simply a forerunner, did not pass and was not considered in the same light as the bills that followed.

December 15,1909, a bill known as House Bill 15422, was introduced by Representative McClaughlin of Michigan, under the caption," A bill for increase of appropriation to agricultural colleges for extension work." This Bill was in line with the other acts of Congess in reference to agriculture, had many warm adherents and was very favorable looked upon from all quarters. For some reason or other it progressed very slowly and to all general appearancea and to the suprise of many of the constituents of agricultural measures, was supplanted on July 22, 1910 by Senate Bill 8809, known as the Dolliver Bill, introduced by Senator Dolliver of Iowa.

The Dolliver Bill had been remodeled to contain most of the features of the Davis Bill and the McClaughlin Bill and caused the greatest kind of discussion and wrangling when it appeared on the floor of the Senate. The Association of

American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations was split on both Bills, some taking issue with one and some with another. The question of including secondary schools in the provisions of the Dolliver Bill lead to its being dropped, as had been the case of the Davis Bill. The majority were in favor of appropriations for extension work alone without a provision for secondary schools.

Following the Dolliver Bill came the Page Bill. In character this Bill resembled the McClaughlin Bill. Like the latter, it was supplanted by the Lever Bill, which passed May 8,1914, being favored over Bill 13489, known as the McKinley Bill.

The Lever Act

This Act, the first of its kind and character in the United States, was introduced by Senator Smith of Georgia and Representative Lever of South Carolina. This Act provides an appropriation of $480,000 for each year for the various states, which appropriation is to be increased by $ 600,000 for the fiscal year following that in which the appropriation first becomes available; and for each year after that a sum exceeding by $ 500,000 the appropriation for each preceeding year; this to obtain for seven years, after which the appropriation shall be $ 4100,000 in addition to the original sum of $480,000. As stated in the Act, the purpose is" to aid in the diffusion among the people in the United States of useful and practical information information relating to agriculture and home economics and to encourage the application of the same. "That cooperative agricultural extension work shall

consist of the giving of instruction and practical demonstrations in agriculture and home economics to persons not attending or resident in said colleges in the several communities,and imparting to such persons information on said subjects through field demonstrations, publications and otherwise; and this work shall be carried on in such manner as may be mutually agreed upon by the Secretary of Agriculture and the State agricultural college or colleges receiving the benefits of this Act."

The $480,000 is to be divided equally among all of the states; the additional increase is to be based upon the percentage of the rural population of each state to the rural