The Brookhaven leader., 1888-05-10
Announcement.

/ for the establishment of an Agricult-
ural Experiment Station in each
State and Territory, and on January
Both, 1887, an additional Act was
passed providing funds for the neces-
sary expenses of the Stations. On
Jan. 9th, 1888, the State Legislature
OF Mississippi accepted this grant on
behalf of the State, and located the
Mississippi Station at the Agricultur-
al College, and placed its manage
mcnt i'll the hands of the Board of
Trustees of the College.
As soon as possible after the funds
became available. the Board of Trus-
tees held IL meeting and organized
the Station for work by the appoint
ment of the necessary assistants and
adopting Il program for the work of
the present year. The immediate
control of station was placed in the
hands of Il Governing Board c0mpos-
cd of the President of the Agricult-
ural College, Gen. :. -. Lee, the To-
cal member of the Board of Trustees,
Hon. W. i. Montgomery, and the
Director of the Station, 5. NJ. Tracy.
The President of the State Farmers
Alliance, the Master of the State
Grange, the president of the state
Horticultural society and the Chief
officer of any ether organization hay
ing for its main object the improve
ment of the agricultural resources Of
the State, or the improvement of live
stock, were made an Advisory Board.
The Act of Congress making pro-
visions for the establishment of the
Station says:
"SEC. =. That it shall be the OBJ
.jcct and duty of said experiment sta
tons to conduct originals researches
or verify experiments on the phySiOl-
Ogy of plants and animals; the chem
zeal composition of useful plants at
their different stages of growth, the
comparative advantage of rotatiNc
cropping as pursued under varying
series of crops: the capacity of new
plants on trees for aCClimatiOm. the
analysis of soils and water: the chem
zeal composition of manures. natural
or artificial, with experiments design
ed to test their comparative effects ON
crops of different kinds: the adapta-
ton and value of grasses and forage
plants; the composition and digCsti-
bility of the different kinds of food
for dome site animals; the scientific
and economic questions involved in
the production of butter and cheese;
and such other researches or expert
ments hearing directly on the agri-
cultural industry Of the United States
as may in each case be deemed adj
visablc. having due regard to the
varying conditions and needs of the
respective States or Territories"
1t will he seen from the above that
the funds OF the Station cannot be
used for dctraying any college CN-
pcnses, or to aid the College in any
way, except so far as it may Ito 50 by
relieving it from OUTLAY for expert
ment work. The work of the Station
must be confined to experimentation
alone, and cannot be used for teach
ing.
1t is the intention Of the Govern
ing Beard to make the work OF the
Station entirely practical, 50 as to
bring its results within the reach OF
every farmer in the State. Special
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