a whole, for the four years, and the sources of funds:

% Table III. — Sources of cooperative agricultural extension tcorl' funds, 1914-15, 1915-16.

1916-17, and 1917-18.

State.	United States Department of Agriculture.	Smith-Lever.	State.	County.	College.	/ Other.	Total.
Farmers’ coopera¬ tive demon¬ stration work.	Other bureaus.	Federal.	State.
Alabama:
1914-15 .	$47, 522	$4,114	$10, 000		$28, 592	$19, 375	$825	$2, 659	$113,087
1915-lG.. .	46', 000	4' 620	31,493	$2i,493	25,000	10, 000		i;ooo	139; 606
1916-17 .	43' 500		49; 402	39, 402	30, 000		162', 303
1917-18 .	43^500	9,780	67,312	57,312	2,090	25,000	600		205; 594
Arizona;
1914-15.. ..	1,858		10,000		4,444	57		920	17, 279
1915-16 .	4 '436	938	11; 715	1,715	3,285	4,500	968	375	27; 931
1916-17 .	5,200	2,250	13,145	3,145	2,150	8,800	700	750	36, 140
1917-18. .	7,660		14,575	4, 575	1,000	5,000		1,600	34,410
Arkansas:
1914 15. .	41,575	2,620	10,000		6,237	43,213	4, 667	3,038	111,348
1915-16. .	40 ' 000	7' 220	26' 678	16,678	3,318	54; 152		7,' 137	155; 183
1916-17 .	38' 000		40,577	30, 577		76,236		7,625	193; 015
1917-18. .	38,000	6,670	54,477	44’ 477		68,236		3, 547	215; 4C7
California:
1914-15. .	6,193		10,000			22,000	27,529	2,601	68,323
1915-16.	8,' 627	1,500	21', 037	11,037		26,000	14,320	82; 521
1916-17.. .	10, 620	1,500	30' 235	20' 235	14,320	28,000			104,911
1917-18	15' 122	l',500	39; 433	23, 433		23; 000	14,320		127,808
Colorado:
1914-15.	9,884	.	10,000		1,441	8,364			29,688
1915-16 . .	9, 450		14,792	4,792		15,700	4,920	4,2^	53; 905
1916-17	12' 240		18,786	8.786		22,350	1,100	4,4(X)	67,663
1917-18	15' 140	4,340	22,780	12, 780	10,000	g7,.'i00		i;500	104,040
Connecticut:
1914-15	6,101	550	9, 985		3,591			5,000	25,226
1915-16	5,357	1,300	11,398	1,398	12, 456	6,000		6,900	44; 809
1916-17 .	8,720	1^00	12,562	2! 562	14,004	8,000		9, 950	57, 197
1917-18 .	12, 171	4^400	13, 726	3,726	23,669	30,500		19,230	107,422
Delaware;
1914-15. .	2,205	260	10,000		5,000			1, 131	18,595
1915-16	200	1, 150	11' 279	1.279				'750	15,6.59
1916-17	900	l'850	12' 346	2, 346					17,441
1917-18	2,500		13^412	3,412					19,324
Florida:
1914-15 .	26,348	145	9,925		5,000	16,107	10,695	5,765	73,984
1915-16 .	25, 000		16,491	6,491	5,000	23,747	8' 790	'200	85,719
1916-17. .	23' 000		21,893	11,803	5, 000	32, 978	9; 700		104,463
1917-18. .	23,000		27' 299	17,299	10,250	32; 978		110,826
Georgia:
1914-15 .	49, 504	9,451	9,927		15,675	28,314		12,000	124,871
1915-16	50' 000	12, no	35' 174	25,174	52,400		174; 858
1916-17 ...	47, 000	11,580	56, 152	46, 152		85, 770	5,000		251 ; 652
1917-18	47 000	11,920	77, 129	67, 129		88,550		291,728
Idaho:
1914-15 .	4,800	1,525	10,000		6,005	1,616		500	24,446
1915-16	4,800	l'200	13' 109	3,i69	10, 800	7, 550		850	41,417
1916-17 . ..	6,900		15,700	5' 700	15', 000	10,000		1,350	54,649
1917-18 ..	9,000		18' 290	8,290	27,523	22; 800			85,903
Illinois:
1914-15 .	16,727	240	10,000		14,600	50,000	200		91,766
1915-16 _	17' 002		36^282	26,282	30,000	16,050		23,000	148,616
1916-17 _	18' 520		58' 184	48', 184		21,800	18, 500	26,400	191,588
1917-18 _			80;086	70,086			4; 200	51,414	205,786
Indiana:
1914-15	13,066	1,614	10,000		64, 145	44,935		4,498	138,259
1915-16	15 261	3^650	28' 931	18,931	46; 704	65; .500		4,000	I82; 977
1916 17	15 854	3, 100	44' 707	34' 707	27; 375	70', 993		3,500	200; 235
1917-18	18,507	3,000	60^483	50; 483	11,157	85, 500		4; 126	233; 256
Iowa;
1014-15	17 217	6,070	10,000		88,705	4,000		66,150	192, 141
1915 16	15 800	4,200	28' 781	18,781	83; 466	4,160		74,700	229, 888
1916 17	18 440	3,000	44' 432	34', 432	71,568	4,700		106,555	2a3, 127
1917 18	22,950	4,344	60^083	50; 083	47,204	4; 400		114,410	303,474
Kansas:
1914-15	14,047		10, 000				50,700	17, 882	92, 630
1915-16	13,089		24 '555	14, 555		3,600	40; 012	14, 867	110,680
1916-17	16, 660		36' 685	26,685		16, 200	40, 150	20, 600	1.56, 980
1917-18 .	22, 076	4,600	48,815	38; 815		22,500	30, 000	6,877	173,783

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10

Table TIT. — Sources of cooperative agricultural extension worh funds, 1914-15, 1915-16,

1916-17, and 1917-18 — Continued.

	United States Department of Agriculture.
State. ,	Farmers’ coopera¬ tive demon¬ stration work.	Other bureaus.
Kentuck}' :
1914-15 .	$36, 861	$.3,016
1915-16 .	41,000	3,300
1916-17 .	40,000	4,300
1917-18 .	40,000	4,300
Louisiana:
1914-15 .	43,946	1,955
1915-16 .	42,000	20, 125
1916-17 .	40,000	2,000
1917-18 .	40,000	3,600
Maine:
1914-15 .	1,360	460
1915-16 .	1,100
1916-17 .	5' 500
1917-18 .	8' 085
Maryland:
1914-15 .	14,977	2,851
1915-16 .	21,000	1,320
1916-17 .	19,000
1917-18 .	19^000	1,380
Maseachusetts:
1914-15 .	11,572 13,354 14,736
1915-16 .
1916-17 .	1,500
1917-18 .	20,356	3,000
Michipran:
19M-15 .	17,377	800
1915-16 .	15,082 23,202
1916-17 .	240
1917-18 .	25,001	3,700
Minnesota:
1914-15 .	16,218	5,432
1915-16 .	13,961	1,900
1916-17 .	15, 450	1,900
1917-18 .	19,411	3,700
Mississippi:
1914-15 .	48,118	3,076
1915-16 .	45»000	8,440
1916-17 .	42,500
1917-18 .	42,500	8,860
Missouri:
1914-15 .	11,034
1915-16 .	11,600
1916-17 .	ll'.500
1917-18 .	11^200
Montana:
1914-15 .	6,456	1,334
1915-16 .	7,800	1,500
1916-17 .	9,460 13,500	1,500
1917-18 .	3, 150
Nebraska:
1914-15 .	15,538	2,795
1915-16 .	13,640	3,000
1916-17 .	15,000	3,000
1917-18 .	17,908	4,000
Nevada:
1914-15 .		1,184 1,500
1915-16 .	^6
1916-17 .	2,500	1,500
1917-18 .	4,470	1,500
Nev/ Hampshire:
1914-15 .	5,074 6,098	90
1915-16 .	500
1916-17 .	8,700 11,900
1917-18 .	1,200
New Jersey:
1914-15 .	4,959	200
1915-16 .	6,775 9, 251
1916-17 .
1917-18 .	13,071

■
Smith-Lever.	-
		State.	County.	College.	Other.
Federal.	State.
$9, 875			$31,928	$5,854
31,088	$21,088	$1,080	12, 727	7; 605
48,662	38,662		33,000		$7,000
66,235	56; 235		30; 000		i5;ooo
8,623		22,588	6,847
24' 102	14 102		23; 358	2,469
35, 854	25,854		36; 646	'400	860
47,606	37,606		31,580
10,000
14;389	4,389	2,000		3,606	600
18,045	8,045	2,000		2,900	600
21, 702	11,702			3,900	600
9,750		3,000	4,566	5,700
17; 7-17	7,747	20	8,0.50	3,043
24,202	14,202	18, 120		2,675	1,320
30,658	20,658	30,680	5,838		1,484
10,000			45,000	52,611
12,931	2,931		30;(X)0	35, 175	15,000
is; 373	5; 373	11,997	30,000		22; 000
17,815	7,815	35,302	56,346		51,100
10, 000			19, 540	16,846
28', 032	18,032	3,424	18,000	3,340
43,059	33,059		25,002	16,400
58; 086	4$; 086		41 ; 664	5; 400
10,000		21,270	18, 286	66, 989	32,588
24,899	14,899	39,812	22,000	1,450	8,800
37,315	27,315	19,970	15,000	5, 260	9,100
49,731	39,731		14,500	6,799	10,200
10,000		800	29,811	1,988
29; 329	19,329	3, 807	17, 982	3; 000	873
45,437	35,437		26, 134 52, 570		6,075
6i;545	51,545			15,735
10,000		32,016	17,410	652
33,034	23, 034	17; 600	20,800	8,650
52, 229	42, 229	15,350	31,220	.	2,630
71,425	61,425			6,410	1,550
10,000	4, 191	2,308	5,384
12; 950	2, 950	18,382	9; 600	3,050
15,408	5,408	19, 446	10, 800		600
17, 867	7,867	31,325	18,000
10,000	25,000	6,200		20,000
20; 716	10,716	14', 534	i;200	4,600	47,450
29,646	19, 646	5,354	11,900	10,600	53,350
38,576	28,576	4,424	22,933	15,950	64,000
7, 493
10; 833	833	3,968	1
11; 527	1,527	3; 960	500
12; 221	2; 221	6;300		6,229
10,000	300	3,500	2,000	12,013
12, 133	2, 133		6,000	3,0(X)	3,645
13,911	3,911		16,200	1,000	8,500
15,689	5,689		28,000	800	20,070
9,987		13, 951			1,000
17; 659	7,659	8,266	15,350		1,000
24,042	14,042	10,958	18,200		600
30,426	20,426	7,575	20,900		600

Total.

$87, 53.3 117, 888 171,623 211,770

83,958

126. 157 141,613 160,372

11,820 26,078 37,090 45, 989

40,ai3 58, 927 79, 520 109, 698

119,183 109,390 KX), 979 191,734

64,562 85,910 140, 962 181, 937

170, 783 127, 721 131,310 144, 072

93,791 127, 760 155, 583 232, 755

71,111

114,718

155. 158 152,010

29,673 56,232 62, 622 91, 709

79, 533 115, 856 148, 495 196,367

8,677 17, .33 1 21.514 32,941

32, 976 33,50') 52, 222 83,348

30,096 56, 70-9 77, 092 92,998

11

I

Table III. — Sources of cooperative agricultural extension work fundSj 1914-15^ 1915-16,

1916-17, and 1917-18 — Contmued.

State.

%

New Mexico:

1914- 15 .

1915- 16 .

1916- 17 .

1917- 18 .

New York:

1914-15 .

1916-16 .

1916- 17 .

1917- 18 .

North Carolina:

1914- 15 .

1915- 16 .

1916- 17 .

1917- 18 .

North Dakota:

1914- 15 .

1915- 16 .

1916- 17 .

1917- 18 .

Ohio:

1914- 15 .

1915- 16 .

1916- 17 .

1917- 18 .

Oklahoma :

1914- 15 .

1915- 16 .

1916- 17 .

1917- 18 .

Oregon:

1914- 15 .

1915- 16 .

1916- 17 .

1917- 18 .

Pennsylvania:

1914- 15 .

1915- 16 .

1916- 17 .

1917- 18 .

Rhode Island:

1914- 15 .

1915- 16 .

1916- 17 .

1917- 18 .

South Carolina:

1914- 15 .

1915- 16 .

1916- 17 .

1917- 18 .

South Dakota:

1914- 15 .

1915- 16 .

1916- 17 .

1917- 18 .

Tennessee:

1914- 15 .

1915- 16 .

1916- 17 .

1917- 18 .

Texas :

1914- 15 .

1915- 16 .

1916- 17 .

1917- 18 .

Utah:

1914- 15 .

1915- 16 .

1916- 17 .

1917- 18 .

United States Department of Agricult me.	Smith-Lever.	t State.	County. • , \ . • V •*	1 College.	! 1 1 1 1 ! other.
Farmers’ coopera¬ tive demon¬ stration work.	Other bureaus.	Federal.	State.
$6,833	$479	$10, 000			$540		$604
7' 617	1,500	13' 413	$3, 413		11,166		120
lO; 060	i;400	16^ 258	6', 258		12; 700	$.540	1,800
13,800	1,500	19, 102	9, 102	$298	17,800	800	500
26, 587		10,000		57,200	82, 818	7,000
20;041		33; 443	23,443	69; 241	69; 207	6,416	35
24,377		52,978	42,978	69,036	102,883	5, 141	35
31, 527	1,500	72,514	62,514	56,997	147,670	1,500
40,800	11,283	10,000		31,900	38,000	1,525
41' 000	15,860	32' 953	22,953	16; 424	62; 715
40'000	15, 860	52,080	42,080	75; 000
43' 120	13' 408	71I207	6i;207	i7,m	95,000
9, 449	726	10,000		13, 270	31,606
7, 101	1,100	16' 247	6,247	20,983	28; 746
10, 410		21^453	11,453	21, 969	30, 530
ll'l50	1,200	26, 659	16,659	20,000	30, 160
2,182	700	9,931	38,085
7' 369	1,400	35, 557	25, 557	74; 516	1,700
13,900	1,500	56, 854	46, 854	75, 891
17,110	3' 300	78, 151	68, 151	52,019	22, 300
41,003	234	9, 462			9, 935	18,115	22,988
4i; 000	4,920	26,256	16,2.56		20; 000	15,000	20; 050
39, 000	5,920	39, 802	29, 802		31, 750	8,000	16,300
39,000	6,840	53, 349	43,349		61, 560		3,850
7,787	2,774	10,000	56,087	15, 827		266
8, 975	5' 400	14, 446	4, 446	53,236	18', 300
9,' 202	6,000	18' 152	8,152	56, 124	24,651
12' 058	6,180	21, 857	11,857	48,033	25,822
18, 442	800	10,000		10,128	5,268	3,008
12,981	2,500	46' 894	36, 894			14,984
13,000	77, 639	67' 639
11, 701	2' 620	108, 383	98,383			6, 401
2,243	210	10,000		858
3,700	500	10,218	218	3, 175		1,380	5,225
3, 950		10,400	400	3,300	2, 550	1,200	4,045
5, 401	1,000	10, 582	582	3,750	3,500	1,018	2,345
43, 635	12, 254	10,000			17,401	20, 290	6,001
40' ^0	14' 440	25' 691	15,691		21; 442	20; 050
40, 400	13, 720	38, 767	28, 767	2,613	40', 492	7, 958	21,650
40, 400	19, 270	51, 843	41, 843		46,868	7, 245	7, 755
5, 069		10, 000		20,000	2,098	610	5,081
6' 153	1,350	16, 167	6, 167	18,833	13; 610
10, 100	l'350	21^306	11,306	18,917	19; 260
11, 660	1,350	26, 445	16, 445	13; 555	21,562
31,201	6,150	10,000		1, 716	28, 882	6,895	1,754
39, 000	9, 688	31, 202	21, 262		33, 674
37' 000	ll'440	48' 869	38, 869		17, 883		3,89i
37, 000	12,490	66' 536	56, 536		6, 935		4,351
72, 403	6, 447	9, 979	17,474	76,097	13,581
71, 500	4, 800	45^ 970	35, 970	76; 097
67, 000	75 944	65, 944		88,620		5,567
68, 784	5 016	105^ 919	95', 919		102, 292		16', 065
9,678	1,890	10,000		25,284	2,989		1, 718
8 657	1,400	12, 437	2,437	23; 876		464
lo'sso	I'ioo	14' 467	4,467	15, 388	3,355		1,000
15,013	6,600	16, 498	6,498	10,555	12,660	15,460	1,200

Total.

S18, 4.56 37, 229 49,015 62,902

183,604 221,825 297, 42S 374,222

133, 50S 191,905 225,019 301,742

65, 050 80,424 9.3, 815 105, 828

50, 898 146,098 194,99.8 241,031

101,736 143,482 170,574 207, 948

92, 741 104,804 122, 280 125, 807

47,639 114, 253 158, 2.80 227, 488

13,310 24, 416 25, 845 28, 178

109,581 134,114 194, 367 215,224

42, 857 62, 279 82, 239 G1,017

86, 597 134, 765 157,951 183,818

195,981 234,337 303,075 393, 995

51,553 49, 270 50, 407 84,484

12

Table III. — Sources of cooperative agricultural extension u'orhfunds, 1914-15, 1915-16

1 91 6-1 7, 5— pontiniied

	United States Department of Agriculture.	Smith-Lever.
State.	Farmers’ coopera¬ tive demon¬ stration work.	Other ‘ bureaus.	Federal.	State.	State.	County.
Vermont:
1914-15 .	$10,088 13,260	$3,387 4,260	$10,000 12,274		$7, 571	$10,800 12,000
1915-16 .	$2,274	8,576
1916-17 .	13, 501		14,169 16,063	4,169	3,831	15,400
1917-18 .	15, 260		6^063	1,937	14,400
Virginia :
1914-15 .	38,420	3,781	9,997 29,272		26,661 2,891	25,471 28, 550
1915-16 .	39,000	2^800	19,272
1916-17 .	37,000	2,700	45,332	35,332	4,500	30,242
1917-18 .	37,000	2,780	61,392	51,392	2,436	38, 758
Wasliington:
1914-15 .	8,902 8,434	1,603	10,000		3,009	19,034 20,600 23,570
1915-16 .	2, 270 2,640 2,640	16,522 21,958	6,522
1916-17 .	11, 940	11,958
1917-18 .	17,458	27' 393	17,393		50,968
West Mrginia:
1914-15 .	23,284 25,000	1,155	10,000 22,071		34,402	411
1915-16 .	1,260	12,071	22,929	25,668
1916-17 .	23,015	1,359	32, 132	22,132	23,942	27,548
1917-18 .	23,000	2,570	42,191	32,191	15,379	31,836
Wisconsin:
1914-15 .	11,422 11,010	388	10,000		19,766 31,902	10,046 16,320
1915-16 .	1,200	26,164	16,164
1916-17 .	11,100	1,200	39,635	29,635	17,687	19,875
1917-18 .	11,601	2,000	53, 107	43,107	26, 150
Wyoming:
1914-15 .	5, 817	1,125	10,000		5,000	3,800 5,445
1915-16 .	7,060	1,500	11,249	1,249	16,901
1916-17 .	8,450	1,500	12,290	2,290	27,335	9, 550
1917-18 .	12,430	1,500	13,331	3,331	39,306	14,750
Total:
1914-15 .	905,782 914,290	105,168	474,935 1,080,005		711,516 696,405	815,733
1915-16 .	157,621	600,005	939,668
1916-17 .	943,088	121,609	1,580,000	1,100,000	597,105	1,246,288
1917-18 .	1,037,501	182,708	2,080,000	1,600,000	530,564	1,544,366

College.	Other.
	$3,100
	3,600
	4,268
	8,511
	5,770
	8,757
$13,984	1,587
10,250
5,300	2,150
13,333	1,250
	11,633
	12,860
	15,574
	8,336
	1,200
	1,000
58,279
	700
	600
	2,255
346,750	247,352
209,682	273,951
142,524	372,540
198,644	443,307

Total.

$41,845

65,743

51,C69

67,323

108,598

130,295

160,876

202,513

58,119

64,599

79,515

130,433

80,886

121,859

145,701

155,503

51,621

103,960

120,131

194,244

26,442

44,005

61,415

86,903

3,607,208

4,871,620

6,103,140

7,617,098

13

The data given in the preceding table are summarized and classified according to original sources of fltnds in the following table:

Table IV. — Funds available for cooperative agricultural extension ivorJc, classified hy

original sources.

Source of funds.-.	1914-15	1915-16. ^ V ! "	1916-17	1917-18
Federal Government: Fanners’ cooperative demonstration work . Other bureaus .	$905, 782 105, 168 474, 935	• I ■ H $914, 290 157, 621 1,080,005	$943, 088 121,609 1,580, 000	$1, 037, 501 182, 70S 2, 080, 000
Federal Smith- Lever . Total . Witliin the State: State — OlTset .
1, 485, 8a5	2,151,916	2, 644, 697	3, 300, 209
	459, 046 696, 405	904,090 597, 105	1,241,266 530, 564 1,771,830
Other State .	711,516
Total . .
711,516	1, 15.5, 451	1,501,195
County — OlTset .	202, 846 1,544, 366
	68, 004 939, 668	83, 614 1, 246, 288
Other county . Total .	815, 732
815, 732	1,007, 672	1,329,902	1,747,212
Collece — Offset .
	38, 099 209, 6S2	63, 910 142, 524	as, 101 198,644
Other college . Total . Other: Offset .	346, 7.50
346, 7.50	247, 781	206, 434	281, 745
	34, a50 273, 951	48, 384 372, 546	72, 784 443, 307
Miscellaneous . Total . : . Total within the States . Grand total . .	247, 352
247, 352	308, 801	420, 930	516, 091
2, 121,;i.50 3, 607, 235	2, 719, 705 4, 871, 621	3, 4.58, 461 6, 103, 158	4, 316, 878 7, 617, 098

In 1914-15 the Smith-Lever funds comprised 13 per cent of the total funds available for cooperative agricultural extension work. In 1917-18 the percentage had increased to nearly 50. In 1917-18 the funds contributed by the counties and other local organizations comprised one-fourth of the total.

If the funds contributed to the State Smith-Lever offset by the States, counties, and other authorities within the State are combined with State, county, and other funds not used as offset, they exceed one-half of the total funds for extension work. In other words, the funds contributed within the State exceed the funds contributed by the Federal Government at the present time.

ALLOTMENT AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS, BY PROJECTS.

The project now receiving the largest amount of the cooperative agricultural extension funds is the county-agent project. In 1914-15 the total amount spent on this project was approximately $1,925,000. By 1917-18 the amount had increased so that it exceeded $3,825,000, or an increase of nearly 100 per cent during the four-year period, 1914-15 to 1917-18.

14

Table V. — Total of funds from all sources for cooperative

State.	Total.	Administration,	Publications.	County agents. [■Sn	Home economics,.	Extension schools.	Boys’ clubs.	Pig clubs.	Poultry clubs.	Animal hus¬ bandry.	Poultry.	1 Dairying. 1
Alabama:
1914-15 .	$113,087	$1,545	$485	$79, 302	$16, 156	$1,700	$6. 978	$1,863				$3,696
1915-16 .	139.606	5,593	1,200	89,413	19, 510	2.000	6,960	2. .500		$2, 370		2,600
1916-17 .	162, 303	6.066	1,700	102, 776	28, 870	2,000	5.090	1.920	$^030	900		1,600
1917-18 .	205,594	13, 698	3,350	108, 851	35,805	2,000	5,720	3,720	2,430	3,600		5; 550
Arizona:
1914-15 .	17,279	5,330	324	3,320		500	1,717			2, 137
1915-16 .	27, 931	6, 323	1,074	9, 779	1,558	525	3,345			3,100
1916-17 .	36, 140	6, 370	1,000	15,500	1.100	900	3,100			3,300
1917-18 .	34,410	6, 580	1,100	15, 5tk)	920	1, 175	5,825			3, 100
Arkansas:
1914-15 .	111,348	3,937	1,472	78, 619	11.262		2,353			983		1,637
1915-16 .	155' 183	13.150	2, 256	97, 487	20, 767		2. 275		2, 725		2,620
1916-17 .	193, 015	15.420	1,074	113,243	44,628			600		300
1917-18 .	215, 407	20, 033	4,948	120,056	47, 485	1, 575		2,500		5, 740
California:
1914-15 .	68, 323
1915-16 .	82, 521	8,517		57, 472	2, 626		4,023	2, i42
1916-17 .	104,911	22,499		67,372	5,000		6.220		.
1917-18 .	127,808	25,600		79,502	6,300		13,906
Colorado:
1914-15...	29,688	2, 835	141	IS, 262	3.752		3,280
1915-16 .	53,905	5.250	500	32, 600	3,250		2,500
1916-17 .	67,663	7,389		41,900	3.334		4.860			2,710
1917-18 .	104^040	10,250	1,500	60,260	6,535		7. 660 _		2.775
Connecticut:					•
1914-15 _	25, 226	3,292	258	8,440		823	3. 12.3 _			1,682	2,645
1915-16 _	44,809	6, 554	225	24, 542		678	4,317				2, 488	2^933
1916-17. . .	57', 197	3,900	600	34, 291	2,606	400	5,760				2,3li	3.200
1917-18.. .	107, 422	4; 500	706	60. 975	11, 841	600	7,060	2,700			3,000	3,360
Delaware:
1914-15 .	18,595	2,939	405	9,286	643		655				1,052	260
1915-16 .	15, 659	1,954	252	8,642	1,899		40	.			460	0 97.'^^
1916-17 .	.17, 441	2,260		8,300	2,100		500	.			437	2,300
1917-18 .	19,324	3, 070		8,850	4,300		2, 950
Florida:
1914-15 .	73, 984	3,713	391	46, 404	22,211		540					216
1915-16 .	85^ 719	4^281	600	44, 772	32.135		3,330					600
1916-17 .	104', 463	3', 560	1,600	54,680	40. 373		2, 750			1,500
1917-18 .	110,826	8,090	2,225	52,081	41, 920		e; 510
Georgia:
1914-15 .	124,871	2, 911	843	75.839	14, 222	1,357	18,700	1,983	1,151	5,059		2,801
1915-16 .	174, 858	15, 481	3.000	95. 727	28, 321	5,900	2,262	2,720	2,180	7, 329		5,010
1916-17 .	251, 652	19, 501	5,000i 138,521	53,500	3,000	2,550	2.300	2,180	7,500		4,700
1917-18 .	291, 728	23,500	7.0001 1.53. .578	64,000	4; 000	2,700	3,000	7; 380	2, 280	5,040
Idaho:
1914-15 .	24,446	4,310	575	8,948	3,044	370	3.634 _		1,178		1,8.54
1915-16 .	41,417	6^400	550	18, 142	3,450	2, 150 4' 475			1,350		i;200
1916-17 .	54, 649	6,500	1,000	26, 150	4,200	2. 499: 5. .300	.		1,800
1917-18 .	85,903	10,080	1.200	44; 090	5,550	2^200	7,260	.		3,000
Illinois:
1914-15 .	91,760	1,385	113	83,965	2,978		683					240
1915-16 .	148^ 616	10, 000	2,482	92,029	15, 450	15, 000	3,400
1916-17 .	19l', 588	9,584	2'300	137^ 284	16,200	3,000	4,400	.
1917-18 .	205, 786	4,300	2,636	160, 900	18, 250
Indiana:
1914-15 .	138, 259	17, 662	1,831	71,719	4,780	3,318	3,114	1,261		1,074	1.531	4.184
1915-16 .	182. 977	6.291	1,000	110, 771	4,000! 10,700	15.300			4,910	3,115	7.750
1916-17 .	200.2351 6.. 343	i, 000	123,024	4. too: 7.100	23,^5			4,400	3,383	7,350
1917-18 .	233,256	11,298	I'OOO	153,757	5,050	4,400	18,801			4,900	4,500	8,020
Iowa:
1914-15 .	192, 141	22,717	7,414	39, 685	19, 052	36,295	' 8,338					6,070
1915-16 .	229,888	16,329	7' 974	49' 276	28' 800	.39 0.58	13'l82			8, o:«	2,250	8,204
1916-17 .	283, 127	29' 075	8' 000	68' 300	31' 930	29.872 1 6 825			7,000	3,975	31,805
1917-18 .	303, 474	35, 040	8,000	100' 500	37,000		20' 370			11,100	3,950	33,684
Kansas:
1914-15 .	92,630	5,231		32,251	6,897		3 370
1915-16 .	110,680	8' 996		39' 719	9 236	4 072	3,798			876	i.494	1,383
1916-17 .	156, 980	9’ 740		61,534	12'35i	9' 390	5' 803			1,391	1,508	I'^OO*
1917-18 .	173, 783	9' 170		72' 873	i2'998	7,160	10,651	2,500	2,200	3' 087	1,650	3,720
Kentucky:
1914-15 .	87,533	3,427	301	61,343	15,732	234	1,765	1,447	1,368			436
1915-16 .	117,888	13,975	1,650	65,040	19,056	98	2,700	2,523	2,077	2, 920	2,^	1,680
1916-17 .	171,623	10, 821	3,000	99, 400	26, 250	1,500	3,100	2,770	2,670	3,120	1,295	1,495
1917-18 .	211, 770	14, 139	2,000	117,470	43,060	2,000	3,620	2,800	2,600	3,500	2,600

15

/

agricultural extension vjorh for four years ending June 30, 191 7, by projects.

<x> i-s a •a	Agronomy.	Horticulture.	Botany and plant pathology.	Entomology, api- _ culture, orni¬ thology.	Forestry.	Agricultural en¬ gineering.	Farm manage¬ ment.	Rural organiza¬ tion.	Marketing.	Exhibits and fairs.	Farmers’ insti¬ tutes.	Correspon d e n c e courses.	1 Agriculture in schools.	Miscellaneous spe¬ cialists.
	$804 2,760 4, 100 6, 570									(				$5-56 1,550 1,750 2y5i)0 1, 149 469 1,070
				.	$1,600 1,750 2,900		$500 700	$1,050 1,050 3,400
$3, 700	$1,800								...
						$2,800
	1,595 3,650				.					$161 150 150
													11,08-5 12,084 15,903
									1,817 1,845 6,930
	2, 720	2, 520	•				$900
							\
		. 1 .								7,739		.... i
										.	$2 (XW
		'	.			2,500 1,416 2,700 3, 660 3,360 3,196 3,071 3, 535 4,580					.. .		1, O4JJ
		1										7, 105 1,810 1,(»J 977
		. ! .					2, (WO 6,800
	1,400	.		* *	2,500				.
	785 _
										.
		1							600		1 .
	3, 100 1,069	1 .					4, 400		600	.	_ 1.
	892									1,389 133 144 154
									i, ilW			.
56		450			1 1
	3,301 2, 400 2,600	1,000 2, 000 4, 200 394				600 2,000 2,200				2, 025 2,000 1,500
						3, (XW 3, 750				1,500 5,00-0
							.
				131
		3,700 3,400 4, 250
	3,800 4, 100
		$1,250										2,923 2, 400 8, (KW 15, OO) 19,700 715
							2, 255 3,820
											.
	467 5.800 6.800 7, 950 1,371 9,075 11,201 17, 450	3,571 4.800 3.800 3,800	$523 2,340 2,300 2,500				3,449 5, 000 4,300 4,980 2, 134 3,650 4,170 4,230 1,484 2, 499 2, 831 3,425			2, 243	16,811
		$1,200				.
			2,100 2,300					.
					1, 375			2,340 2,900 2, 400 1,500	45,346 16, 156 15,000 4,009 3, 251 82
6, 450 6,500 6,350	7,874 7,950 9,000	.			5, 725 6,700 7, 500 9,526 10, 760 12,090 5,912	1,600			S3, 050 2,424
	1,500		.	2,300
		2,575 3,528 8,602 4,280 114 594		1 21,046 6,999 10, 854 i 8,413 12, 170,12, 137 9,345 11,895
	2, 626 2, 834 3,537 310 1,002 2,175 1,561	1,453 1,728 1 810		887 1,410 1,620
	.
3,340	.					2,710
1,051 2,034 1,245 2,600	.
^0 2,720 2,700
					10,061 11,120

16

Table V. — Total of funds from all sources for cooperative agricultural f

State.	T Total. j	d 0 •pH o3 r 1 “ -I-:!	1 Publications. r.|	1 tK) •»— • Vi d tJO C3 0 0	Home economics.	jd ' 0 0 .Cl t> w a 0 0 X w	1 Boys’ clubs. i \	- W)	I 1 Poultry clubs. .	Animal hus- 1 bandry. 1	Poultry. j 1	Dairying. j
Louisiana:		1
1914-15 .	$83, 958	$1, 668	$518	$56, 476	$9, 058		$13,385					$1,053
1915-16 .	i26' 157	6' 399	1,450	64' 747	13' 640		11' 915			$16, 875	$2, 125
1916-17 .	141,613	6, 040	1' 220	89' 378	22, 805		11' 905			2,000
1917-18 .	160,372	12' 607	1' 450	87, 645	28,980	.	16, 170				4' 920
Maine:
1914-15 .	11, 820	773	276	8, 950							460
1915-16 .	26', 078	5,954	400	11' 178	1,425	$1, 149						2, 620
1916-17 .	37' 090	6' 440	800	18„083	2, 966	1, 100					2, 400	2,900
1917-18 .	45' 989	8,479	800	23,'^760	3,900	800					2' 600	2,900
Maryland:
1914-15 .	40, 843	5,868	157	16, 175	4,102	1,441	159				402	5, 100
1915-16 .	58' 927	5' 340	1,000	24' 430	11,230	467	3, 030			720	330	2, 640
1916-17 .	79' 520	5, 350	2' 720	42' 352	12' 880	400	3' 970			3,050		3' 145
1917-18 .	109’ 698	14' 358	2' 500	56, 440	18, 020		3,500			2' 900	2, 500	2,800
Massachusetts:
1914-15 .	119, 183	19, 160	500	54,255	4,636	29,861	4, 673			1, 255		986
1915-16 .	109' 390	11,670	1,300	58, 574	4,667	700	10, 431			2' 633	3,300	1,200
1916-17 .	100' 979		1,600	65, 949	4,888	700	11,991			2, 600	4, 250	1,910
1917-18 .	191, 734	10, 470	1,900	112, 846	22, 440	600	8, 020	$2, 200	$2,200	2,740	4,627	1,940
Michigan:
1914-15 _	64, 562	3,421	4S6	40,175	1,518	1,817	3, 770			560		943
1915-16 .	85' 910	4' 421		53, 559	4,474	1,500	3' 817			869
1916-17 .	140' 962	3' 300	1,500	78' 101	7, 000	6,170	7, 826			5,340
1917-18 .	I8I' 937	6, 800	3' 100	100, 987	11, 400	3,200	13' 050			9, 850	950
Minnesota:
1914-15 .	170, 783	22, 055	17,825	64,915	4, 756	15, 227	5,473					10, 153
1915-16 .	127' 721	10' 780	15' 630	69' 228	7' 715	l'731	4' 788					3,800
1916-17 .	13l'310	13,840	12' 610	56, 750	8' 390	867	9' 190				2,600	6,' 160
1917-18 .	144, 072	17; 541	4, 020	62,' 201	11' 510	867	12,580				2,600	12' 580
Mississippi:
1914-15 .	93, 791	2,084	96	60, 139	18, 553		5, 274			2,290		3,076
1915-16 .	127' 760	4,216	615	66' 008	25,964	500	7' 387			5' 091		7,'l40
1916-17 .	155, 583	4' 841	2, 056	so' 926	34' 288	3,500	15' 719			2' 600		1,320
1917-18 .	232, 755	4,200	4' 275	123' 670	56' 200	3' 500	11,400			5, 700		10, 260
Missouri:
1914-15 .	71,111	1,167	556	46, 401		10, 453	4, 696				43	2,370
1915-16 .	114,718	9! 952	2,800	58, 050		11,846	9' 150					3' 400
1916-17 .	155, 158	7,387	4,722	65, 650	8,500	2,850	10' 400			8, 500	2,800	3, 660
1917-18 .	152, 010	7; 420	5, 839	62; 225	1.3^460	2, 500	10,520			5' 130	2,290	6' 250
Montana:
1914-15 .	29, 673	4,438	327	16,712	1,804	92	1,823			885		1,503
1915-16 .	56, 232	9' 632	500	29, 000	5,700		2, 800			3,000		3' 000
1916-17 .	62' 622	7' 122	700	30' 100	5,600		3' 600			2, 700		3,000
1917-18 .	91' 709	13,423	1,286	50,000	5' 300		8' 350			3' 200		3, 950
Nebraska:
1914-15 .	79, 533	8,163	4,426	33,053	5, 057		3, 333	1,294	.			1,500
1915-16 .	115, 856	10' 481	3' 000	29' 670	4,950	27,950	16' 590	3' 000		2,000
1916-17 .	148, 495	11' 482	2' 558	39.580	7, 600	1 50	22, 840	3' 000	.	2, 150		4, 350:
1917-18 .	196, 367	11' ISO	3,431	42' 853	18, 171	41,' 800	30' 937	3,500		5,700		6, 150
Nevada:
1914-15 .	8, 677	2,865	60		1,844							2,189
1915-16 .	17' 334	3', .350			l'050		2, 934					2, 750
1916-17 .	21' 514	2' 800	1,4(X)	4,000	'914		4' 950					2,800
1917-18 .	32; 941	3; 600	I'OOO	11' 256	6,315		4; 570					3,000
New 11 a m p-
shire:
1914-15 .	32, 976	4,040	.51 .5	11,042	978	1,248	3,267					3,490
1915-16 .	33' 509	1,673	1, 533	18, 794	2, 150	'600					2', 378
1916-17 .	52 ', 222	1, 111	911	27,000	5, 600	200	8,500					2' 000
1917-18 .	83' 348	7' 600	1,298	49' 100		600	15,000					4; 300
New Jersey:
1914-15 .	30,096	2,473	493	20, 584	1,774		63					200
1915-16 .	56' 709	7,880	883	31, 459	4,099		512				2,400
1916-17 .	77' 092	6, 520	1,765	41,418	4,800		5- .320 _			2' 500	2,320
1917-18 .	92' 998	9' 314	1,521	42, 530	12,301		7, 801				2,700	2; 500
New Mexico:
1914-15 .	18, 4.56	3, 739	911	7, 389	1,474		2, 368 .				479
1915-16 .	37' 229	4' :102	770	21,919	2, 300	1,400	3, 775 . .				2 350
1916-17 .	49' 015	4', 120	1, 665	27, 700	2, 400	2' 430	4^980 .			.	2 800
1917-18 .	62^902	3,800	2; 210	37; 100	4' 740		6,240, .		.		3,040.

17

extension work for four years ending June 30^ 1917, by projects — Continued.

Animal diseases. ■■ ' . . - - — 1	a o 1=1 o L.I tjO	Horticulture.	Botany and plant pathology.	Entomology, api- culture, orni¬ thology.	Forestry.	Agricultural en¬ gineering.	Farm manage¬ ment.	Rural organiza¬ tion. 1	Marketing.	j Exhibits and fairs.	Farmers’ insti¬ tutes.	Correspondence courses.	Agriculture in schools.	Miscellaneous spe¬ cialists. i
	•	$1,209												$590
	$2,033	2,750							$3,022					1,200
	2,250	4,840							1,000					175
		5,200							2,400					1,000
							$1,360 1,900
	1,450
							2,400			.
							2,750
	1,698	4,692					1,046
	I'COO	2, 424	$2,300			$440	1,800	$700						476
	2,900	2' 752
	2, 700	2' 800							i, 180
		995					1,834			$1,024
		3,033					2,490	5, 275		500	.	$3,200		417
		3' 225					3,320						544
		3,070		$225			3,424	6,587	3,610	500		3,460		875
	2, 296	4,494		$1, 965	1,000	2,112
	3' 494	5' 241		1, 699	2, 300	l'531	2, 997
	2,800	6' 450		1,075	400	l'500	3, 100		5,100		$11300
	4,700	10,900	1,150	l'250	2, 250	2, 250	3, 650		6^ 450
						4,111	14,335					$2,500	9, 433
							y 4,648				.	9" 401
	2,900	1,733	2,666				6' 090	1,8(X)						6' 380
	I'lOO	1,733	2, 100				13,440	1,800
									2,299
		1,213				1,733	1,297	1,300	2, 295		1	3,000
		2' 000				2,200	1,833	1,800	2, ,500		1 .
		4' 000				3' 100	l'850		4,600		. 1 .
183		675				30	850	31		651	1
7 000		3,200		2,900		420		2,350			i		3,650
8* 300	11 350	5 050		3,500		3,150	3, 000	3' 400		1,350	i		1,587
o’ 800	10 270	3 110		3' 370		2, 700	3' 060	6' 110		800	1	1,156
							2,083				i
							2, 600				. 1 .
							2.600				7,200
	250						2.350 . .	3,600
							3,716			10.000 .		8,987
	1,900	2, 475				1.900	8,390
	2, 750	3^ 925				3, 150	7,960		i .		1 1
2 550	4,950	4, 175		2,300		5, 700	7, 970		2. onoi .
1 318	399
r. Qon	.......					1 .						1, 350
A nnn													li650
3, 200	‘								t .
3,280	3, 165					1.948		! 1
	2, 400	2,300					1,679
	2,400	2^266	i .				2, 100		. 200			.
			200		2,700							2,550
									1					4,507
	1 3, 975	2, 532						1	1				2,968
	1 7, 020	2, 870	j. ......		i . .				t	1 .		.		2,558
2,60C	j 2,500	6, 220	i		1				1					3,011
1				!		1					2,095
	!		1				411		1
	;	i	i		1		2.920		i	1 .		I .
	i . .	1			1.... ;		! 1,3S0		1 .				4,392

28942—18 - 3

18

Table V. — Total of funds from all sourc.cs for cooperative agricultural

State.	Total.	Administration.	1 Vl g B 3	('ounty ageut.s.	Home economics.	Extension scliools.
New York:
1914-15 .	.1183, 604	$11, 868	81,600	$104,583	$5, 050	,$9,467
191.5-16 .	221,825	16, 645	119,024 155, 8561	6.250'	12,794 10, 375
1916-17 .	297' 428	14,040	30.000	15; 075
1917-18 .	374, 222	24,221	700		35, 114	18, 694
North Carolina:		212,626|
1914-15 .	133, 508 191,905 225, 019	2,932 4, 650	227	76,229 96,960	25,719 43, 265 53,623 73, 620
1915-16 .	2, 795 4,708
1916-17 .	7,755 10, 345 5,857 7,170	103, 048
1917-18 .	301, 742	6' 620	121, 200
North Dakota: 1914-15 .	65, 050 80,424 95, 815 105,828	540	53, 582 244
1915-16 .	3,300	Oy 300
1916-17 .	9' 620	3' 975	60,6:30 65,440	7^990
1917-18 .	10^000	e^ooo	7,288
Ohio:
1914-15 .	50,898	9,058	3,300	2,181	11,560	20, 898
1915-16 .	146, 098	21,946	8,760	38,314	18,400	10, 250
1916-17 .	194,998	22, 530	3, 150	5o^ 34d	19, 495	10, 453
1917-18 .	241, a3]	32, 680	5,650	81,081	18, 130	2,260
Oklahoma:
1914-15 .	101,736	12, 408	861	70,875	11, 123	3,894
1915-16 .	1 13, 482	13, 159	2,500	85, 350	24, 095	3, 309
1916-17 .	170, 574	11, 848	3, 180	102, 745	30,076	4,500
1917-18 .	207, 948	15,718	3,000	128, 540	39,660
Orejron:
1914-15 .	92,741	10,497	2,032	36,778	4,016	15,232
1915-16 .	104, 804	7,316	6,345	44, 691	3,150	8,279
1916-17 .	122, 2,80	9, 136	2,375	57, 160	3, 835	7, 599
1917-18 .	125, 807	8,156	3,407	59,214	5,261
Pennsylvania:
1914-15 .	47,639	5, 589	3,775	25, 440	1,767	3, 199
1915-16 .	114,253	11, 420	5,800	68, 281	6,060	2,002
1916-17 .	158, 280	11,888	2,278	97, 363	7,300	2,000
1917-18 . Rhode Island:	227,488	13,450	8,200	111, 721	26,960	1,200
1914-15 .	13, 310 24,416	4,a38	44T 2. .31 4	1,667 1,925 1,600
1915-16 .	4'341	175	1 9, 85C ' 9, 300 10, 751
1916-17 .	25' 845	5; 900 4,832	450
1917-18 . South Carolina:	28' 178	500	2; 000
1914-15 .	100,581 138,114	4,402	907	64.472	20, 565 41,390
191.5-16 .	5; 700	2,000	62.084	.
1916-17 .	194,367 ' 215,224	9,843 13, 230	2,000	73,. 546 67,422	54,887 76,177 t
1917-18 . South Dakota:	2,300
1914-15 .	' 42,857 62,279 82.239	617	1 42 1 299	1 11,667 34,621	2,112
1915-16 .	5,294 7.561	14,093 9.825
1916-17 .	j 497	42, ,899	i,685
1917-18 .	91,017	7,065	1,200	46, .500, 4,62.5	7,017
Tennessee:			1
1914-15 .	86.597	7,936	1..584	52.975	12,231	1,296
1915-16 .	' 134,765	26,878	2,600	58.2.S2	25, .5.54	2,307
1916-17 .	157,951 1 183,818 i	16.315	4,188 5,227	61.236	, 43.092	3,000
1917-18 . Texas:	23, 150	64,885	j 55,596	3,000
1914-15 .	' 195,981	24,614	2,263	1.32. 801	17,040	7,491
1915-16 .	' 2.34.. 337	21.23.3	4.097	140. 726	24.288	16,210
1916-17 .	303,075	; 23,()00	7.093	171.9.50	36.920	14,908
1917-18 . Utah:	393,995	: 21,415	10,090	233,887	51,529 1	13,116
1914-15 .	51,. 558	1 4,206	1,6.38	19, .5.38	2,191	6,506 1 .
191.5-16 .	49,270 .50,107	' 6,112 1 6,8.51	1,056 1,189	1.8.073 21.450	, 5,287 5,. 825
1916-17 .	i,300
1917-18 .	84,481	7,880	2,200	36,058	8,151	1,700
Vermont:
1914-15 .	41,815 55,743	4.173 6, 495	160	23. 7,84		6,087 2, 725
1915-26 .	400	30.173, 2.500
1910-17 .	51,069	; 5.446	300	32, 237	; 2.700	2,690
1917-18 .	57,323	! 5,802	500	35,335	1 3,150	650

c

00

iC

£

S2,600 2,300 7, 195 5, 781

7,422

7,795

14,615

14,960

4,343

6,oio:

7,000

6,950

(1

o

P-

Sl,537

1,500

SI, 777 1,500

3,200

6, 447i .

H-22, .

20,2501 .

2,340 4. 655 4; 685 5,080

7,999 6,465 7,SS5 9, 735

1,S00

2,640

2,860

a ^

>>

I 5

tiij

.3

>>

bi

■3

S2,900;S3,000; 82,0001 6,400 4,166, 2,400 7,784i 6,000 2,a50,

ll,100i 6,959 4,300,

8,229

13,880

15,780

18,268

6,039; 9, ISO' 9,630 10, 170

1,600

2,150

7,250,

2,300 2,400 3, 121

2.660; 3; 8001

3, 500

2.967

4,325

5,445

5,645

1,523

’i'lkV)

4,100

2.438

2.5‘>')i

3.S00i

4,800l

2.300

911

2,800!

3,020

2, 755

4, 650

700 3,800; 5,050i 5, 510:

234' 2,620 2,620 5,040

2,774 5,400 5,400 7, 485

2,424 8,260 3,8(K>, 4,100j 9,450 4,000 3,700 11,120:

210

500,

3,619

726

1,850; 1,800 .... 500: 2,

500

1.768 5.284 1.758 6,72

1,380. 8.200' 3.000 . I 8.550; 2,100

1,750; 8,000'

6.

14;

2,438

2.366

2.650

2,960

3,060

840:. 2,2.501. 3.200 . ■ I 2. 322' . 5.0.50 . 6,075;. 6,380,

5,00(6.

8,000 ,

6.287 . 5,241 . 4,425 . 7,961 .

10,500

10,716

/2o

0(K)

140'

080

I

I

2,700

2,700

2.700

3.620 5, 559

7.700 7,360

6.447 6, 117 3,300 6,308

3,035

2,750

2,3.50,

2,800

I

2.449 . 1 . . . 3.585

2,980] . . 1 . 1 . 3,695

4.1CI .

5,749!.

1

100 545 1,300

17

% extensio7i work for four years ending June 30, 1917, by projects — Continued.

Animal diseases.	Agronomy.	Horticulture.	Botany and plant pathology.	Entomology, api¬ culture, orni¬ thology.	Forestry.	Agricultural en¬ gineering.	Farm manage¬ ment.	Rural organiza¬ tion.	Marketing.	Exhibits and fairs.	Farmers’ insti- i tutes.	Correspondence | courses. i 1	.Vgriculture in schools.	Miscellaneous spe¬ cialists.
		$1,209 2,750 4,840 5,200									.			$590 1,200 175 1,000
	$2, 033 2, 250				j			$3,022 1,000 2, 400		.
				. 1
					1 ,	$1,360 1,900, 2, 400
	1,450				.				.
							2,750 1,046 1,800
	1,698 1,600 2,900 2, 700	4,692 2, 424 2, 752 2,800 995 3,033 3,22.5 3,070 4,494 5,241 6, 4.50 10, 900				1
	$2,300			$440	$700						476
							1,180
					1,834 2, 490 3,320 3,424 2,112 2,997 3, 100 3,650 4,111 4,648 6,090 13, 440		$1, 024 600
						5, 275			$3, 200		417 544 875
			$225			. 6,587	3,610	500		3, 460
	2, 296 3,494 2,800 4,700		$1, 965 2,300 400 2, 250	1,000 1,534 1,500 2, 250	.
.		1,699 1,075 1,250				.	.		-
			5,100 6, 450		$11300
	1,150
	14,3.35			.	.$2, 500	9, 4.33 9, 401 6,380
										. ..
	2, 900 1,100	1,733 1,733	2,000 2, 100				....... 1,800 1,800	.
				2,299 2,295
		i,213 2,000 4,000 675 3,200 5,050 3,110				1,733 2,200 3,100 30 420 3,150 2, 700	1,297 1,833 1,850 850	i,3o6 1,800				3,000
					2^500 4,600
$3, 183 7,000 8,300 5,800					31 2, 350 3,400 6,110	651
		2,900 3,500 3,370		.				3,650 1,587 1, 1-50
11,350 10,270			3,000 3, 060 2, 083 2, 600 2, 600 2,350		1,3.50 800
					.
										7,200
	i 2.50							3,600
				1	3,716 8,390 7,960 7, 970			10,000			8, 9S7
	1,900 2, 750 4, 9.50 1 399	2,475 3,925 4, 175 1				1,900 3,150 5,700
2, 550 1,318 5, 900 3,000 3, 200		2,300			2,000		.		1 _
			1 1
					1 .		1			1,350 1,650
I'* *■
j						t
3,280 2, 400 2, 400	3,165 2,300 2,200					1, 9-lS 1.679 2, 100 2,700
							1
					.	1 200		1
			200				. 1 .		2,550 4,507 2, 968 2,558 3,011 2,095
	1
	3, 975 7,020 2,500	2,532 2,870 6,220						1 1
					i .	1		1
2,600	.					1		1
	1				1		411 2. 920 1,380
					j								.
					1.... :								4,392

28942—18 - 3

18

Table V. — Total of funds from all sources for cooperative agricultural

f

State.	Total.	1 Administration.	Publications. ' ■ 1	County agents.	1 Home economics. 1	1 Extension schools.	Boys’ clubs.	Pig clubs.	Poultry clubs. j	A n i m‘a 1 hus¬ bandry.	Poultry.	Dairying.
New York:
1914-15 .	$183, 604	$11,868	$1,600	$104, 583	$5, 050	$9, 467	$2,600			$2,900	$3,000	$2,000
1915-16 .	221,825	16; 645	119,024	6,250	U, 794	2; 300			6', 400	4', 166	2,400!
1916-17 .	297^ 428	14; 040	30,000	1.55, 856	15; 075	10; 375	?; 195			7; 784	6; 000	2,050
1917-18 .	374,222	24; 221	700	212; 626	35; 114	is; 694	5,781			11; 100	6, 9.59	4; 300
North Carolina:
1914-15 .	133,508	2,932	227	76, 229	'25, 719		7,422	$1, 5.37	•$1,777	6,039		8,229
1915-16 .	191,905	4, 6.50	2, 795	98; 960	43; 265		7,795	i;500	i;5oo	9, 180		13; 880
1916-17 .	225, 019	7, 755	4; 708	103^; 048	53', 623		14; 615			9; 630		15', 780
1917-18 .	301,742	10; 345	6; 620	121; 200	73; 620		14; 960			10; 170		is; 268
North Dakota:
1914-15 .	6-5, 050	5,857	540	53, 582			4,343					726
1915-16 .	^,424	7, 170	3,300	55', 244	5,300		6,010
1916-17 .	95, 815	9; 620	3; 975	60; 630	7; 990		7; 000			1,600
1917-18 .	105,828	10; 000	6; 000	65; 440	7; 288		6;950			2, 150
Ohio:
1914-15 .	50,898	9, 058	3,300	2,181	11, 560	20, 898	3,200					700
1915-16 .	146' 098	21; 946	s', 760	38,' 314	16', 400	10; 250	6, 447					3,800
1916-17 .	194, 998	22', 530	3; 150	55, 345	19; 495	10; 453	14, 722					5, 050
1917-18 .	24l' 031	32; 680	5, 650	8i;081	is; 130	2, 260	20; 250			7, 250	4, 650	5,510
Oklahoma:
1914-15 .	101, 736	12, 40S	861	70, 875	11,123	3,894	2,340					234
1915-16 .	143, 482	13; 159	2,500	85, 350	24', 095	3', 309	4, 655	1,800	911			2,620
1916-17 .	170' 574	11; 848	.3; 480	102; 745	30; 076	4; 500	4, 685	2, 640	2,800			2; 620
1917-18 .	207^ 948	15; 718	3; 000	128; 540	39; 660	5; 080	2; 860	3; 020			5; 040
Orcf;on:
1914-15 .	92, 741	10, 497	2,032	38, 778	4,016	15, 232	7,999					2, 774
1915-16 .	104' 804	7,316	6,345	44; 691	3; 150	8;279	6, 46.5	2,300				5; 400
1916-17 .	122' 280	9; 133	2, 375	57; 160	3, 835	7, 599	7; 885	2; 400				5', 400
1917-18 .	125; 807	8;i56	3; 407	59; 214	5; 261	9; 735	3; 121		2,755	3,619	7; 485
Pennsylvania:
1914-15 .	47, 639	5, 5.S9	3,775	25, 440	1,767	3,199						2,424
1915-16 .	114', 253	11, 420	5; 800	68, 281	6', 060	2,002	2, 660					8', 260
1916-17 .	158; 280	11', 888	2, 278	97,' 363	7, 300	2; 000	3; 800			3,800	4, ioo	9; 450
1917-18 .	227; 488	13; 4.50	8; 200	111,721	26; 960	1; 200	3; 500			4', 000	3,700	11', 120
Rhode Island:
1914-15 .	13, 310	4,. 336	449	2,314	1, 687		2,967					210
1915-16 .	24; 416	4;341	175	9; 850	i;925		4,325				1,850	500
1916-17 .	25; 845	5; 900	450	9; 300	l',600		5, 445				i;800
1917-18 .	28; 178	4; 832	500	10; 751	2; 000		5; 645				'500	2,500
South Carolina:
1914-15 .	100,581	4,402	907	64,472	20, 565		1,523		1.768	5,284	1,758	6, 725
1915-16 .	138', 114	5; 700	2,000	62, 084	4l',390			1,380	8,200	3,000	7,060
191&-17 .	194,367	9', 843	2,000	73,546	54; 887		3,300		8, 550	2, 100	e; 140
1917-18 .	215; 224	13; 230	2; 300	67; 422	76; 177		4, 100		1,750	8;000	14,080
South Dakota:
1914-15 .	42, 857	617	42	11,667	2,112		2,438
1915-16 .	62', 279	5,294	299	34; 621	14,093	2, .500			840		2,700
1916-17 .	82, 2:39	7', 564	497	42; 899	1, 685	9; 825	3,800			2,250		2,700
1917-18 .	91,017	7; 065	1,200	46; 500	4,625	7,017	4,800			3; 200	! " " ' "	2, 700
Tennessee:
1914-15 .	86,597	7,936	1,584	52, 975	12, 231	1,296			2,366	2, 322	!	3,620
1915-16 .	134; 765	26, 878	2; 600	58,282	25,554	2,307			2,650	5,050		5, 559
1916-17 .	157; 951	16,315	4; 188	61 '236	43; 092	3,000	2,300		2; 960	6,075	1	7; 700
1917-18 .	183; 848	23; 150	5; 227	64,885	55,596	3,000		3,060	6,380		7; 860
Texas:
1914-15 .	195,981	24,614	2,263	1.32, 801	17,040	7,491	2,438					6, 447
191.5-16 .	234; 337	21; 233	4; 097	140, 726	24,288	16; 240	5, 350					6;il7
1916-17 .	303,075	23,600	7,093	171 ; 9.50	36; 920	14; 908	5,000			io,^		3; 300
1917-18 .	393,995	21,415	10; 090	233,887	51,529	13; 116	8;ooo			10,716		6; 308
Utah:
1914-15 .	51,558	4,206	1,638	19,538	2, 191	5,506	6,287					3,035
1915-16 .	49; 270	e; 112	1,056	18; 073	5; 287	5,241					2, 750
1916-17 .	50'. 407	6' 8.51	1; 189	21,450	5,825	l.:300	4,425					2,350
1917-18 .	84, 484	7,880	2,200	36; 058	8, 151	1, 700	7,961					2,800
Vermont:
1914-15 .	41,845	4,473	160	23,781		6,087	2, 449					3,585
1915-16 .	55, 743	6, 49.5	400	30; 173	2,500	2, 725	2, 9.S0	1			:1, 69.5
1916-17 .	51,069	5; 446	300	32, 237	2, 700	2,690	4; 131	. 1 .
1917-18 .	57,323	5, 802	500	35, 335	3, LIO	650	5, 749	. 1 .		545	i,3o6

19

extension uorh for four years ending June 30, 1917, by projects — Continued.

Animal diseases. 1	Agronomy. i ■ - — - -	Horticulture.	Botany and plant pathology.	Entomology, api- culture, orni¬ thology.	Forestry.	Agricultural en¬ gineering.	Farm manage¬ ment.	Rural organiza¬ tion.	Marketing.	Exhibits and fairs.	Farmers' insti¬ tutes.	Correspondence courses.	Agriculture in schools.	Miscellaneous spe¬ cialists.
	$9,000 11,437 8, 630 10, 677	$2, 950 3,650 5, 100 7,300 1,193 2. 180 2,500 2,600	$4. 400 7,250 6.000 8,950	$3,900 4,600 5.000 5,200	$2,000 2,200 3.300 3, 700		$5. 336 6, 990		1 !	$2,500 i.oool 6.50‘ 750	$700		$4,750 6.000 6.916	$5,000 4,750 2,350 1,450
		$3,968 2, 838
	$500 2, 950 2,200 2,400 2,200 2, 400	7, 770 10,300
	$3,450
	5, 400 8,860 7, 580	400
fSOO 650	1.000 2,440			800 800
	3,000			2,800				24,289
							i,766 5,000 5,000							1,700
		600		^400
						•	3,886			750 27, 153		.	8,390 5, 516
	4.350 13,040					3, 636 4,050	5, 95,)				34.800 25,080	9,995 3, 420
3, 100	9, 540				5,340
						2, 242 2,340 2,480							2, 846 2,840
								■S2, 550
												13,409 8,210 9, 450 4,580
							2. 648 3.000 3,339 2,338 3,960 2.000		3.666 4.200 4.200			7,000 9. 839
	. 5. 305	5,630
						3. 105 2.000 2.000 2,900
		i .810 3.400 6, 737 .50
	^900 4,800 1,314 1,450 1,350 1,450										5.000 21,900
		3, 100			l.m
	2,175 2,200 2, 774 7,200
	2, 100 2, 100 2,850							3,000 3,000 7,000				.
	2,500 5,200	1,500 2,800									22, 127 1,757 5,978
				1,358
					20,000
		440				650 1,575 2, 100	840 3,300 5, 260
2,325 2,675	1,875 1,200 2,180 3,125 6, 260 6,070										365
2, 100	1	575
								83 •
	[	202		358			2,200 3,660
	1,165		1 .							. .
		3,060		2,500 580 1,250		3,060
						610				1,694
	1					8, 120	6,917 13,320 18, 116
	1		16, 483			1
		20,818
						1,579				600		6,970 4,504 1,730 6,309 96
	2,300 2,225 2,350						2, 550 2, 461 4, 400				800	600 600 1,000
							i
						275	3,400
						1,208 1,365 1,325 100
							1,960 2, 240 3, 917		. 3,450
								1
		iffi						! .

20

Table Y. — Total of funds from all sources for cooperative agricultural

State.

Virginia:

1914- 15. ..

1915- 16.

1916- 17. ..

1917- 18. .. Washington:

1914- 15. ..

1915- 16...

1916- 17.

1917- 18. , . West Virginia:

1914- 15. ..

1915- 16. .

1916- 17. .

1917- 18. . Wisconsin:

1914- 15. .

1915- 16. .

1916- 17. ..

1917- 18. .. Wyoming:

1914- 15. . .

1915- 16. . .

1916- 17...

1917- 18. .. Total:

1914- 15...

1915- 16...

1916- 17. ..

1917- 18. ..

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$108.5981 $2,429 130,295 8,748

160,876 11,333

202,515

58, 119 64,599 79, 515 130,435

80,886 121.849 145,701 155, 503

51,621 103. 960 120, 131 194, 244

26,442] 5,442 44,005 6,492

61.415| 7,491 86,903| 8,290

3,607,208] 298,493 4,871,620 422,078 6,103,146 445,720,

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17,870,

8, 108] 7,599; 1 , 275 12,900

8,649;

8,996,

10,544

12,512.

1,9441 6,740 7,360 16, 451

$154

538

1,540

2,870

1,826

1,486

1,.500

2,239

2,289 2, 790 1,960 2,310

5,074 1,300 1,980 2, 655

1,695

1,850

2,024

2,360

72, 115 100,735 137, 187

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7,617,098 599,107 1 138, 323

178.846

84.017

87,386

107,281

30.900 32,624 40. 190 71,760

39,617 67, 228, 76,580 76, 563

33.206

46,180

66.000,

76,S22|

9,3141 25.0071 38, 700i 54,394

1,922,751

2,488,756

3,102,883

3,833,396

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3,092

4,300

5,700

7,630

13,946

17,413

21,529

9,000 8.160 6, 120

$975

300

3,516

$6,5301.

3,540.

5,37oL 7,4911. 9, 760 . 14,776 .

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5,582 . 12, 175

4,721 4,840 1,8851 16,080 2,510; 16,592 .

6. 5.90] 7, 500 8,975 6,000

2.9.58 2,007

2.800 400

2. 9501 200

2, 700 200

1,455 . 3.300 . 3, 570 . 5,350 .

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$2,940

4,810

3,740

8,630

4,255

5,495i

$3,480

1,198

1,225

1,225

4,300

6,500

5,900

200

3,200

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4,250

10,300

2,316

3,000

3.100

■3,200

9,928 107,775 .30,466!163,6o8

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The next most important line of work, as far as allotment of funds is concerned, is the work for farm women, the allotment for which increased from $320,000 in 1914-15 to approximately $780,000 in 1917-18, an increase of nearly 200 per cent during the same period. The next in importance is the boys’ and girls’ club work. During the four-year period this had increased from $170,000 to $475,000. In the Southern States the girls’ clubs are included with the home- economics project, and the boys’ club work does not include the pig and poultry clubs. The amount used in this work exceeded $45,000. In the Northern and Western States the girls’ clubs are included under the boys’ and girls’ clubs project. The projects, in addition to those named above, in which over $200,000 were spent, were adminis¬ tration a,nd dair3'ing. Those in which over $100,000 w^ere spent were

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extension icorh for four years ending June 30^ 1917, by 'projects — Continued.

- ( Animal diseases, |	Agronomy.	Horticulture. ■ ■■■	Botany and plant pathology. '	Entomology, api- culture, orni¬ thology.	Forestry.	Agricultural en¬ gineering.	Farm manage¬ ment.	1 1 Rural organiza¬ tion.	Marketing.	Exhibits and fairs.	1 Farmers’ insti- | tutes. ; 1	Correspondence courses.	Agriculture in schools.	Miscellaneous spe- 1 cialists. j
	19,000	$2, 950	$4,400	$3,900	$2,000		$5, 336			oOO	$700		$4, 750	$5,000
	11,437	3, 650	7, 250	4,600	2,200		6' 990			1,000	$3,968	6,000	4 , 7.50
	8, 630	5, 100	6,000	5,000	3,300	$500	7,770			650		2; 838	6,916	2, 350
	10, 677	7, 300	8,950	5,200	3,700	2,950	10; 300	$3, 450		/50			1,450
	1,193		2,200
	5, 400	2, 180	400			2,400
$500	8, 860	2,500		1,000		2,200		800
650	7,580	2,600		2, 440	3,000	2, 400		800		2,800				24,289
							1,700							i,700
							5,000
		600		2,400			5,000
							3,886			750	27, 153			8,390
	4,350					^636	5, 955	•				9, 995		5,516
3,100	13,040	9, 540				4,050	5,340				’25,0^	3,420
						2, 242							2, .'^6
						2,340							2,840
						2, 480			$2; ooO
									•			13,409
							2,648		3,000			7,666		8. 210
							3,0(X)		4,200	1	9, 839		9, 4.50
	5.305	5, 630					3. .339		4,200				4,580
						2, 338| .	3.105
		3,810							2,000
	3.900	3,400					2,000			2,000	.			5, 000
	4,800	fij 737		3, 100			4,200		2,900				21,900
	1,314	50
	l'450
	1^350
	1,450
		2,175					•
	2, 100	2,200							3,000
	2, 100	2, 774	2, 500	1,500					3,000					22, 127
	2' 850	7,200	5,200	2^800				1,358	7,000					1,757
								20,000			5,978
		440				650	840	i
2,325	i,875				1,575	3, 300							365
2; 675	1 200	2, 100		575		2, 100	5; 260
2 180												83
	3 125	.	202		358			2.200
	& 260	1, 165					3.660 .
	6,070			3,060		2,500			3,060
				580				610				1,694
						1,250	8, i20	6,917
			16,483					13,320
		20,818					18' 116
						1, 579					600		6, 970
	2 300						2, 550				800	600		4,504
	2 225						2, 461					600		1,730
	2, 350						4, 400	275	3,400			1,000		6,309
									1,208			96
							1,960		3, 450	1.365
							2,240			1, 325 .
		176					3,917			lOOl .

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Table V. — Total of funds from all sources for cooperative agricultural

state.	Total. — — 1	Administration.	rublications.	County agents.	Home economics.	Extension schools. | !
Virginia:
1914-15. ..	.$108,598	.$2, 429	$154	$78,846	$15,4.38
1915-16. ..	130,295	8,748	538	84,017	24,337
1916-17. ..	160,876	11,333	1,540	87,386	33, 357	$975
1917-18. ..	202,515	17, 870	2,870	107, 281	46, 499	300
Washington:
1914-15. ..	58, 119	8, 108	1,826	30,900	2,429	3,516
1915-16. ..	64,599	7,599	1,486	32,624	3,092
1916-17. ..	79,515	7,275	1,500	40, 190	4,300
1917-18. ..	130,435	12,900	2,239	71, 760	5,700
West Virginia:
1914-15...	80,886	8,649	2, 289	39,617	7,630	4,721
1915-16. ..	121,849	8,996	2,790	67, 228	13,946	4,840
1916-17. ..	145, 701	10,544	1,960	76, 580	17,413	1,885
1917-18. . .	155,503	12,512	2,310	76, 563	21,529	2,510
Wisconsin:
1914-15. ..	51,621	1,944	5,074	33, 206		6,590
1915-16. ..	103,960	6, 740 7,360	1,300	46, 180	9,000	7,500
1916-17. ..	120,131	1,980	56,000	8,160	8,975
• 1917-18...	194,244	16,451	2, 655	76,822	6, 120	6,000
V yoming:
1914-15.. .	26,442	5,442	1,695	9,314	2,958	2,007
1915-16...	44,005	6, 492	1,8.50	25,007	2,800	400
1916-17. ..	61,415	7,491	2,024	38,700	2,950	200
1917-18...	86,903	8,290	2, 360	54,394	2,700	200
Total:
1914-15. ..	3,607,208 298,493	72, 115	1,922,751	319, 779	194,640
1915-16...	14,871,620 422,078	100,735	2,488,756	'538, 061 212,763
1916-17. ..	‘6,103,146.445,720 137,187	3,102,883	7.56, 050:i9.3, 713 1,043,560135, 624
1917-18. ..	j7,617, 098^9,107	; 138, 323 1	.3,833,396

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5,370 7,491 9, 760 14, 776

5,582 12,175 . 16, 080 . 16,592!.

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1,455'. 3, 300 . 3,570 . 5, 350 .

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2, 707;. 3,150|. 5, 550 . 8,659 .

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2,2351 $2,940 2, 950

4,8101 ..

3,740:$3,480

8,630

4,255

5,495

1,198

1,225

1,225

4,300

6,500

5,900

200

3,200

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$2, 208 880 3,190 6, 100

3,918

7,647

7,805

1,155

2,604

2,711

5,352

388

4,000

4,250

10,300

2,316

3,000

3,100

3,200

9,928107,775

30,466,153,958

The next most important line of work, as far as allotment of funds is concerned, is the work for farm women, the allotment for which increased from S320,000 in 1914-15 to approximately $780,000 in 1917-18, an increase of nearly 200 per cent during the same period. The next in importance is the boys^ and girls’ club work. During the four-year period this had increased from $170,000 to $475,000. In the Southern States the girls’ clubs are included with the home- economics project, and the boys’ club work does not include the pig and poultry clubs. The amount used in this work exceeded $45,000. In the Northern and Western States the girls’ clubs are included under the boys’ and girls’ clubs project. The projects, in addition to those named above, in which over $200,000 were spent, were adminis¬ tration and dairying. Those in which over $100,000 were spent were

j

21

% extension vjorTc for four years ending June 30, 1917, by projects — Continued.

Animal diseases. i	Agronomy.	Horticulture.	Botany and plant pathology.	Entomology, api¬ culture, orni¬ thology.	W <x> 0 Ph	Agricultural en- 1 gineering.	1 © 0 a a	Rural organiza¬ tion.	Marketing.	Exhibits and fairs. :u	Farmers’ insti¬ tutes.	Correspondence * courses.	Agriculture in schools.	Miscellaneous spe¬ cialists. 1
														$7,948
j SfljCOO		225				$1, 775
	$1,000	5' 565				2' 240
	3) 100	6, 815				620		. $300
							$2, 048
	682						2, 776
	2, 420		$2, 320				2, 720
	3,000					2, 760							7,445
									$1,300	S7,387	$843	$1, 708
											7; 360	890	i;030
	3,600	3,243								5, 650	880	'900
	4' 120	3; 270									4; 010	790	450
					705	2, 257
1 . _ . .	9, 050	2,000	2 950			4,800	2, 840			......
j .	7,580	2, 000	3,536			5' 150	o', 070
1	6;oio '	4; 050	3, 986			48; 050	2, 550
	1							266	1,000		40
1 .								300	700	.	200	.
							3, 100			100	600			100
4.562	24, 188	28, 741	4,923	$3,900	S3, 965	14,041	44,428	17,055	S2,299	14,016	78, 744	8,442	11,298	133, 662
21,2iX)	78, 555	63, 534	15, 442	10, 086	6, 058	37, 829	85, 657	24, 964 17, 634	8,067 54,906	27, 121	15,810	92, 591
23,345125, 480	82, 490	35, 139	13, 485	3,700	52, 281	97, 155	34, 082 35, 356	7,775	72, 420,38, 713	15, 2561113, 429
136,665 149,010 : ' 1 ’	148,023	23, 886	31,090	9, 150	102,212112,515	47, 276 82, 750 1	9,600	39, 635j20, 565	1, 950|118,801

publications, extension schools, animal husbandry, agronomy, horti¬ culture, agricultural engineering, and farm management. There are certain items in Table V, which should be carefully interpreted. For example, the work undertaken on the projects for extension schools and miscellaneous projects would seem to have decreased. The decrease is due primaril}^ to the assignment of the specialists to individual projects rather than putting the different lines of their work together in miscellaneous projects. The decrease in the funds for extension schools is due to a similar cause — the specialists partici¬ pating in extension-school work are having a larger proportion of \ their expenses charged to subject-matter projects than formerly.

Table V, pages 14 to 21, indicates the allotment of funds from all sources to the different types of extension work by States.

V

COUNTY-AGENT WORK.

The county-agent work gr^w hu't‘of the farm demonstrations con¬ ducted under the direction 'of’ agents covering a large territory. In these field demonstrations the farmer undertook, with his own labor and entirely at his own expense, to grow on from 1 to 10 acres some particular crop under the agent’s supervision. The selection of the crop depended entirely upon the needs of the community. A careful account was kept and a report made at the end of the season. The agents were required to arrange for as man}^ demonstrations as they could supervise property.

About the year 1906 counties began to contribute toward the salary of the agents of the department, and their work became more intensive and the work of each agent was confined to a single county. With this limited territory they could arouse the interest of farmers generally by greatly increasing the number of examples or demon¬ strations of better methods of farming. The scope of the demonstra¬ tions was enlarged to include all of the standard farm crops, gardens, pastures, and in later years the breeding, raising, and feeding of live stock.

Meetings were held at the demonstration plats for the purpose of giving information to a large number of farmers. At these meetings the agent would go over the farm with those assembled, discuss the operations informally, and invite questions. The farmer saw the value of the better methods and gradually applied them to the whole farm. Demonstrations varied in size and character, depending upon the problem to be met. The results of hundreds of these demonstra¬ tions in a county gave the farmers confidence in the ability of the agent, and thus grew up a great variety of work on the part of the county agent in giving general instruction and advice to farmers where he was unable to visit thefi farms regularly.

It was noted a number of years ago that where the county agent could secure the cooperation of an organized body of farmers in the community in conducting demonstrations and giving information his work became more effective. Out of this experience has developed , a systematic effort on the part of the county agent to work through organized bodies of farmers and to create organizations in communi¬ ties where there are none.

Urior to 1912 practically all of the extension work of the depart¬ ment of this character was carried on in the 15 Southern States. This branch of the work is growing steadily. In that year $165,000 was made available to extend the work into the Northern and Western States, and the work in those States was placed under the supervision of the Office of Farm Management. The work in the North has grown rapidly and now has more than trebled its original Federal appropriation. Out of the work in the South and the North has

23

^grown a large field of activitj now generally known as conn tv-agent work or demonstration work throxigl^ ,^oiinty agents. On July 1, 1917, 1,474 men county agents were emplo\’ed in the United States.

The county agents are employed cooperatively by the county, the State agricultural college, and the United States Department of Agriculture, assisted in some cases by other cooperating paijies.

The extent to which the county agent comes in contact with the farmers in his community is indicated b}^ Table VI.

Table VI. — Worh of the county agents.

State.

Alabama .

Arizona .

Arkansas .

California .

Colorado .

Connecticut .

Delaware .

Florida .

Georgia .

Idaho .

Illinois .

Indiana .

Iowa .

Kansas .

Kentucky .

Louisiana .

Maine .

Maryland .

Massachusetts .

Michigan .

Minnesota .

Mississippi .

Missouri .

Montana .

Nebraska .

Nevada .

New Hampshire. . . .

New Jersey .

New Mexico .

New York .

North Carolina .

North Dakota .

Ohio .

Oklahoma .

Oregon .

Pennsylvania .

Ehode Island .

South Carolina .

South Dakota _ _ _

Tennessee .

Texas .

Utah .

Vermont .

Virginia .

Washington .

West Virginia .

Wisconsin .

Wyoming .

Farm v isits made.

1914

23,377

35,518 4,468 4,258 459 181 17,241 53, 142 1,459 2,836 9,681 6,931 4,858 16,043 23,900

6,192 9,715 37,059 3, 593 2,388 3,512

958

2,221

on

11, 880 47, 061 16,500

32,382

3,431

5,017

1,500 2, 584 60, 194 3, 108 4, 999 33,625 676 8, 736 1,940 1,202

1915

64,932 2,098 34, 598 9, 105 5,610 2,945 1,793 25, 179 67,432 2,049 5,856 11,592 6,400 6, 684 25,698 36, 658 3,275 8,503 6,241 9,063 9, 326 26,328 4,658 3, 559 4,586

4, 125 5, 598 4,902 18,543 70, 350 11,593 4, 068 36, 894 6,326 9,000 44

4,719

40, 777 8,356 7,402 47, 259 6,018 17,034 5, 718 2,964

1916

79,380 4,035 61,014 8,822 4,842 3,284 1,605 22, 624 101, 767 5, 405 6,532 8, 530 9,357 8,456 34, 707 59, 400 4,034 12, 808 5,182 13, 077 7,172 56,357 4,732 3,984 , 5,275 84 4, 781 8,347 3,906 19, 797 85,437 13, 493 4,928 62, 528 7,298 15,517 486 50,860 5, 194 35, 452 64, 683 6,809 7,793 55, 408 5, 844 27, 289 7,507 4,826

Meetings held.

1914

1,733

641

628

36

37 330 480 138 565

4, 138 606 820 916 206

138

762

4,343

602

1,077

163

359

37

282

6

1,361

1,188

1,055

1, 925 363 790 6

213

318

2,236

200

338

655

347

1,143

220

99

1915

263 1,770 1,585 736 379 179 508 1,036 305 761 3,674 899 1,039 2,000 1,321 206 792 1,280 1,046 1, 965 193 9, 997 241 587

350

343

488

2,926

3,257

831

864

2,931

601

1,372

19

612

459

2,839

887

843

1,972

588

152

1916

4,171 526 3, 459 1,781 1,081 675 163 596 3, 596 451 1,027 3,250 2,538 1,941 2,541 1,107 352 947 942 1,790 1,503 3, 813 1,448 392 729 60 654 752 549 3, 235 2,883 823 1,323 3,388 916 2,853 207 1,326 1,002 1,629 3, 948 536 1,149 2, 550 694 3,212 875 484-

Attendance.

1914

178, 278 23, 927 42,974 2,600 387 13,280 4,688 7,656 45, 159 270, 241 66, 401 48,414 42, 839 13, 734

7, 279 67,115 130, 595 55, 876 108, 990 9,002 15, 686

2, 828 14,489 300

102, 820 60, 763 94,033

67,001 24, 404 48, 722 ■ 540

9,930 22, 465 88, 546 15, 282 13,363 34, 362 20,i36 62, 432 4,800 7,183

1915

27,291 9,306 81,310 64,419 45, 393 18,240 8, 414 23, 168 101, .800 16, 423 53,621 267, 126 83. 462 61 ',818 130, 952 47, 410 7, 247 42,715 41, 102 58, 737 113, 775 104,680 109, 183 19,904 24, 430

20,819 16, 181 22, 323 168,211 171, 739 83,046 83, 442 141,413 35, 637 124,053 953

44, 901

113, 538 23,014 23, 750 149, 217 39,615 78,880 44, 651 8, 390

1916

149,080 14,114 159,0841 89,576 54,349 34,257 6,987 35,593 183, 429 29,921 83,162 247. 753 116.082 104; 189 167. 879 57, 731 12, 420 35, 494 51, 382 84,187 116, 032 147,464 89,032 35,180 26, 237 1.370 33, 429 37, 151 33, 955 174, 463 1,902,085 56, 544 92,304 227, 297 29, 137 230,78:3 6,318 94,125 ol , 1 5^ 82, 981 210, 815 45, 112 39, 130 140, 122 35,698 165, 787 59,470 12,996

Differences in methods of recording the data prevent the figures from being strictly comparable. For example: In 1914, in Arkansas, ^ the plan of counting every person who attended any session of the meetings was followed, but in 1915 only the persons actually in attend¬ ance throughout the meetings were counted. This will no doubt

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explain some of the marked dificrences in the attendance at the ^ meetings. In Georgia, in l^>l-4,-tlte record showed only those persons who happened to attend the county-agent field meetings, whereas in 1915 the total number of persons attending all the meetings were counted.

It is recognized by all engaged in the work that the county agent should be a mail of practical experience in farming and of such per¬ sonality as to enable him to become a leader among the farmers of his county. He must also have such agricultural education and technical training as fit him for this important duty. Other things being equal, preference is given to graduates of agricultural colleges who have the proper personality and practical experience.

It will be seen that one of the duties of the coimtv agent is to bring to the farmers of his county on their own farms the results of scien¬ tific investigations in agriculture and the experience of successful farmers, and through demonstrations to influence the farmers to put these into practice. In his organization work, as explained above, he assists in reorganizing and redirecting the agriculture of the com¬ munity, and assists aU economic and social forces working for the improvement of agriculture and country life. He gives instruotion not only in those subjects which are generally recognized under the head of improved agricultural practices, but also in farm manage¬ ment, marketing, and purchasing supplies. In all of this work he conducts a large number of demonstrations and gives out much valuable information. He works, as far as possible, with existing organizations, such as granges, farmers’ unions, alliances, organized farmers’ institutes, community clubs, etc., but may also aid in forming new organizations especially suited to support his work. In the South great emphasis is laid upon community organizations of farm¬ ers. These are increasing rapidly and involve both the work among men and that among women. The tendency 'and general policy of the work in most of the States in that territory is gradually to form central county organizations composed of representatives of the community organizations to deal in cooperation with the county agents with such problems as are count3-wide in their nature.

In some of the Northern and Western Stales count v organizations called farm bureaus have been developed to support the county agents in their work. The farm bureau may include in its membersliip any person who is interested in better farming. Its officers are generally selected annually. It has an executive committee which has the responsibility of arranging for the selection and financing of the county agent, and its committees, both central and local, assist the county agent in carrying out the program of work for the county. ^

The growth of county-agent work is indicated in Table VII.

25

Table VII. — Number of counties ivith men agents.

I

state.	Agri¬ cul¬ tural coun¬ ties.
Alabama .	67
Arizona .	6
Arkansas .	75
California .	45
Colorado .	35
Connecticut .	8
Delaware .	3
Florida .	50
C.eorgia .	150
Idaho .	30
Illinois .	102
Indiana .	92
Iowa .	99
Kansas .	105
Kentucky .	120
Louisiana .	64
Maine .	16
Maryland .	23
Massachusetts ....	13
Michigan .	84
Minnesota .	86
Mississippi .	80
Missouri .	114
Montana .	41
Nebraska .	93

1 orf.t .	Agri- cul-	Counties with men agents.
state. ■ c'	tural coun¬ ties.	July 1, 1914.,	July 1, 1915.	July h 1916.	July 1, 1917.
* ?)*•'' Nevada .	i} ffif: 15	Hi	;, / »		6
New Hampshire.	10	i	5	8	9
New Jersey .	19	4	7	11	10
New Mexico .	26		8	9	11 41
New York .	57	25	29	36
North Carolina...	100	51	64	65	69
North Dakota... .	51	17	15	15	17
Ohio .	75	8	10	12	20
Oklahoma .	77	40	56	59	62
Oregon .	35	10	12	13	14
Pennsylvania .... Rhode Island ....	67 5	10	14	22 4	45 4
South Carolina...	44	43	43	42	40
South Dakota....	66	3	5	11	13
Teimessee .	96	36	38	48	57
Texas .	250	98	99	90	92
Utah .	28	8	10	8	15
Vermont .	14	/	9	11	Ih
Virginia .	100	53	oo	51	53
Washington .	37	7	10	13	22
West Virginia....	55	13	27	29	45
Wisconsin .	71	9	12	13	22
Wyoming .	21	3	6	8	i
Total .	2,920	928	1,136	1,225	l,434l

Counties with men agents.

July

1,

1914.

67

45

4

13

1

25

80

2

14

27 9 9

28 41

8

1

11

27

48

13

4

July

1,

1915.

67

3

52

11

13

6

3

36

81

3

18

31

11

39

39

43

3

13

10

17

23

49

15

8

8

July

1,

1916.

65

6

53

13

19 7

3

33

83

7

20 32 16 56 47

43

4 16

9

22

19

44

14 7 9

July

1,

1917.

62

7 61 17 16

8 2

37

117

11

22

40

26

53

45

42

9

23

11

30

16

53

15

12

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BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ CLUB WORK.

Extension work among young people usually has been conducted through clubs organized for that purpose.

Boys^ corn clubs and other agricultural clubs have been in existence for over 10 years. The department, in cooperation with the State agricultural colleges, has done much to popularize this demonstration work and make it effective through acre contests in corn growing. Boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 18 are admitted to these clubs, the work being conducted very largely in cooperation with school officials and teachers in the rural communities. These clubs are supervised by State agents or assistants located at the agricul¬ tural colleges, who represent both the college and the department. They are assisted by county agents, who aid in the organization and maintenance of the work, and by club specialists from the States Relations Service and the Bureau of Animal Industry of the United States Department of Agriculture.

By far the most widespread and numerous organizations of this character are the boys’ corn clubs. The members enter into com¬ petition in corn growing on an acre of ground, on their fathers’ farms, as a rule. Prizes are provided and the basis of award is the largest production at the lowest cost, with best exhibit of 10 ears and best < essay on their year’s work. Definite instructions in preparation of the soil, planting, cultivation, etc., are given to the members. They are taught valuable lessons about the handling of the soil, selection

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of good seed, improvement of varieties, use of fertilizers, cost ao- couiiting, etc. •

Clubs have also been organized for contests in the growing of pota¬ toes, cotton, grain, apples, as well as in the raising of pigs and poul¬ try. In most of the States the prizes now offered in all of these clubs have educational value, such as scholarships at the agricultural colleges or at short courses, trips to points of interest, etc.

Boys’ pig clubs have been organized to stimulate interest in swine production, and to teach boys profitable methods of feeding, the value of the best breeds, and the home production of meat for the family. This work supplements the boys’ corn clubs by showing the boys that it is profitable 'to sell crops by feeding them to live stock. Members of the clubs are taught also the curing of meats at home, the judging of hogs, and their selection for breeding and marketing purposes. Consideration is given to management, feed- pig, sanitation, and to the prevention of diseases of swine, especially hog cholera. Prizes are awarded on the basis of excellence of hogs fed for purpose intended, gain in weight, cost of production, and record of feeding and care. Prizes are offered for animals raised for breeding purposes and for slaughtering, and for the best brood sow with litter.

The objects of the boys’ and girls’ poultry clubs are to teach poultry raising, handling, and marketing; the value of uniform product of high class for cooperative marketing, better care of poul¬ try and eggs, and the increased revenue derived from better breeding and management. Members of the clubs raise a certain number of fowls, keep accurate account, make exhibits at the fairs, and write a composition on some phase of their work.

Girls’ clubs have been formed to teach gardening and canning of vegetables and fruits for home and market and thus promote the utilization of the surplus and waste products of the farm and garden; to teach profitable farm poultry raising; to provide a means for girls to earn money at home; to pave the way for practical demonstrations m home economics and stimulate cooperation among members of the family and in the community; and to furnish teachers a plan for correlating home work with school work.

This work was first begun with the canning club. Girls from 10 to 18 years of age are enrolled to plant and cultivate, a garden of one- tenth of an acre. The most important part of the training, how¬ ever, is the canning of products of the garden for home and market. Prizes are awarded on the basis of the quality and quantity of the products of the garden and the variety, quality, and quantity of the canned product, the profit shown by cost accounting, and the written account of how the crop was made. A uniform club label is

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♦ provided and a standard weight and grade of canned product fixed for marketing purposes. Encouragement is given to cooperative marketing.

HOME ECONOMICS EXTENSION WORK.

'All of the extension work described in this circular is conducted

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in the interest of all the people on the farm. However, it is as important to provide special extension work for women and girls on the farm as it is for men. This special work is now being developed according to the same general plan as the extension work in agri¬ culture.

Out of the girls^ canning-club work in the South has grown the employment of women county agents, or home-demonstration agents. When sufficient funds are provided, a well-trained woman is employed to give instruction in home economics to farmers’ wives and daugh¬ ters throughout the county. The woman agent organizes clubs of • women and girls, gives them instruction, conducts demonstrations, and superintends the putting of the lessons into practice in the homes. Women agents now are being appointed in some of the coun¬ ties in the North and West. On July 1, 1917, there were 537 counties with women agents in the United States; 24 were in the Northern States.

In home economics, as in agriculture, there are in addition to the county agents or leaders specialists who conduct extension schools, general neighborhood meeting's, conferences, etc., and assist the women county agents. Among the problems now being taken up are children’s welfare, selection, preservation, and preparation of food, canning of fruit and vegetables on the farm, the selection and protection of w^ater supply, sewage disposal, house ventilation, house¬ hold equipment and management, use of labor-saving devices and machinery, control of insects and other pests, etc.

The number of women agents employed July 1, 1914, 1915, 1916, and 1917 is shown in the table following.

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Table VIII. — Number of counties with women agents.

state.	Agri¬ cul¬ tural coun¬ ties.	Counties with women agents.	State.	Agri¬ cul¬ tural coun¬ ties.	Counties with women agents.
July 1, 1914.	July 1, 1915.	July 1, 1916.	July 1, 1917.	July 1, 1914;	July 1, 1915.	July 1/ 1916.	July L 1917.
A loHomo	67	18	19	27	28	Nevada .	15			1
A rixnna . .	6	New Hampshire .	10				2
ArVn.n<?n«! . . .	75	15	20	31	47	New Jersey .	19			1
Palifnrnia .			New Mexico .	26
Colnradn _	35			2		New York .	57			1	3
Connecticut .	8				5	j North Carolina...	100	27	34	44	48
"Delaware .	3				1	North Dakota....	51				2
"Flnrida _	50	24	27	28	35	Ohio .	75			1
Oeorgia _	152	29	48	45	57	Oklahoma .	77	19	24	22	23
Tflaho _	30	! Oregon .	35
Illinois .	102			1		Peimsylvania ....	67		.	1
Indiana .	92					Rhode" Island ....	5
Iowa .	99					South Carolina...	44	21	24	31	36
Kan.sa,s _ _ _	105					South Dakota _	66
Kentucky .	120	9	19	24	27	Tennessee .	96	18	24	h	49
T.ouisiana .	64	13	13	18	20	Texas .	250	26	27	38	31
Maine .	16	Utah .	28			2	2
Maryland .	23	5	6	10	13	Vermont .	14
Massachusetts. . . .	13		1	6	Virginia .	100	17	22	25	38
Michigan .	82		•	1	1	Washington .	37
Minnesota .	86		.			West Virginia.. . .	55	5	10	12	12
Mississippi _	80	33	33	32	49	Wisconsin .	71
Missouri.". .	114		Wyoming .	21		1
Mnntft.na.	41
Nebraska .	93				2	Total .	2,920	279	350	430	537
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FARM-MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATIONS.

A farm-management demonstration aims to teach a farmer a prac¬ tical method of summarizing and anal3’zing his farm business as a means of determining the profit or loss incurred in conducting it and of deciding upon modifications which promise to increase the net income of the farm. These demonstrations are conducted in most cases by county agents, with the assistance of a farm-management demonstrator, who is cooperatively emplo^^ed by the college and the United States Department of Agriculture. On July 1, 1917, the work was in progress in 300 counties in 27 of the Northern and West¬ ern States.

EXTENSION WORK THROUGH SPECIALISTS.

Both at the State agricultural college and in the Department of Agriculture are specialists in various branches of agriculture and home economics who aid county agents in their work, and also give direct instruction to farmers in counties where there are no county agents. A specialist is generally an extension agent who has a very thorough knowledge of some particular line of work and who is efficient in presenting his subject to the county agents and the farmers. He may be differentiated from the county agent in that the county agent has to cover in a more or less thorough v/ay the entire field of agriculture, whereas the specialist’s field of work is generally limited to a narrow field, such as daiiying, horticulture, poultr}^, etc.

The principal lines of extension work of this character being con¬ ducted in the Department of Agriculture are hog-cholera work, pig

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♦ and poultry clubs, dairying, and animal husbandry, through the Bureau of Animal Industry. All of this work is conducted in coop¬ eration with the agricultural colleges in the several States under project agreements mutually entered' into as a part of the general system of cooperation under the general memorandum of under- • standing between the Secretary of Agriculture and the colleges of agriculture.

In