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Mr. CiiiiisTii:. Mi-. ('Iiainiiiin, \vi« seek iin onjxirt unity this inorn- 

 iii<; to SUV a word with H't'ricncc to thf sii|)p)(Mii«'iilal Sinitli-Ii«'Vor 

 :i|)l)ro[>riat ion. 



I'his appropriation, as is p»'rha|>s wrll nii(h'rst<MMl, is tlu- rt»Hult 

 of an attempt to siiitplcniciit the appropriation provi<|(>(| in th(> 

 M'«;nlar Sniitn-Lcvrr Act. W'v rrcrivfd a year a^^o Sl,.*>iK>.U()<). and 

 this riirrml year wc arc rcccivin^^ Sl,;>(»i),()uo. 



^^'l' nndiMstjind that the Director of the Iiu<l^et luis reconiinen<h'<l 

 a cut of $.">(l,tK)(). In view of tlie fact that the Sinitli-I.«i'Ver appro- 

 priation has reached its niaxiiuuni, that the extension work in the 

 States is not <h'\eloped to its niaxiiniini, and that the (h-niand is 

 «;reater than ever he fore we feel that (he re<'oninien(hiti«)n of the 

 Secretary of A;;ri( idt iiri' that the siip[)leniental appropriation ho 

 fixed at Sl.."»()0,(ii)() shonM rei-eive serious consideration. 



INtUKASKH KXPKNSKS DK.MANU I-AIMiKK AIM'ROIMUATIONS. 



The unusual conditions which now [n-evail, with hijrher raiU'oad 

 fares, higher costs of living, and hi<^iu»r cost of operation of auto- 

 niohiles have causeil the cost of extension work to more than df)nble 

 since we st;irteil. It is impossihie with present linances to carry out 

 the phms (hat were in mind at the lime the Smith-Lever Act was 

 ])asse(l. 



This sup})leniental appropriation is used to make up for .some of 

 those unusual factors and conditions and to help out the States in 

 iloini; the l)ig thinii:s that are needetl to he done. 



Anyone acipiainted with the extension work in the States knows 

 that the farmers are demandinj; more help to-day than ever Ix^fore. 

 The unusual ec(»nomic situation causes these farmers to seek delinite 

 helj). The a<;ric(dtural colle<j;es are attempting to do everything 

 possible throuj^h the county ajjents and through the extension service 

 to remler assistance to the farmers, and we know that a great work 

 has l)een accomplished. 



Congress decided upon the Smith-LeviT Act not in the heat of 

 war, not when an emergency was pressing upon the country, hut 

 when this whole situation was more or less normal. We are trving 

 to carry out a work outlined by Congress. We sincerely hope that 

 Congress will give us support at this time to develop the program. 

 During the past three years farmers have been going througii a very 

 unsatisfactory situation. As a result of the depression following the 

 war it has been necessary to modify our whole organization. But 

 it is impossible to maintain an educational working force if appro- 

 })riations are witlulrawn. The work demands larger appropriations 

 rather than less. 



•Mr. Andkkson. When this supplemental fund was originally pro- 

 \ ided the SniithTjcver Act was three years behind in maturity, and 

 the idea at that time, as I recall it, was to mature immediately instead 

 of year by year, and the expectation of some members of the com- 

 mittee was that as the Smith-Lever funds matured the supplemental 

 fund t'ould be reduced correspondingly. I recognize the fact — and 

 1 suppose the other members of the committee do. generally — that 

 there have been increases in operating expenses, which probai>ly 

 make the course originally intended imi)ossible. r>ut I do not think 



