EDITORIAL. 405 



It is evident that extension teaching has secured a strong foothold 

 in our system of agricultural education. It is felt that the time is 

 not far distant when sjK'cial ap])r()|)riations will be made for this de- 

 partment of instruction, and that it is not too soon to begin the con- 

 sideration of the pi'oj)er organization of such work to meet the needs 

 of \arious connnunities and conditions. Already several States are 

 looking in that direction, and in Iowa a full-fledged extension depart- 

 ment has been organized in connection with the agricultural college, 

 manned by a corps of eight persons, which is now conducting itiner- 

 ant schools with notable success. Eventually this new feature is des- 

 tined to have a marked effect on the work of the agricultural college, 

 the experiment station, and the farmers' institute, and will do much 

 in enabling them to more effectively and fully realize their true 

 missions. 



