'/ :ed states department of- agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics. DIVISION OF FARM POPULATION AND RURAL LIFE. An Outline of Its £s-.ablisbjr.ent. Staff, Cooperative Policy, Research Problems, Publications. An " Statement to Persons Interested in Rural Life Problems. -hington.D.C. June 1, 19 2U. U. S. Department of Agriculture, C. J. Galpin, :■ -core t ion. of this ; is to anc " , first of all,' tiont • arise about. the Division of Jarm Population ar.i its field of OJ -ns. A second ai-. - and by no means an i jne - is tp arouse .interest in scientific I bure and the fane population, (es , the group aspects or family pooling! of ex- per. as an indispensable aid to notional Est a blishtnent cf t r i Division . In a very real ser Division of Fr 't'icn and Rural :"e is a fulfillment, belated in point of tire, of President or a "ederal Government unit studying the needs of country life, Divisic " 's established under the authority o. Honor- abl ... r, Secretary cf Agriculture, May 12, 19^9i U P 0T1 the committee of tirenty- eight, rural socio -Ts and students of bed by Secretary Houston, This cc - ay 1, 2, 5, 1919, upon request of the S sultare, to outline the work to DC .en by the Divi- sion, rship of G.I.Christie, who, at that ti culture, anc. under the Che irmsnship of ty, who had. been in charge of •:ct ir. apartment, a report ' le Agriculture which ^as subsequently printed as ; , Office of b he £ cretary, 3 Charles JoSJ I :-s appointed Economist in Charge of 12, 193 , and Li still I 1 r^e: radual • rvard of Agricultural Economies in the encin from 1512 tc - rural life courses. - 2 - Wr . NftBo:.. nomist, t] I ne Division of itnrnl Organi'. I of the Bureau of Markets to t Division in V$V$. A graduate of the University of Minnesota. V La B.Larson, Junior Economist, appointed July 1, 1921: A graduate of tl . sconsin. oat. rick. Assistant Agricultural Economist, appointed October 2, 1922: A p: be of Corn liveroity. The Clerical staff includes Mildred P.. Hil< . ad Clerk, transferred July 1, . '.orson, appointed ^-.pril 25, 1922; Helen A. Pobinson, transferred Dec. lo, 1922; Constance . , transferred Ui.y 1, 192' ; Da If. Downey, appointed June 2, 1921. porary cl re employed from time to time to assist in tabulation of statistical data. Housing of the Pi virion . The Division occupies rcoms number 713, 7lU, 71^ seventh floor of the building. at I3SC B. St.. 3. ., and tabulating rooms numtcr 239 and 2U6, "T" Building, th and 5. Sts. , .'■'■'. Visiters int' La any phase of country life are cordially welcome from 9.00 a.m. to U.30 p.ja, The Di -ision is at service of such 111 assist thor. in .•■ Lning information which is avail- able in lashir Division Budget . The Divirion has a ta ,000 for the fiscal year I92U. as provided for I92U - 1925. It requires for the cxpe. of the 7?a: n office and staff out of this amount t in of about $20,000. Th< tat at present I 1 10,000 to bilited lv in cooperative projeol th other research p mercies. Very lit*. rease in cxp-. .ould be r Lniitei coopt projects an additional $50,000. . ..D UTrfT.R RESKAP.. re It is at present the policy of the Division to cooperation projects th other respoi. research :. s, as a means of accuraulat ing a "body of scientific knowl. roclems of farni population nnd rural life; rather than to carry on researches indep. ly with a highly organized It located in Washington, or maintained at field stations in I rious states. Cooperative >or,cies . r :er number of research agencies available for cooperation with this Division is that of colleges of agriculture. There are car where state universities and colleges other than state colleges can lertake with the Division relations of cooperative research. The college of agriculture in any State will have the first chance; if it -t desire tc cooperate the Division, then other research agencies will Lave the opp or t u nity. It should "be said, however, that it is in- advisable for other agencies in a state to undertake formal research in B with the Jivision, in conflict with the judgment of the State college of b pricultore. Procedure . 1. A written a. r nt between the Pureau of Agricultural Economic z and t] " :oerating agency - such as the State College of Agriculture, University, or Institute of Research - signed by both the Chief of the Lad itratiwe head of the other agency, is the first step in cooperation. The terms of this agreement are usually t : some Informal discussion and agreement of the Division head and the rural - " rtment head of the cooperating agency. . The first important ite- of the cooperative agreement is the particular problem to study. A problem is usually selected which lias value in the State and at the same time fits into a scheme of national problems possessing possibilities of re 1 comparison. The state is favored so far as possible in the selection of a problem. 3. Financing a project of researc bai several angles. It is expec: on will pay half the cost of a ii oerating agency half. The Division tries to make the sum of \l^. pay fe. 50-50 share of a small one- year study; and $750- pay for are of a large one— r study. In other words, thj I many ■nail studies which can be made for $300; many ] studies for $1500. Occasionally a study will two years, and two appropriations nay is used for salaries of field -ors, for their travel expenses And ■ jnce and for necessary tance, and c . miscellaneous service. - Il- ly | I* ft I id provided ga or otter coorx ratinr agency, not ty the Division, Graduate , youn^ ix»ot rue tore, or (/ state specially qualified - :.ool tt n doir. La for a college d- - usually •d upon r : culture and becorr.e for -ng • the money furnished "by the *-o pay the salary of 4 , sometimes, to pay his ere I both; while the cooperating agency n the first instant B the second, salary; in the third, both salary and ses of at. 5. Ci " I . "ion of field work belongs as a function to the leader of I reject in the cooperating agency. Counsel, coachln ndard methods, sc: ... zorc supplies and the postal franking privi- aed ty the Division. 6. Statistics fathered are frequently tabulated by the Division. This is a matter of mutual agreement. 7. Publication of results of the cooperative study may t) or joint as a 'ost frequently the colle^ or other coopera: ■ :nts in bulletin form. So~ the Division rrints. co- r other a& ncy prints, the Di is usvally I from 300 to 2,000 copies o*" the bulletin 'or national districuticn. Publications of the Division or of the cooperating agency will bo furnished to applicants as long as the free editions arc not exhausted. "jISS. Studies which Ha v e Been Completed by the Division Stn : "ublicatj- . I. Published by the ' " tment of Agriculture or in 1. From about 1,000 fa in on: communi*. - a period cf 100 years. By Sail , Ed Department of Agriculture Bulletin No. 9. 2. ?URAL COM lUDim . ' m. Plans of Community Build Ballet nation of " Community Bl ^"r 1 Bulletin To. 1192. i Community Buildings. ^armors' Bulletin No. CNac ,cinl -, r Bull l^- on Placeo: Fannera 1 Bulletin No. IjSS. u Planning: Fanners' iunty, Washington] "ire County, HbTth Dakota; Otsegp Oou York; Scott Count -ssouri) JB 3 . .. . ' COITION AND r.J.Galpir. and "edr. P.Larson. a; art of a i'.onorraph on Farn Population ly the Bureau of t:-. . - .D COST 0: LIES. 3yZ.L.K. rick and fl. Atirater. The U. 3. Be oar truant of Agriculture, Derxirtinent Bullet i.i . in-. Cost of Livin .-. in Several Areas of Kentucky, Tcnncss*. I Texas. A Preliminary Feport. Cost cf U Hemes, Lason County, Kentucky-. A Preliminary Report. st of Living in Farm Homes in Several Areas of Iowa. A Preliminary Feport. 6. AHTASES 0? 7.." • ; E. By Emily Bbag Saw telle. by interviews and correspondence r?ith 8,000 f n rrr. woman* (A Digest of an Unpublished Manuscript). 7. - BPEACHEBS HVIHS COURSES tB EKJEAX SOCIOLOGY AND BUBAL LIFI. 1. January 1, 1922. 2. May 1, 1^23. October 1, 192-.(in prospect) II. ' 5 tu dies Pub? i she d by Universities. U _- SOCIAL STUDI Cf ... ,. By Walter H.Baumgartel. 7: 1 agricultural . Station, University of .Montana, Bull. 7o. loO. 2. TH " IN A I [OS CF DIVERSITIES Fi Patrick. Cornell University, Agricultural Ei nt Station, Bull. Wc~. .. Stvdi'-s "bier. Hay. j ty Ir/ -- itorr, of Certain Co^le^es ? • - j: > - r - -oc x - ration ..'if-, the Zivision of Farm Population and Pural ^:I\~cs or Universities . .■••.. adisman. It Virtr: I , .-..■- tion, Bull. 1"'. 7- .^hborhoods. Ey J.H.Xolb. • f f-'isc .rxeriment Station, arch Ball. r jl. - > - - f of Rcbraak. . iral Experiment Station. Ball. ISO. U. The University of lural Ex; I Station. Bull. 185. 5- :tuiy of Primary Groups in Walre County, N. . orman and Carl .or. No: ate Colloge of Agriculture Arri- cultui . U5. 6. 5 :B COUNTRY B [PS. By August 3. Diversity of Louisiana. Research Bulletin. Unnumbered. ?. BD1 .... B.C.Branson. Carolina. ision Bull. Vol. II. Mo. 6. A Conparison of Some Living Conditions of 0- Part Owr * . 3y J.0. : versity of NebrasV.; ...ient Station Bull. 191. 9. ST. By C. . ocicn. .ix College, J 's. Rural Sc . i. 10. THREE NEGRO CC ' III T] By ..lien 3.Doggett, Jr. The Hampton Normal and Industrial Institute, Th pton Bull. Vol. XIX, Bo. U. 11. HEBBj . Soaic Connonitj Phases. By J. . nkin. rsity of Be bra ska, The Agricultural Ex; : at Station, Bull, 196. OISBQO 000HTT (H»w Toik). 3y t Sanderson and War- .Thompson. Cornell Dai Ten The Agricultural Sxperi ■...: Station, Bull. U22. 13. SERv: . ;ions c .0. The Oni leontin. xperiment Station, Re sea: Bull. 38. 5U1 CC "3. on a Survey of 1.OC0 Forth Carolina Farmers ir. -.1 Counties of the State. or and .ttee ;-• *ate Board o r 15. 2XAMF: Auguetus W.Kayes. The To! lty of Louisiana, Per Bull. .-. PAL LIJl AND Fi ■ ■ • : ■ ...■:.... "en. be College of Agricult- , ricultural t Station Bull. Bo. 217. - 7 - c. ?»r " - n «- Issued as . j - .is. i. . . . Count- -. - anity Life. tion. :..; It Is and Hot: It Functions. 7- Lrt. and Urban Life ir. America. . Institution?- 7 . . lies in_ .'repress by the Division St; 3: I* 6 '' .g on Farme. (An endeavor to attain units of Lfic character) By 1. 1. Xirkpa trick. 2. ; ::.s. of vihi for ^he farmer's health). By Wayne C. "Jason. ;. )HEASIGH TO AMD EBON Ral IS. (An attempt to chart th ts and render annually the service of a report) By Veda B.Larson. S. i cr m F r ' --: r3 s s 2y Investigators Furnished by Collefes > ~ies in Cooperation 'i.'ith The jivirion of Farm .oral 1:: - . ...-. 1 :::;7I.: THE 5CASE (or in selected counties of a state; t hod, constrictive in character, of erecting standards Of 3. :3 - Lie L. I hittah r rtnern Ill.Staf. leaeher* 1 Coll. Her, Jr. State Co Mure, Texa - . . ,tt State College of Agrieu.lt rfinia - lson Gee University of Vir r. - . Yoder State College of Agricultxu 3. (An a1 rstand tte reasons for and el iral ni^ratio: jrr College of .. r State College of Agric *e. » OF ' BOOPS. of this group ae a social urit). UU - Eton :'.ur.ford State Co: Lculture. U. . ABO 0? Id . . (A uniform set of studios of statistical charac - r lated to cost). Ala bar- rtle Proofs Alabar^. College, Co: - I. G. Davis State College of Agriculture. lev- - George Von Tungeln State College of Agriculture. i . .: - - State College of . Iture. -'..v - .? noils State Collect- of .-..riculture. . - 3~ran - tc College of Agriculture. Ohio - Bruce Chio iCi "Jniversity. ks - J. 0. Rankin State Col of Agriculture. l York - D\ . i on State College of Agriculture. 5. MIC RELATIONS OF THE COOKERY TO". I ITS SV. - FARM POPULATION. (Detailed studies of particular tov.-ns). Jta - C.E. Hoffer State College of Agriculture. s York - Bruce kfelrin state College of Agriculture, ■ : - c ^~ rth Ohio St-. Ltconela - J.H.Kolb State College of Agriculture. 6. FARM HO0E ;S. (Particularly a study of farm tenant conditions). _ • " State Collegi of agriculture. Vir. una - (Allen B.Doggett, Jr. -. itute. (J. B. Fierce Virginia Ssgro intension Service. ITIES. (A study of prevailinr types of Arr.ericar local rural gcveraracr.*. - eodore 3. Manny Hendrix College, Arkansas. • TO TYFICAL REGIONS. ' *dy of sc cono-nic adj. t tiers). Colorado - State College of Agriculture. 100 BEST NEGRO FARMERS DJ TBBB& (An St1 to bring bir of the r Tul to bear on life). Qpias Caruthcrs . nk Uniwrcit - ? - 10. THE UTAH TYPE OF AQHICvJIffUfcAIi VILLAGE. (A social photograph of a single village community). Utah - Lowry Nelson in Young Univi rsity. 11. RURAL ORGANIZATION IN. THE UNITED STATES. (A study In social psychology from documents of fam. organizations;. rth Carolina - C.C.Taylor State College of Agriculture. 12. ATTITUIES r - 3 TQIfBD COOPERATIVE MARKETING. (A study of the psychology of farmers). ■:•- - J. 3. Zi.r.T.erman State College of Agriculture. 13. rot ami : . -iiASE. statistical analysis of the population of 150 villages, based on : 1°20 U.S. Census Population schedules). Hew York - Imund deS.Brunner Institute of Social and Religious Research. A Rural Research Ideal For Each State. Knowing the farm population of a state in detail, as the animal husbandry department of a state college knorrs the cattle of a state, is Ideal none too high for those responsible for the social problems of the farm population. Such an ideal means study, research, investigation. It means acquaintance with the group life of farmers, with their institutions, nes, standards, facilities. And such acquaintance is not yet in bcokc. It must be ferreted out. And there are ways of doing this. A State Program of Rural Social Rerearch. 1. The rural sociologist and the farm economist are close partners In farm problems. Each can utilize at some point the findings of the other. Roth of these should first of all know the best things rural in the state. This can be an elementary first project of social research. Several sta" are now making this type of study. 2. The farm population of a state, by counties, should be known and kept revised year by year, tabulated broadly by race, color, sex, a groups, tenure, lator status. Sources for a beginning are nor: provi: by the U.S. Census Bureau report of 1920 on Farm Population. 3. The movements of pc :on to and from the farms of the stare may very Trell be made a major subject of investigation. • The fanner's st I of living, its cost, the distribution of e *P l among the various wants of his family are also major probl' Trhich go along with the economic studies of income and profit-making. JRiDA 3 1262 08921 5213 If - 1 - . A etndy <- *«d nor; tho he of 6. Tho f : of wh can farmer can afford modern stitutions ic well vol -.t Station Diicctc j tor.ti^n of Directors of Agricultural Is -itions is r. It is a matter of surpric- ood a College raor y, - a I vhich when c- -tate rill help of. r -ricu.ltural and economic problems. Is ut eff bee-inr.in-- s:uiies of tho farm family expend! t~ • of t ma] oed cr inadequate groupings of farm n collective crpc-naiturcs and collective well-being, - to put '. off "u: production and .rarketing studies hav' .. made which : not do t "iculture of you- :vice to keep some study of POPULATION A2JD Ls£ all you arc troubled t :ms of farm actio: and animal pathology? The Division of 1 Life welcomes an inquiry from you about the small cost of initial studi