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under one bureau or department in 'order that there may 

 be perfect understanding and collaboration in education 

 and research work, that friction may be avoided and dupli- 

 cation of work eliminated. 



2. Coordination between county, state and national author- 

 ities in agricultural affairs is necessary and should be a part 



of an agricultural policy. 



3. The organization of farmers' organizations, both business 

 and social, agricultural leaders, educators and others inter- 

 ested in country life into a national chamber or council of 

 agriculture under a rational, systematic and practicable 

 plan is certainly a part of any agricultural policy. 



IV. HOW CAN SUCH A POLICY BEST BE FORMULATED AND ALL 

 AGRICULTURAL AGENCIES RALLIED FOR ITS EXECUTION? 



Thoughtful men are by no means agreed on the authority for 

 formulating a program and perhaps more disagreed on the exe- 

 cution of it. Aside from representative farmers and stockmen 

 at least 20 groups of men were suggested as having a part indi- 

 vidually or collectively in the formulation of a program. Ten 

 of these represent publicly supported agricultural agencies, edu- 

 cational or administrative in character. Two are associations 

 of agricultural economists. Five are great farmers' organiza- 

 tions or federations of farmers' associations. The others repre- 

 sent the rural and agricultural press, the banks and legislative 

 bodies, state and federal. 



i. In general one may distinguish four groups: first, those 

 who would assign the formulation of a policy to the state agri- 

 cultural (educational) agencies and the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, generally in cooperation with the state 

 commissioners of agriculture. Due perhaps to the source of the 

 replies there is very general agreement that representatives of the 

 agricultural colleges, experiment stations and the United States 

 Department of Agriculture should assume the responsibility in 

 whole or large part for the formulation of an agricultural policy. 

 It is interesting that comparatively few deans, directors or pres- 

 idents of agricultural colleges or stations have suggested farmers 



