other occasions, the agencies or universities have channeled non-

earmarked funds into specific small farm projects.

 The following estimates (Table 2) of current small farms program

resources represent a ombinatian of: (1) Congressionally earmarked

funds; (2) an extensive assessment of land-grant university experiment

station research project descriptions; (3) fairly accurate estimates

of ESCS small farm research activity and Extension resources devoted

to intensive work with small-scale farmers; and (4) a "best guess"

estimate of regular Extension work that directly benefits small-

scale farmers.

 The estimates of resources are further divided into those that

are technology related and nontechnology related.

 It is estimated that over $57 million are now devoted to small

farms work by the USDA/land-grant institutions system. Some $5.1

million supports small farms research; the remaining $52 million

are utilized for small farms Extension work.

Research

 In FY 1979 the Congress appropriated $3 million to SEA-AR for

specific small farms research. These funds are directed to

technology related research in the areas of crop and animal pro-

ductivity and protection.

 A 1978 analysis of FY 1977 Experiment Station projects identified

67 projects, totaling $1.6 million, that were specifically concerned

with small farms (see Appendix Tables 1 and 2). Approximately 40

percent of these resources were directed to technology oriented

research; nearly half of the projects are being conducted in the