APPENDIX III 



Memorandum of Understanding 



Whereas, has or may have, under its 



control Federal and State funds for extension work in agri- 

 culture and home economics, which are and may be supple- 

 mented by funds contributed for similar purposes by counties 

 and other organizations and by individuals within said State, 

 and the United States Department of Agriculture has or may 

 hereafter have, funds appropriated directly to it by Congress 

 which can be spent for demonstration and other forms of ex- 

 tension work in the State of , 



Therefore, with a view to securing economy and efficiency in the 

 conduct of extension work in the State of , the Presi- 

 dent of , acting subject to the approval of the Board 



of said and the Secretary of Agriculture of the United 



States, hereby make the following memorandum of understand- 

 ing with reference to cooperative relations between said 



and the United States Department of Agriculture for the or- 

 ganization and conduct of extension work in agriculture and 



home economics in the State of . 



I. (a) To organize and maintain a definite and dis- 

 tinct administrative division for the management and conduct 

 of extension work in agriculture and home economics, with a 



responsible leader selected by the and satisfactory to the 



Department of Agriculture : 



(b) To administer through such Extension Division thus or- 

 ganized any and all funds it has or may hereafter receive for 

 such work from appropriations made by Congress or the State 



Legislature, by allotment from its Board of or from 



any other source : 



(c) To cooperate with the United States Department of 

 Agriculture in all extension work in agriculture and home eco- 

 nomics which said Department is or shall be authorized by Con- 

 gress to conduct in the state of . 



II. The United States Department of Agriculture agrees : 



(a) To establish and maintain in the Department of Agri- 

 culture a States Relations Committee, pending the authoriza- 

 tion by Congress of a States Relations Service, which shall 

 represent the Department in the general supervision of all co- 

 operative extension work in agriculture and home economics in 



which the Department shall participate in the State of 



and shall have charge of the Department's business connected 

 with the administration of all funds provided to the States 

 under the Smith-Lever Act. 



(b) To conduct in cooperation with all demonstra- 

 tion and other forms of extension work in agriculture and 

 home economics which the Department is authorized by Con- 

 gress to conduct in the State of 



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