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"C. As has been pointed out, there is an extensive overlapping of 

 the fields of effort of the United States Department of Agriculture and 

 of the Agricultural Experiment Stations. It is evident that such a 

 situation cannot wisely be allowed to continue. So far as possible 

 the functions and fields of operation of these agencies should be 

 clearh' outlined. This is essential to definiteness of aim, freedom of 

 opportunity and the encouragement of the investigator. Moreover, 

 when two or more public agencies are working toward the same gen- 

 eral end, their efforts should be in well-considered adjustment, this 

 being a requisite for economy and efficienc}' of effort." 



"The relation that the national department and an experiment 

 station as research agencies should sustain to each other and to the 

 agriculture of the nation and of a given state is one that relates to a 

 wise public policy rather than to scientific prerogatives. The real 

 question is, how can public funds be distributed to render the greatest 

 possible service in the aggregate; not merely in the promotion of 

 material prosperity but especially in developing the ability of locali- 

 ties and individuals to deal intelligently with their own problems? 

 This question touches a principle which underlies our federal system 

 the observance of which is necessary to preserve the efficiency and 

 method of our democratic institutions. The principle is this: 'Ques- 

 tions which concern primarily and chiefly the people of the locality 

 are to be left to the determination of the locality: questions which 

 concern primarily and chiefly the people of the nation are to be left to 

 the determination of the nation.'" 



And further on they conclude: "The interstate or national char- 

 acter of a problem, however, increases rather than diminishes its 

 local importance, while the local application may be after all the main 

 end to be attained by the solution of a national problem. It seems 

 evident, then, that certain classes of problems should be handled by 

 national and state authorities acting jointly. The extent and method 

 of this cooperation must necessarily vary with circumstances. When 

 a national agency takes hold of such questions, it needs to avail itself 

 of the experience and knowledge of local conditions possessed by local 

 agencies, and, therefore, will wisely work through these agencies as 

 far as possible, supplementing them where necessary, but employing 

 its own agents directly only where the local agents are insufficient. 

 At present, effective means of the correlation of national and state 

 agencies is lacking, and the want of it is a seriolis hindrance to the 

 progress of agricultural research. As a means to that end we recom- 

 mend the formation of a permanent board made up of representatives 

 from institutions receiving federal or jointly federal and state aid. 

 This board should meet frequently to discuss the mutual relations of 



