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to carry it on. It demands a concentration and momentum of mind 

 which should be applied with unbroken continuity. 



It is recognized, of course, that through some agencies the knowl- 

 edge acquired through investigation should reach the people in an 

 available form. It is clear, however, that the same body of men 

 in an experiment station cannot be both investigators and extension 

 teachers, and it seems equally clear that the extension work should 

 be carried on through the agricultural teaching agencies of the 

 State. It now appears as if the organization and funds provided 

 through recent federal legislation, namely the Lever-Smith bill, 

 would tend to relieve the experiment stations of some of the extension 

 work which they have felt obliged to do and would allow a fuller 

 concentration upon the work of inquiry. One of the problems 

 which this institution is now called upon to solve is its adjustment 

 to the extension service. Certainly, in some way its conclusions 

 should be freely available to extension teachers. To accomplish 

 this will be greatly in the interest not only of the agricultural public 

 but of the Station itself. 



It is certain that the growth of the extension effort, made possible 

 by federal legislation, will greatly increase the demand not only 

 for the knowledge which we already possess but for the study of 

 problems which still remain unsolved. For this reason it is essential 

 that the development of the agencies devoted to investigation and 

 teaching shall proceed symmetrically. A proper balance should be 

 maintained between the effort of investigation and the effort of 

 teaching, both that in colleges and schools and through popular 

 demonstrations. In view of the popularity of the extension effort, 

 investigation seems liable to receive less attention than it should, and 

 those who understand the situation should most insistently urge that 

 funds applied to investigation should meet existing demands as fully 

 as those applied to the various forms of teaching. It is for this 

 reason, therefore, that the management of the Station respectfully 

 urges that the Legislature not only maintain the institution on its 

 existing basis but provide also for such progress in equipment as the 

 enlarging demands make necessary. 



