Sent to the state administration offices, one to Washington, D. These reports were typed in multiple carbon copies, with one Occasionally includes crop statistics, livestock statistics, weather summaries, and Or presentations they may have performed during the year for their constituents.
Youth education directed to helping people solve the various problems which they encounterĪll agents filed annual reports of their activities, detailing any special programs The major function of the Extension Service evolved to provide informal adult and Although primarily agriculturally related in its early years, EventuallyĪlmost every county in Montana had at least one agent assigned, as well as a Homeĭemonstration Agent. More coverage in response to the United States declaration of war on Germany. The entire program expanded rapidly in 1917 when the State Defense Council demanded Gallatin and Missoula counties were the next to recieve agents, and Wilson assigned to Custer and Dawson Counties, and Carl H. In Montana, the first county agents predated this federal legislation, with Milburn In 1887, Agricultural Experiment Stations were authorizedĪnd the Cooperative Extension Service was established in 1914 by the Smith-Lever Act. Of legislation in 1862, permitting the establishment of Colleges of Agriculture and These agricultural societies were influential in the passage
Historical Note: The Extension service originated with the agricultural societies founded in the earlyĭays of the American republic which provided educational opportunities for farmersĪnd industrial workers. Creator: Montana State University (Bozeman, Mont.).
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