64 THE COUNTY AGENT'S SERVICES 



duty, the function and the responsibility of the public 

 schools to provide education for all children, and to provide 

 such adult education as is authorized by law. In the same 

 way it is the function and the duty of the agricultural col- 

 leges under the law, to provide supplemental extension edu- 

 cation for farmers and to enable them and the federal 

 Department of Agriculture, through the county agents and 

 specialists to bring their advances in knowledge to farmers 

 and their families who can make the applications. 



The problem of relationships has become more acute as 

 the Smith-Hughes law begins to function in the localities. 

 Eecently a joint committee representing the agricultural 

 colleges, and the vocational and rural education depart- 

 ments of the schools, has agreed upon a statement of fields 

 and relationships, which as it is the best answer that can 

 be given to the question as to what these relationships 

 should be, is herewith quoted in part : 



"There are three types of situation to be considered: (a) Where 

 agricultural and home-economics education is fully developed by 

 the local schools, (b) where such education has not yet been under- 

 taken by the local schools, (c) where such education is in process 

 of development by the local schools. 



"(a) Where the school provides a comprehensive program of 

 agricultural and home-economics education which meets the needs 

 of children and adults, through systematic instruction and super- 

 vised practice, the extension forces of the land-grant colleges 

 (including county agents) shall not duplicate such work of the 

 schools, but shall rather cooperate with the schools by providing, 

 on request, subject-matter, special lectures, conferences, and other 

 similar services. This shall not be interpreted to limit the free- 

 dom of the extension forces to prosecute their extension work 

 through local organizations of farmers. 



"(b) Where the school does not provide such a program of 

 instruction in agriculture and home economics, the extension serv- 

 ice of the college should organize extension work. In such locali- 



