Direct allotments Public Works allotments (National Industrial Recovery Act): Repair and extension of fences at Puerto Rico Agricultural Experiment Clearing land for experimental purposes, Puerto Rico Station___ Total, Public Works Administration allotments.. Obligated 1934 $1,000 198 1, 500 900 1, 350 4, 948 Our allotment from the Public Works Administration was simply a small amount for the repairs, improvements, and some roadways,. fences, and land development. There was $1,000 at Hawaii for a roadway, and $198 for a water-storage tank. That was spent on a much-needed road, to connect the station with the outside. AUTHORIZATION FOR PURCHASE OF PASSENGER-CARRYING VEHICLES Mr. SANDLIN. The next item is for passenger-carrying vehicles, language for which is included in the concluding paragraph: Total, Office of Experiment Stations, $4,620,546, of which amount not to exceed $144,605 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia, and not to exceed $1,500 shall be available for the purchase of motorpropelled and horse-drawn passenger-carrying vehicles necessary in the conduct of field work outside the District of Columbia. Mr. JARDINE. The following statement is submitted in explanation of the request for passenger-carrying vehicles: The authorization for purchase of passenger-carrying vehicles contemplates an increase of $750 ($750 in 1935; $1,500 in 1936) for this purpose. As shown by the Budget schedule, the $1,500 authorization will permit the purchase of one car each for the Hawaii and Puerto Rico stations. It is expected that both stations will be called upon to undertake a considerable amount of work in connection with the readjustment of agriculture under the provisions of the sugar-processing tax legislation, in which case an additional car will be needed at each station to make possible the necessary travel in connection with the additional work and the calls on the technical staff for assistance. We have asked for the two authorizations, one at each station. The one in Hawaii will be used only provided the station is assigned some additional responsibilities in connection with the work under the sugar processing tax. I wanted to be sure that we were clear with the proper authority. Mr. THURSTON. Is that earmarked for the sugar-processing tax? Mr. JARDINE. No. Mr. THURSTON. If allowed, would that be earmarked for that specific purpose? Mr. JARDINE. It would be earmarked, probably not for the purpose of the car. It would be earmarked or allocated for certain work, which would require some transportation. We do not know now whether it will be needed. Mr. THURSTON. If it is allowed, though, will it be earmarked, so that it will not be used for another purpose? Mr. JARDINE. So that the fund will not be used for another purpose? Mr. THURSTON. Yes. Mr. JARDINE. Oh, yes; this car will not be used for any other purThat is right. pose. Mr. SANDLIN. Are there any questions by any member of the committee? Any further statement, Doctor, you would care to make? Mr. JARDINE. I think I have no more. I appreciate the opportunity of appearing. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1935. EXTENSION SERVICE STATEMENT OF DR. C. W. WARBURTON, DIRECTOR Mr. SANDLIN. Dr. Warburton, we will take up the estimates for the Extension Service. I notice on pages 33 to 37, inclusive of your justifications a general statement which I think had better go in the record as it is. Dr. WARBURTON. I think so. Mr. SANDLIN. That will give a pretty good picture of the service. Dr. WARBURTON. Yes. PAYMENTS TO STATES, HAWAII, AND ALASKA FOR AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION WORK SUPPLEMENTAL SMITH-LEVER ACT For cooperative agricultural extension work, to be allotted, paid, and expended in the same manner, upon the same terms and conditions, and under the same supervision as the additional appropriations made by the Act of May 8, 1914 (U. S. C., title 7, secs. 341-348), entitled "An Act to provide for cooperative agricultural extension work between the agricultural colleges in the several States receiving benefits of an Act of Congress approved July 2, 1862 (U. S. C., title 7, secs. 301-308), and of Acts supplementary thereto, and the United States Department of Agriculture", $1,580,000; and all sums appropriated by this Act for use for demonstration or extension work within any State shall be used and expended in accordance with plans mutually agreed upon by the Secretary of Agriculture and the proper officials of the college in such State which receives the benefits of said Act of May 8, 1914: Provided, That of the above appropriation not more than $300,000 shall be expended for purposes other than salaries of county agents. WORK DONE UNDER THIS APPROPRIATION These funds supplement the permanent annual appropriation provided under the Smith-Lever Act (May 8, 1914, Stats. 372-374, U. S. C. 114). Like the Smith-Lever funds, they are paid directly to the State colleges of agriculture as Federal aid for the promotion of extension work in agriculture and home economies. This appropriation is divided among the States and Hawaii in the proportion that the rural population of each bears to the total rural population of the States and Hawaii, and is available only when offset with funds from within the States. This item contains a provision that not more than $300,000 may be expended for purposes other than salaries of extension agents in counties. As $300,000 is approximately 19 percent of the total appropriation, this means that approximately 81 percent of the funds must be expended for salaries of county extension agents. The State allotments are paid directly to a designated officer in the State and are disbursed in accordance with budgets and programs of work submitted by the State directors of extension and approved by the Secretary of Agriculture. Expenditures by the States from this and other cooperative extension appropriations are subject to an annual inspection by representatives of the Department. CAPPER-KETCHAM ACT To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry into effect the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the further development of agricultural extension work between the agricultural colleges in the several States receiving the benefits of the Act entitled 'An Act donating public lands to the several States and Territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and mechanic arts', approved July 2, 1862 (U. S. C., title 7, secs. 301-308), and all Acts supplementary thereto, and the United States Department of Agriculture", approved May 22, 1928 (U. S. C., Supp. VII, title 7, secs. 343a, 343b), $1,480,000. This appropriation is specifically authorized by the provisions of the CapperKetcham Act of May 22, 1928 (45 Stat. 711, 712). This act authorizes an appropriation of $980,000 to be divided at the rate of $20,000 to each State and to Hawaii, without requirement for State offset, and an additional $500,000 to be divided among the States and Hawaii on the basis of rural population. provides that at least 80 percent of the funds appropriated under this authorization shall be expended for salaries of county extension agents and that the extension agents appointed under its provisions shall be men and women in fair and just proportions. ALASKA It Alaska: To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry into effect the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to extend the benefits of the Hatch Act and the Smith-Lever Act to the Territory of Alaska", approved February 23, 1929 (U. S. C., Supp. VII, title 7, sec. 386c), $12,000. This appropriation is authorized by the act approved February 23, 1929 entitled "An act to extend the benefits of the Hatch Act and the Smith-Lever Act to the Territory of Alaska" (U. S. C., Supp. VI, title 7, sec. 386c). The extension work in agriculture and home economics is of a similar nature to that which is being conducted in the States, modifications being made to suit local conditions. Experiment stations have been maintained by the Federal Government in Alaska for many years, but extension work was not systematically begun among farmers until 1931. ADDITIONAL COOPERATIVe agricultuRAL EXTENSION WORK Additional cooperative agricultural extension work: For additional cooperative agricultural extension work, including employment of specialists in economics and marketing, to be allotted and paid by the Secretary of Agriculture to the several States and the Territory of Hawaii in such amounts as he may deem necessary to accomplish such purposes, $1,000,000. WORK DONE UNDER THIS APPROPRIATION This project provides for additional cooperative agricultural extension work including employment of specialists in economics and marketing, to be allotted by the Secretary of Agriculture to the several States and the Territory of Hawaii in such amounts as he may deem necessary to accomplish such purposes. These funds supplement the permanent annual appropriation provided under the Smith-Lever Act (act of May 8, 1914), as well as those funds provided under the Capper-Ketcham Act (act of May 22, 1928). Like the Smith-Lever and Capper-Ketcham funds, they are paid direct to the State colleges of agriculture as Federal aid for extension work in agriculture and home economics. However, as already indicated, the payments of funds to the States, instead of being based upon the ratio that the rural population of each State bears to the total_rural population of the States and Hawaii, are subject to determination by the Secretary of Agriculture as to the amount that he may deem necessary to accomplish the best results in each State. In all, payments to States, Hawaii, and Alaska for agricultural extension work, $4,072,000. Dr. WARBURTON. The following general statement has been prepared.: GENERAL STATEMENT Funds available for direct payments to the States, Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico for cooperative agricultural extension work for 1935 total $8,748,096, including the automatic increase of $10,000 in the permanent annual appropriation (Smith-Lever Act), provided by the act of March 4, 1931 (Public, No. 486, 71st Cong.), entitled, "An act to coordinate the agricultural experiment station work and to extend the benefits of certain acts of Congress to the Territory of Puerto Rico.' Subsequent to the preparation of the 1935 Budget, in which provision was made for the reduction of 25 percent of the permanent annual appropriation (Smith-Lever Act) in accordance with section 18 of Executive Order No. 6166, the full amount of the appropriation was restored by the issuance of Executive Order No. 6586, of February 6, 1934, section 18 of the original order being revoked thereby, and the total amount of the appropriation being increased from $3,507,072 to $4,676,096, the toal available for 1935 under the Smith-Lever Act. In addition to the sums indicated above for 1935, there was available to the States, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico from appropriations direct to the Department of Agriculture (Farmers' Cooperative Demonstrations and Clarke-McNary forestry funds) a total of $263,420, making the total funds available to the States and Territories for 1935, $9,011,516. Under the estimate for 1936, the proposed payments to the States, Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico, total $8,758,096 including the automatic increase of $10,000 (for Puerto Rico) in the permanent annual appropriation (Smith-Lever Act). The Department's contributions to States and Territories under the appropriation, "Farmers' Cooperative Demonstrations," will be reduced by $14,500, and the departmental funds increased by this amount in order to take care of additional clerical expenses in the Washington offices, caused primarily by emergency activities. The allotment from direct Department funds (Farmers' Cooperative Demonstrations and Clarke-McNary forestry funds) will be $250,240, making a grand total of $9,008,336 of Federal funds available for the States and Territories. The use of this money is indicated in greater detail in tables 1 and 2, following. TABLE 1.-Statement showing appropriation items and amounts available to the States in 1984 and 1935, and estimated for 1936 1 Decrease of $14.500 in State allotments (1936 below 1935) is made to provide for an increase of like amount in departmental funds to take care of additional clerical assistance, due primarily to emergency work. This change involves no increase in the total appropriation for farmers' cooperative demonstrations. 1 Subject to legislative salary deduction. With the exception of the $1,000,000 designated for additional cooperative extension work, and funds allotted by this Department under the appropriations entitled "Farmers' Cooperative Demonstrations" and "Cooperative Farm Forestry", the major part of the extension money is distributed on the basis of rural population, computed on the proportion that the rural population of each State bears to the total rural population of the States. The $1,000,000 appropriation for additional cooperative extension work provides for payment to each State and the Territory of Hawaii in accordance with the apparent need as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture. Funds directly disbursed by the Department are also allotted at the discretion of the Secretary. The following table indicates the funds paid to the States and Territories that require offset by State money, those where such offset is not required, and the basis of allotment: DIRECT PAYMENTS TO STATES, HAWAII, ALASKA, AND PUERTO RICO TABLE 2.-Statement of direct payments to States, Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico, indicating those requiring offset by States and Territories, those not requiring such offset and basis of distribution, as estimated for 1936 |