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methods of research and of study and our ideas into the colleges of 
the country. 
The Cuarrman. That is practical. How many men are there in 
a soil survey party ? 
Mr. Wuitwnry. Usually two. 
The CHairman. In a soil servey 4 
Mr. Waurrnry. In a soil survey. 
The Cuarrman. Practically an expert and an assistant. 
Mr. Wuitnry. Yes; or two experts, if we can get them. 
The Cuarrman. Would it be possible, then, to send out an expert 
and then apply to the experiment stations to furnish a man for work 
in that State¢ Would not that young fellow take up a line of work 
and commence from the bottom and graduallyacquire a knowledge of 
the conditions? 
Mr. Wurrney. To a certain extent we are doing that. 
The CuarrMan. They ought to be willing to do that, I should 
think. It would be a very small cost to them, and would enable you 
to do more work. At the same time it would be scattering the rudi- 
ments of this knowledge. 
Mr. Wurrney. Weare doing that in Illinois. The Illinois station 
furnished us with three men this year, and we have done a great deal 
of work in Illinois through private parties. 
The Cuarrman. Those three men have learned something. 
Mr. Wuitnry. We sent out two and they sent four, so we organ- 
ized three parties under the direction of one of my men. 
The Cuarrman. I should think that with a little effort of that kind 
you could multiply your parties without much expense. 
Mr. Wurtnry. There are two objections, Mr. Chairman. In the 
first place it is necessary for us to have full control of the parties. 
The CHarrman. That must be understood. That would have to be 
understood, of course, that if a man goes with you he must be under 
your orders absolutely. 
Mr. Wuitnry. We had cooperation of that kind with one of the 
northwestern States. I will not mention the name of the State unless 
Iam called on todo so. They furnished the man, but he was with- 
drawn. He was needed for something else. He was called back to 
the station to finish up some work, and then they sent us some cne 
else for a few days or a few weeks. 
The Cuatrman. That would not do at all. 
Mr. Wuirnry. They have not sufficient money. They are not large 
enough to enter into any great work of this kind except in a very 
limited way, and really it is much simpler and easier for us to do the 
work ourselves than it is to get anyone to help us. 
The Cuarrman. I mean in a subordinate position, of course. I did 
not mean in leading positions. 
‘Mr. Wricut. Professor, when you go into a certain county, do you 
instruct the native farmers there in the art? 
Mr. Wurrnry. Not with our soil-survey men; no. They do not 
have the time. They talk with all the leading farmers they can meet. 
They come in touch with the leading interests and the leading men. 
The Cuarrman. Ina general way they can say, ‘‘ This soil is adapted 
to this crop, but not adapted to that?” ; 
Mr. Wuitney. Yes; but at all times they are instructed to inform 
me of the names of the leading men, the leading spirits there, so that 
