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bis own hook. The College of Agriculture is supported entirely 

 by the state and sends out its agents. I understand Dean Bailey 

 is to ask for $75,000. The Commissioner of Agriculture is going 

 to ask $25,000 for him to do the same kind of work. We have 

 three secondary schools of agriculture wdiich, so far as I am able 

 to understand, are not closely related to any other governmental 

 activity in the spread of agriculture in the state, although they 

 are doing efficient work. Recently we have been receiving offers 

 from railroads and Sears-Roebuck, the International Harvester 

 Co., etc., to contribute money from their personal and private 

 treasuries for the support of agriculture and apparently with no 

 control or guidance from state authority. I think I am correct 

 in saying that already five separate distinct agencies have been 

 erected in this state to spread agricultural education for the devel- 

 opment of agriculture. The motives of the different agencies 

 are midoubtedly very worthy. The introduction of this bill 

 indicates that the State of New York is going to help the farm 

 bureaus at the same time the federal government and the boards 

 of supervisors are appointing the directors. There is no easier 

 way of wasting money, effort or time than to scatter our energies 

 and to neglect coordination among the governmental agencies. 

 This bill, which I understand is supported by the Commissioner of 

 Agriculture, Mr. Huson, makes an attempt to estaljlish a certain 

 degree of supei'vision over farm bureaus which have been inaugu- 

 rated by the federal government, to establish a certain degree of 

 supervision over farm bureaus under the State Department of 

 Agriculture. Your committee has recognized this situation, that 

 the farm bureau movement is undoubtedly popular. It represents 

 a substantial contribution from the federal treasury, and the story 

 from Washing-ton is that the contribution may be tripled this year. 

 It would be impossible ; it would be unwise, unjustifiable and 

 unwarranted for this society, taking an interest as it does in 

 agricultural matters, to attempt to refuse a contribution of money 

 from the federal government. It would be unwise and unpatriotic 

 for this society to attempt to say that the State of New York should 

 not put in at least $600 for a similar purpose. But I do think 

 it is within the province of the society to call attention to the fact 

 that such scattered administration is going to result in an avalanche 



