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Fifty Years of Progress in Livestock Extension Teaching

University of Illinois, Urbana

Abstract

Progress in extension work in livestock teaching is a reflection of the progress in research work. The Smith-Lever Act, enacted by Congress in 1914, provided that cooperative agricultural extension work shall consist of the giving of instruction and practical demonstrations to people who are not attending colleges participating in the Act in the several communities. The information imparted to these people was to pertain to agriculture and home economics and related subjects. It was expected to be practical and useful and provided in a manner agreed upon by the Secretary of Agriculture and the State Agricultural Colleges.

Hence, livestock extension work is essentially an out-of-school system of education in which adults and young people learn by doing. That extension work in animal husbandry could not reflect all of the research work that has been done is easily understood.

¹ While I have not found it possible because of limited space to quote directly from very helpful letters and publications received, I have tried to weave into this review the gist of ideas received. I must especially thank Rex Beresford of Iowa, W. W. Derrick of Nebraska, A. C. Esplin of Utah, Claude Harper of Indiana, Grady Sellards of Kentucky, Lawrence Kauffman of Ohio, and H. G. Russell of Illinois.