Acnnri/muL ArpuopuiATHiN liii.i., 1924. 57 



Mr. Andkkson (interposing). Tliiit is wimt I am trying; to jr«'t ut. 

 If tlu'sf piililications arc <litr«'n'ii( and writtrn for tin* piirpoS4> of 

 tlio Statt's 1^'lations Simx i«T only, that is a ilistinction. 



Ddctoi- Ti.t K. W'r do not all(»\v piildications iind»'r tlii' Sniith- 

 Iy«'\»'i- Act unli'ss tln'V arc distinctly piilijications prepared for nse 

 ill i'xtcnsion work. 



Mr. ANDKitsjiN. Mow aiv they nscd in i-xti-nsion \v(trk ^ 



Doctor TiMK. Tlu'V arc disti-ilmtcd vcrv lar^^clv tliron^li the 

 connty a<;cnts and th»'V arc also sent ont from the collc^res by re- 

 (]ncst of th»' peoi)Ic in the State, and they are ii.sod in connection 

 with the extension schools, farmers' institutes, etc. 



Ml-. Andk.k.son. Arc thev sent out to individuals hv the collejre 

 the same us farmers* hidletins arc sent out hy the I)ei)artment of 

 AL'ricultine i 



Doctor Tkik. Yes. Thev are also distrihutcd to individuals l>y 

 each c(»unty a<icnt. to |)eople who come to \isit him or at nu'ctin^rs. 

 .Vny extension puhlication that is applicahle to any problem I)rou<.dit 

 to the comity a«rent is ^iven to the individual who l)rin«rs up tlic 

 suliject. 



Mr. .Vmikh.-^on. ^^'hat supervision do you exercise over the publi- 

 cation of these publications to make certain that they do not dupli- 

 cate the publications which are already issued or about to be issue(i 

 by the Department of A<_niculture ^ 



Doctor TiuK. The Depai-tment of Ajrrieulture frets out very few 

 subject-matter publications especially for extension work. Such 

 pul)lications as farim'rs* bulletins are for freneral distribution. Rut 

 the number of new farmers' bulletins issued (>ach year by the de- 

 l)artment is very limited. The States are iiettin<r out many publica- 

 tions suited to local conditions. 



Mr. Anhkrsox. They sjiend ]netty iieaily as much money a^^ you 

 do. They ouL'ht to jzet out some fanner.s' bulletins for that amount. 



Doctor Trik. The extension publications they <ret out are es- 

 pecially intended for use in extension work. 



Mr. .Vndkkson. I'erhaps T am dense, but I would like to <ret a dis- 

 tinction between extension bulletins and farmers' bulletins. 



Assistant Secretary Prts.sLEV. IVrhups I can make a statement on 

 that, drawn from my own experience in the States as well as in the 

 deiiartment. The publications of the State a^-ricultural colleires. 

 iiuliidin^r the exten.-ion ser\ ice and experimental service, are clearly 

 State publications written for the most ])art by State people; cov- 

 ering, if they are research bulletins, woik that is done within the 

 State by the State workers: (•over:n<r. if thev are extension bulletins, 

 work which may be done there, and if not done there, they are pub- 

 lications very valuable to the work that is done within the State. 

 These have the local point of view much more dominant than the 

 Federal i>ublications. There is no eff(»rt on the pai-t of the Federal 

 (lovernment to say to a State, " ^ On can not publish a bulletin on 

 sprin<r wheat in Nebraska for the u.se of your extension worker, be- 

 cause the Federal (lovernment at AVashin^ton has a bulletin on that 

 subject." There is undoubtedly some diiplication in the i)ublications 

 in the department and the States, just the same as there is undoubt- 

 edly duplication in the experimental work, but most of the money 

 which is put into the extension pul)rn'ations in the State is State 

 nionev rather than Federal nionev. There is shown in this state- 



