NEEDS 21 



oughgoing surveys of all agricultural regions 

 in order to take stock and to collect local 

 fact, with the idea of providing a basis on 

 which to develop a scientifically and econom- 

 ically sound country life; 



The encouragement of a system of ex- 

 tension work in rural communities through 

 all the land-grant colleges with the people 

 at their homes and on their farms; 



A thoroughgoing investigation by experts 

 of the middleman system of handling farm 

 products, coupled with a general inquiry 

 into the farmer's disadvantages in respect to 

 taxation, transportation rates, cooperative 

 organizations and credit, and the general 

 business system; 



An inquiry into the control and use of the 

 streams of the United States with the object 

 of protecting the people in their ownership 

 and of saving to agricultural uses such 

 benefits as should be reserved for these 

 purposes; 



The establishing of a highway engineering 

 service, or equivalent organization, to be at 

 the call of the states in working out effective 

 and economical highway systems; 



The establishing of a system of parcels 

 posts and postal savings banks; 



And providing some means or agency for 



