468 Missouri Agricultural Report. 



The general plan of work has commended itself so well to the 

 people of Missouri that many organizations like commercial clubs, 

 bankers' associations and others, have been ready to supply by 

 private subscription the funds necessary to make this plan effective. 

 Such contributions will result in great good to the county, but in gen- 

 eral, in the opinion of the college, the permanency of the work of the 

 farm adviser requires that his salary be paid in part by the Federal 

 government, in part by the State, and in part by the county through 

 its county court. He thus becomes a public official, under obliga- 

 tions to no private corporation, association or business organiza- 

 tion of any sort. It is true that considerable sums of money can 

 be profitably used by the farm adviser for the promotion and agri- 

 cultural development of a county, but in general, and as far as 

 possible, the salary of the farm adviser should be paid as stated 

 above. 



It must be clearly understood in the first place that the Col- 

 lege of Agriculture and the Federal government will not locate a 

 farm adviser in any county until there is a sufficient demand on the 

 part of the people to justify such an appointment. The success of 

 this plan depends upon the hearty co-operation of the people, and 

 especially the farmers. When public sentiment justifies the con- 

 sideration of such a plan, an adviser will be appointed under the fol- 

 lowing conditions: 



1. Application should be made to the College of Agriculture 

 for a farm adviser. Before any definite steps can be taken, the 

 county court or other local organization must be ready to appropri- 

 ate one-half of the salary of the farm adviser and to sign a con- 

 tract with the college covering a minimum period of three years. 



2. The College of Agriculture and the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture will also agree to pay one-half of the salary 

 of the farm adviser for a period of three years. 



3. The College of Agriculture assumes the responsibility of 

 selecting a man who must be approved by the county court and will 

 supervise and direct his work in the county. 



4. The minimum salary of a farm adviser is two thousand 

 dollars a year. In some cases larger salaries than this are neces- 

 sary in order to secure the best men. 



It is important to emphasize the fact that all the arrange- 

 ments and details connected with the appointment of a farm ad- 

 viser in a county must be arranged to the entire satisfaction of the 

 local community. The College of Agriculture and the Federal 

 government do not desire to place a man in, any county until the 



