The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-04-14

Wherein, then, we ask does any in
consistency exist, in any State appropri-
ating funds to another Institution, whose
object is to accomplish the same purpose,
namely, the intelligence Of her PEG
pie?
Such is the object of Agricultural
Colleges, and Experimental Farms.
The benefits to be derived from such
Institutions, amply supported, and
free from the francis of poverty, are ra
ally more than the most sanguine at first
are willing to allow. Suppose that they
by experimenting ascertain a plan where
by with no additional cost, each acre OF
ground sown to wheat can be made ca
pab!c of producing only one more bush
cl than by any old method formerly pur-
sued what would be the number of in
creased bushels the next year through
out the State All Of which would be
so much wealth added to the State.
Should this increase per acre be three
or five bushels, with but little addition
al cost or labor the increased wealth Of
the State would be sufficient to support
forty Agricultural Colleges. But they
are not confined to wheat alone in their
experiments, They will extend them to
every kind Of grain and stock grown,
aud raised by the farmer.
It is not supposed that every expert
ment will be successful. Were this so,
there would be no necessity Of expert
menting. But it is fact that every ex
pertinent whether successful or not
would be SO much beneficial knowledge
CARED. What; says one, perhaps, do
you say that an unsuccessful experiment
would lie beneficial know ledge? Most
certainly We 60. twoullavoil the ne
ccss,'y Of the same experiment being
made, by thousands Of our farmers, and
thus save to them great expense, over
and above that incurred by the Agricul-
tural College in making it.
The great utility and benefit Of such
an Institution, consists not only in its
superior advantages for making thor
oneh experiments, but from the general
and universal knowledge to be derived
from the annual publication oil those
experiments in copies sufficiently nu
mcrous to serve every farmer in the
State.
Now when such great advantages as
these are to result from such an Institu-
ton when one thorough experiment.
yet unsuccessful, will avoid, the repeti
ton Of the same, saving the loss Of thou
sands Of dollars, and when successful
ones will be heraldcd forth for the i'm
mediate benefit Of all our farmers in the
State, who so blind and pcnurious as to
ask that such an Institution, should be
self supporting?
They should make no effort to sup
port themselves, for the moment they
do 50, tbsy hold in check the very OBJ
ject for which they are instituted. They
should be endowed and supported en-
tirely by the State, because the State,
that is, the people of the State receive
all the benefits, and as matter of course
should pay for them.
An annual appropriation Of $50, coo
by the State of Iowa for the support Of
her Agricultural College we believe,
would not equal, BY one half, the advan-
tages to be derived theref. ON if proper
ly conducted.
The cause Of failure Of SO many such
Institutions has been tie want Of sup
port by the very ones who were to re.
ceive their benefits.
We sincerely hope this will not be the
case with ours
Beg- An abstract of votes cast at an
Election h.ld on the 4th dav of1