54 AGRICUL.TURAL, APPROPRIATION BILL, 1924. 



Mr. Anderson. I notice under one item here that you have state- 

 wide field agents for which you made an allotment of $5,573,944. 

 What are these state-wide field agents? 



Doctor True. Thej'^ are people who work a large share of the time 

 in the counties but who have their headquarters either at the college 

 or some point in the State. 



Mr. Anderson. Are they specialists, commodity experts, or organ- 

 izers, or what are they? 



Doctor True. Two kinds of agents are included in this statement. 

 (1) a considerable number representing different subject matters, 

 such as dairying and food and nutrition, and (2) others who go out 

 to assist the county agents in the organization of the Avork, methods 

 of instruction, etc. 



Mr. Anderson. Is part of the salary' of these state-wide agents 

 paid by the State as Avell as by the county? 



Doctor True. The state-wide agents are paid either bj^ the college 

 or in part by the department out of the farmers* cooperative demon- 

 stration appropriation. 



Mr. Buchanan. The county is paying M'hat part of the salary? 



Doctor True. The county is paying no part of their salaries. 



Mr. Buchanan. Can you give me any idea of the division of the 

 $11,873,670 which goes to county workers, as between county agents, 

 home demonstration agents, and other people? 



Doctor True. Yes, sir; for the county agricultural agents, $8,974,- 

 806; for the home-de.. istration agents, $2,347,761; and for boys' 

 club leaders, some of who.^i are men and other women, ^' •">•'> 1.103. 



NUMBEB OF AGRICULTUBAL COUNTIES AND AGENTS. 



Mr. Buchanan. How many counties have you county agents in 

 now ? 



Doctor True. About 2,100. 



Mr. Buchanan. How many agricultural counties are there in the 

 country ? 



Doctor True. We count about 2,650. 



Mr. Buchanan. Two thousand six hundred and fifty agricultural 

 counties, and you have about 2,100 counties Avith extension agents. 



Doctor True. We have about 2,100. 



Mr. Buchanan. Are there many that have more than one agent ? 



Doctor True. Only a few counties. 



Mr. Buchanan. How many? 



Doctor True. Do you mean by one agent agricultural agent? 



Mr. Buchanan. 1 es. 



Doctor Tri-e. Probably not more tluui 100 in the I nited States, 

 Most of them are in some New England States or in counties where 

 they have plenty of money for extension work. 



Mr, BrcHANAN. And they are, I suppose, in the diversified areas 

 where you have a county agent that devotes himself to a i)articuhir 

 crop? 



Doctoi- Tri'k. Yes, sii-. In New "^'ork, for exanipk\ in the T.(ake 

 region they have agents who deal with fruit growing. 



Mr. Buchanan. How many regular home economic workers have 

 you doing work in the county as agents? 



Doctor Truk. Eight hundred aiul one. 



