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Mr. AxDKHsdN, Ia'I uw ask vou or Mr. Christie, or both of voii, 

 this oJM" (HU'stioii: lins thrn- \)vvu any milicntion of u (liMMclinatioii 

 on tht' |)art of thr fui'iiii'is in coiuifclion \\itli this work on mconnt 

 of the ^'cnt'ral desire for rechiction in taxation — any indication of an 

 intention to tut «h>wn the sahiries or the aniount.s they are appro- 

 |)riatin;r forconnty a^rents^ 



Mr. .Iaimmnk. Speaking for Kansas, we have had i-crtain lounty 

 connni.ssioners who luive always wanted to cut down and nevei* raise. 

 Hut speaking' for this yeai'. I think' tlieie is a more generous response 

 tlu»n evei" Ix'forc in omi* State. I know of several counties whicli in 

 thi' hist two niontlis have inci'«'ased the amount appro|)riated more 

 than wo even asked for these eonnties. I want to call your attention 

 to this fact, that eveiywlieie we are puttinfr into tlie counties from 

 Fe(hMal and Stati' funds the hii'^esf a|)pioj)riations wi- have ever 

 recei\»>d in our v^tate. 'Flu* county commissioners wei'e oppos4'd to 

 this proposition two or three years a<ro, hut they are coming hack to 

 it now. They see the li<rlit and they see where we have save crops — 

 for instance, throuufh the eHminalioji of <rrasshf)p|)ers. "We distrih- 

 uted S4 carloads of poison in 'M ditl'eicnt counties, and we ch'aned up 

 the <;rasshoppers throu«>:h the county or<j:a nidations. AVe liave also 

 ^one into counties where we have eliminated the chinch l>u<r, and we 

 are workin^r to jxether as never before. The county couunissionei"S 

 I'ealize the l»enetits of it now. They are tryin^j; to cut down taxes, l)uf 

 I do not see any evidence of it in this work. We have more sup- 

 porters for tlie farm bureau tlian we liave ever had before. 



Mr. CiiiMSTiK. Of coursi', Mr. Chairman, in some of the Stales w.' 

 have some people who feel that the way to economize is to cut down 

 on the county ajjents, but when the matter pets to a vote on the part 

 of the county commissioners and on the part of the farmers them- 

 selves the appropriations in most counties aiv sustained. To-day wt' 

 have in the nei<iliborh()od of SO county a<x('uts in tlie State of Indiana, 

 and we have appropriations of money available in the other 6 coun- 

 ties, makinp: the '.)'2 counties, complete. AVhile there has been some 

 opposition, as naturally would be expected with the unrest which 

 has prevailed, a majority of the people have come forward and said 

 that we must sustain this extension work, and it stands in <r<)od favor. 



If that answers your (|uestion, Mr. Chairman, 1 would like to have 

 Mr. A\'alt()n say a word to you. 



PKoni.EM.S THAT CONKKONT TKXAS. 



Mr. AValton. Mr. (Miairman, I simj)ly want to point out very 

 I'riefly some of the problems we have in Texas, and to speak also for 

 the whole southern <rroup of directors. 



If T understand the purpose of the Smith-Tjcver Act, it was the 

 oii<rinal intention whi'n it rt'ached its maturity there would be sulli- 

 cient funds, if the States would otl'set those Federal funds, to have 

 a county a;rent for each of the ap;ricultural counties of the United 

 States. We have in Texas '2^)i^ counties. We have Hui countv agents 

 and To or 71 home-di'Uionst ration a<;ents, antl about .')() ne<rro exten- 

 sion workers who are local assistants to the i-ounty apMits. That 

 leaves a considei'able nmnber of Texas counties in which we do not 

 have suflicient funds to meet the appr()i)riations of the local boards 

 of county conunissioners to provide agents where they are actually 



