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staff of that institution, and, therefore, as an official 

 part of the State Extension service. On the farmers' 

 side the several county farm bureau associations of 

 the State are now drawn together in a state federa- 

 tion of farm bureaus and with similar organizations 

 in other States is consolidated into the American 

 Farm Bureau Federation. 



In financial support, a definite policy of coopera- 

 tion has been developed. Tlie funds from the fed- 

 eral government under the Lever Act and from the 

 State are joined with the contribution by the board 

 of supervisors, the membership fees of farmers in 

 their association, and other local contributions. As 

 a means of carrying information and inspiration to 

 rural people, of aiding in their organization for 

 more effective business, and in meeting other needs, 

 the Farm Bureau movement has been a big impetus. 

 It promises much more and seems likely to be an 

 effective coordinating and expanding force in rural 

 life. It will, of course, take time for such an insti- 

 tution fully to find its place, and in the meantime 

 expectations may occasionally be unduly inflated. 

 But the movement must ultimately take a firm place 

 in rural welfare. 



Mention should be made of the funds now put into 

 the several states by the federal government under the 

 provisions of the Smith-Lever Act of 1913. The pri- 

 mary purpose of this act was to carry the information 

 already secured to the man and woman on the land in 

 a more effective way. The promotion of home eco- 

 nomics is a special object of the act. Appropriations 



