Agricultural Research in N. H. 9 



mental work. By 1925, The Congress had passed the Purnell Act which was 

 to give to agricultural experiment stations at the end of five years an addi- 

 tional $60,000 each, or twice as much as they had ever had up to this time. 

 This Act broadened still more the concepts of agricultural research to include 

 home economics, rural sociology, etc. Great strides were made in agricul- 

 tural advancement and the results of research were so obvious again that no 

 later than 1935 The Congress passed the Bankhead-Jones Act offering addi- 

 tional funds to the states. This new legislation differed from previous acts 

 in two respects. First, it required "offset" funds from the state. Every dol- 

 lar of Federal money must be matched with another dollar to be contributed 

 by the state. And second, the amount allotted to each state was based on ru- 

 ral and farm populations, so the amount varied from state to state. Like the 

 provisions of the Purnell Act the appropriations were to increase for a period 

 of years. New Hampshire's Bankhead-Jones allotment from the Government 

 finally amounts to a total of $9,216.35, to which the state has to add an equal 

 amount. 



Then came the Second World War. In turn, it was declared at an end 

 in 1946. Once more we were made aware of the magnificent job which 

 American farmers did in contributing to the final favorable outcome of a 

 terrible carnage. Presumably, The Congress again was impressed with our 

 country's leadership in agriculture and with the importance of the need for 

 still more research in order to continue the maintenance of that leadership. 

 On August 14, 1946, it passed the Flannagan-Hope Act. which is an amend- 

 ment to the Bankhead-Jones Act and written in somewhat similar terms. It 

 is written to increase station contributions over a period of five years, and 

 then to continue indefinitely. The Congress adjourned without appropriat- 

 ting the funds involved, but the Act presumes that money from Washington 

 will be forthcoming, of which New Hampshire's share roughly might be some- 

 thing like $100,000. Practically all this money must be matched dollar for 

 dollar wath state money. 



To recapitulate: after the First World War, Purnell funds added to our 

 Station twace as much money as we had had previous to the war. To that 

 was added the Bankhead-Jones funds to make our annual income in New 

 Hampshire something over $100,000. This most recent Act, following the 

 Second World War, would give another $100,000 from Washington if the 

 state will also add $100,000 to go with it. If, and when, all these funds are 

 appropriated, our Station income virtually will be tripled. 



This is a lot of money. One's easy reaction might be "What will be 

 done with all this additional income? 



In answer to such a question, we need to realize that adding twice as 

 much money as we had before World War II will not increase the potential 

 output in the same ratio as the funds. Costs for everything have increased 

 substantially. Day laborers' wages were doubled after the First World War 

 and they have doubled again since the Second World War. Even in agricul- 

 tural research much routine work must be accomplished by such labor. 



The research work that we are attempting now is really getting down to 

 fundamentals. It is a much more refined, intricate, detailed, searching re- 

 search than in the early days. A great deal of this detail requires expensive 

 equipment to accomplish a job efficiently. For example, the station's auto- 



