The secretary of agriculture is hereby made the agent of the state for the purpose of entering into any agreement with the federal government, or any agency thereof, for cooperation in efforts to prevent soil erosion by wind storms, dust storms and any plant or weed blowing produced thereby, and is hereby authorized to accept any money disbursed for that purpose by the federal government, or any of its agencies, and to distribute such moneys among the counties in accordance with the direction of the federal government or its agency.