al program. The enormous and powerful existing machinery for agricultural
   ex- 
 
tension, for instance, has so far not been employed. This includes not only

 
the agricultural high schools and the County Agent system, but also the Farm

 
Press, These agencies, being already geared up to the agricultural colleges,
can 
 
effectively disseminate the facts discovered by the colleges through the
pro- 
 
posed game research fellowships. 
 
           The sporting magazines and sportsmen's associations are the natural

 
agencies for undertaking the education of the sportsmen themselves. They
must 
 
particularly serve to break down the fallacy of free shooting of Class I
and II 
 
game on private farm lands, a task which they so far have been reluctant
to 
 
undertake. 
 
           (e) Oraniza-t"n ot. ConservatlQn Depaxrtent. Creating a profession

 
of game management, developing a tecnnique for its use, and developing public

 
backing and national leadership for its efforts are all of little avail unless

 
the several states so organize their conservation departments as to make
them 
 
capable of using such facilities. The minimum requirements of a properly
organ- 
 
ized state conservation department are believed to be: 
 
     (1) Sufficient freedom from political overturns and high enough salaries

 
          to compete with federal bureaus and universities for the services
of 
 
          the ablest technically trained executives and research experts.

 
     (2) Sufficient freedom from political influence to entrust the department

 
          with full power to lay down its own policies and full regulatory
powers 
 
          in matters of minor legislation, land-buying, operation of landed
prop- 
 
          erties, and other acts necessary to -ut those policies into effect.

 
     (3) Sufficient freedom from political overturns to allow of following
a 
 
          given policy through at least a decade. 
 
     (4) Close coordination between game, forestry, and agriculture in research

 
          administrative, and educational work. 
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