The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-08

ing\due regard to the varying con-
ditidns and needs of the respective
states and territories. ..ts..a ...
Section three provides that such
experiment stations shall be under
control of the governing bodies of
such colleges who shall have the
power to appoint 4 director and
such assistants aS/may be neces-
sary. n
Section four Objects that to secure
uniformity of MSrk the q. S.
commissioner Of Agriculture shall
cooperate with such tations, furn-
ish forms as far as practicable for the
%tabuIation of reports and furnish
such advice and assistance as will
best contribute to the promotion OF
the objects in view, but the commits
sioner shall have no control over
such stations. This section further
directs that an annual report shall
be made on OF before the LIST day OF
February of each year to the Gov
ernor Of the State or Territory in
which such station may exist, of its
operations, receipts and expendi-
lures of money, n copy Of which
shall be sent to the Commissioner
of agriculture and another to the
Secretary Of the treasury.
Section five directs, to make the
work Of such stations imme-
diately useful, that a bulletin be
issued at least quarterly, a copy
mailed to every paper published in
the State or territory, and to every
farmer requesting a copy, as far as
the means of the station will per
NIT, such bulletins to be transmitted
through the mails Of the U. S. free
of charge for postage.
Section six provides that to defray
the expenses of such stations and
pay the necessary salaries, the sum
Of $4,000 be annually appropriated
to each state Or territory where
such stations may have been or may
be established, but when two sta
tons ire in operation it is provided
in section m that the %appropria-
ton shall be equally divided between
them unless the legislature shall
otherwise direct. Section six further
provides that out Of the first annual
appropriation a sum not exceeding
one fifth may be expended in pro
viding a building or buildings nee
essary for carrying on the work OF
such station, and thereafter a sum
not exceeding five per cent of such
annual appropriation may be so ex-
pended.
Section seven provides hat when
there may be any surplus, such
surplus shall be deducted from the
next annual appropriation, SO that
no station shall annually receive
nor than is necessary to maintain
and support it. --.
This bill was read several times,
referred to committees, ordered to
be printed and reprinted with
amendments. 1t was before the
Senate, where it was discussed short
Iy before the adjournment, and laid
over for further consideration until
the next session. sss#. z....#aF
1t is simply following up and car
rying out more fully the purpose in
view in establishing the agricultural
colleges under the act of 1862. An
agricultural college without an ex-
pertinent station or farm is practi-
calfy of little account, and while it
is mob contemplated in this act that
the station with it's farm of at least
twenty-five acres, for which it pro-
vides, shall be for the use of the stu
dents, they would still derive great
benefit from it because there the ex-
periments would be conducted in a
thoroughly scientific way. It is
needless to say that such stations
would PROVE of vast benefit to the
cause of agriculture throughout the
country and supported by al annual
appropriation sufficient to meet their
wants, would grow more useful every
year. Acting in conjunction with
the agricultural department at Wash
ington, With the cooperation of a
live, progressive mar like Commits
sioner Colman, there would be sys-
tenn apd method in them, resulting
in a vast amount of practical results
and<useful information to the farm
ers of all sections of the country.
Although North Carolina could not
Eat once avail herself of the appropri-
alton because as yet she has not an
agricultural college, we trust that
the time is not far distant when we