56 THE AFFAIRS OF THE FARM 



faculty of over a hundred men, and expends over a half 

 million dollars annually on its work. The enrollment in 

 most of the colleges for farmers has multiplied greatly 

 during the last few years. 



Recently, in a number of states, experts known as 

 county agents are being located in the different counties to 

 advise interested farmers personally on questions peculiar 

 to their farms. These men are the apostles of scientific 



FARMERS AND THEIR WIVES. 

 On an excursion to visit the State College of Agriculture. 



agriculture. In the most vital way, they reach many who 

 are not in the habit of looking beyond their neighborhood 

 for assistance. The help rendered in this manner is of 

 the most practical kind. 



The county agents are carrying out some of the pur- 

 poses of the Smith-Lever bill which became a national law 

 May 8, 1914. This law provides for instructive and prac- 

 tical demonstrations in agriculture and home economics to 

 persons not having the advantages of attendance at an 

 agricultural college. To carry the provisions of the law 



