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sires and thus help to establish ^he connection between 



them and the individual farmer. 



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It should be made clear that 1^e county agent has no 

 organic relation to either state or national federations. 

 They do not employ him, pay ar^f part of his salary, or 

 have any control whatever over .him. Neither is there 

 any organic relation between trte United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture or the agr' jultural colleges and the 

 state and national federations, \4hese federations as com- 

 binations of the county associations are supported entirely 

 by the fees of their members and manage their own affairs. 

 Their relations with the colleges and the Department are 

 cooperative as one independent institution with another. 

 The public partnership through the colleges and the De- 

 partment is with the local county associations. Thus the 

 county agent has no other obligation to either the state 

 or the national federations than a natural interest in the 

 success of an organization which is most helpful to him 

 and his work. 



