THE DEMONSTRATION WORK 



to the whole population. Everybody gets benefits, either 

 directly or indirectly. It is a great plan for the advance- 

 ment of civilization and it is destined to be an object lesson 

 to all the nations of the earth. 



The Lever Act 

 AN ACT to provide for co-operative agricultural extension 

 work between the agricultural colleges in the several 

 States receiving the benefits of an act of Congress ap- 

 proved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, 

 and of acts supplementary thereto, and the United 

 States Department of Agriculture. 

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 

 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. 

 That in order to aid in diffusing among the people of the 

 United States useful and practical information on subjects 

 relating to agriculture and home economics, and to encour- 

 age the application of the same, there may be inaugurated 

 in connection with the college or colleges in each State now 

 receiving, or which may hereafter receive, the benefits of the 

 act of Congress approved July second, eighteen hundred and 

 sixty-two, entitled *'An act donating public lands to the 

 several States and Territories which may provide colleges 

 for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts" 

 (Twelfth Statutes at Large, page five hundred and three), 

 and of the act of Congress approved August thirtieth, 

 eighteen hundred and ninety (Twenty-sixth Statutes at 

 Large, page four hundred and seventeen and chapter eight 

 hundred and forty-one), agricultural extension work which 

 shall be carried on in co-operation with the United States 

 Department of Agriculture : Provided, That in any State in 

 which two or more such colleges have been or hereafter may 



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