The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-03-18
AGRICULTURAL.
State Aid 10 A Agricultural Colleges.

The following facts are of interest as show
ing what several states are doing for the ag-
ricultural colleges located within their bor-
ders. Now won't somebody show what the
colleges are doing for agriculture?
Vermont appropriates annually So, 700 and
does all the printing of the board. By re-
cent act of its legislature, superintendent of
agricultural affairs was appointed with sal
ary Of 81 400.
Kansas appropriated last year $14, 800, and
makes an annual appropriation OF 5000 to
each county or district agricultural associa-
ton.
Maine grants an annual appropriation of
So 600 TO the various agricultural societies of
the state, and pays the secretary a salary of
81, 200, and gives to the board of agriculture
$1,000 to defray expenses of holding two con-
ventions of the farmers.
Massachusetts makes an annual appropria-
ton of $1,000.
Kentucky pays the commissioners 81, 900
per annum, and pays for the printing OF the
office, with other necessary expenses of the
same. For the past four years it has made
an annual appropriation for the geolog cal
survey Of $22 900, and Tor each of the years
1878 and 10, $4,000.
Ohio appropriates annually $4,000 to the
agricultural board, pays for the printing OF
its publications and other necessary expenses.
Wisconsin appropriates annually to the
state society $4,000, publishes Its annual vol
umes of transactions, and furnishes rooms in
the capitol for its library, cabinet, etc. 1t has
81 agricultural societies, and pays annually
800 to each county organization. 1t main
tains an experimental farm, with 500 to 900
students, and has spent many thousands Of
dollars on the geological survey.
Indiana grants an ANIMAL appropriation of
$500 for agricultural and geological surveys
with expenses of needed attendants.
Connecticut gives $10,500 annually and
publishes 300 copies OF the annual report of
300 pages, aud ], 200 copies of the Chemists
Report of $50 pages, and gives to the local ag-
ricultural societies from 800 to $500 each.
Illinois gives annually $500 and 800 to
each society that pays the previous year as
much as $500 in premiums. In 1851-'52 an
appropriation for each year of $4,000 was
made; from that date to 1875, an appropria-
ton of $1,000 was granted, and since 1876
$4,000 a. nually.
Nebraska grants $1,000 annually to the
State Agricultural society to be paid out in
premiums.
Tennessee gives So, 900 annually.
Georgia gives $4,000 Annually, and to the
geological survey which was established in
1874, it gives annually $4,000.
New York-The state and county agricul-
tural societies receive annually $4,000 with
office room, ETC., furnished at the state CAPT
toL. 1t appropriates annually to tie geologi-
cal survey $4,000.
Virginia makes an annual appropriation oil
$4,000, and gave to its agricultural college
last year, $16, 200. The geological survey has
drawn from the treasury $45 600. In 1875 it
ordered $4,000 to be expended on publica-
tons In the interest OF immigration.
Pennsylvania has three experimental farms
on each of which it expends 81, 900 annually.
1t gives annually $3.50 to the interests Of
agriculture, publishes in addition 14,60C
copies of the Agricultural Report of $50 pages,
and pays bounty of 500 TO each county
agricultural society. To the geological sur.
vey it appr0priates $4,000 annually
Prairie Farmer.