Pennsylvania Act 1913-142 — STATE COLLEGE, AGRICULTURE EXTENSION

Act text

AN ACT

Authorizing the board of county commissioners of the several counties of the State to appropriate money for cooperative agricultural extension work, for the purpose of improving and developing the agricultural resources of the proper counties.

Compiler's Note: Section 1051 of Act 447 of 1929 provided that Act 142 is repealed except insofar as it relates to counties of the first class.

Whereas, The United States Department of Agriculture is starting a cooperative work with the Pennsylvania State College, having for its ultimate object the locating of a trained agriculture agent in every county; and

Whereas, Certain measures now pending in Congress provide for a complete, gradual development of such work through the Agricultural Extension Departments of the various Land Grant Colleges of the county; and

Whereas, One of the conditions of such cooperate work is that the State, county, college, or local authorities bear at least half of the expense; now, therefore,--

Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the board of county commissioners of each county are hereby authorized to appropriate from the fund of the county a sum, not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) annually, for agricultural extension work, in cooperation with the Pennsylvania State College, in encouraging improved methods of farm management and home economics and giving practical instruction and demonstrations in agriculture, for the purpose of improving and developing the agricultural resources of the county.

(1 amended Apr. 18, 1929, P.L.545, No.242)