<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>Suggestions for Agricultural Program Improvement: A Letter to Senator Elmer Thomas</dc:title><dc:date>1945-02-27</dc:date><dc:creator>Thomas, Elmer, 1876-1965</dc:creator><dc:rights>http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/</dc:rights><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:identifier>http://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_047_1_5_77_0005</dc:identifier><dc:description>The document discusses the inefficiencies and conflicting authorities within the Agriculture Program, specifically in Washington County, Oklahoma. The writer suggests consolidating farm agencies, having one agency per county, and making the Extension service the national agency. They also suggest making the Rural Electrification Administration an independent agency with experienced supervision. The writer emphasizes the need for changes to improve the efficiency of the program and expresses hope that their suggestions will be considered by Senator Elmer Thomas.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>