The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-20
INFORMATION FOR FARMERS.
The First Bulletin OF the Tennessee Ex
pertinent Station.

pertinent Station.
The first bulletin Of the Tennessee Ex-
pertinent station has appeared and been
mailed to all farmers who have applied for
IT, 1t is a very neatly printed pamphlet Of
twenty pages, and contains full information
about the history, reorganization and pro-
posed work Of the station. The necessary
buildings arc being erected and the station
will be fully prepared on September /,
next, to undertake any Of the work re-
quired Of IL by law.
The stationis q unrcau Of information for
farmers, and cvcry Tennessee citizen inter
csied in farming has the right 10 apply TO
the station for any assistance that comes
within its province 10 render, and the sta
ton will respond 10 all applications ms far
~ IL Is able. There will be especially good
facilities for analyying and testing fertiliz-
crs, cattle foods and milk, seed, with refer.
cnce 10 their purity and terminating
power, for identifying grasses, weeds and
forage plants, and studying the disease OF
fruits and fruit trees, grains and other use
ful plants, for making reports on injurious
insects and the best means OF combating
them, aud for investigating the disease ol
domestic animals. hut no samples can be
received for chemical analysis until the
new laboratory Is completed on September
I. The station will make such analyses,
seed tests, reports. etc, for the citizens oil
Tennessee, without charge, provided:
|. That the results are Of use 10 the pub
lie aud are free TO publish.
.. That the samples are taken from
fresh stock and In accordance with the
station directions for sampling.
D. That the samples or specimens sent
are fully described according TO directions.
Dr. Chns. w. Dabncy, IT,, formerly OF
the North Carolina station, Il director.
/ The assistant director IL Prof. Chas. \.
Plumb, formerly assistant editor Of the
Rural Ndr iorkr, aud assistant director
II the New York experiment station. The
botanisi and horticuliurist Is Prof. \. l..
Scribncr. formerly professor In Girard
college. aud recently head Of a bureau IN
/ the department Of agriculture nj Washing.
ton. i'rof. Scribner il the recognized au.
/ thority in this country on gras-es and the
diseases OF plants. l'rof II. T.. Summers,
recently nj Cornell University In the de.
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and veterinarian. lie was chosen 10 teach
the classes Of the famous DR.. Laws. Of Cor
nell, when tho government took Dr. Laws
10 work on plcuro pneumonia. Mr.. W.
T.. Stone formerly w charge Of lloughlon
Farm experiment station, and chem.
1T Of tho Massachusetts, station,
IL chemist. Mr.. Stone Il In Ger.
many studying thcsc things, aud will
buy apparatus Tor the station there. Mr..
G. l.. Newman, formerly Of the Alabama
station, u assistant 10 field and feeding OK.
pcrimcnls. Il will b. seen thus that every
/ one OF these gentlemen has had training
and experience M this, which Is n new
business In TcnntseCc
The bulletins and IMPORTS giving tho 70.
suits Of cxperimcnishnd investigations that
arr Of general Interest will bc sent free OF
charge 10 all person. actually engaged In
farming who request them. Packages by
express, TO receive attention, should be
prepaid.
An communicaliorss should be addressed.
not 10 any individual officer, hut simply 10
the Experiment kthhon, knoxville, Tenn.
The Experiment station building, con.
tanning ia offices, laboratories and mu.
scum, and the piunthonsc and horticul.
tural department, afe located ON the uni.
vcrsity grounds, hitctn minutes walk from
the ousiom.house, N Knoxville. Tho cx.
pertinent farm, ttAblcs, milk laboratory,
etc, are located one mile west Of the uni.
vcrsity, on the Kingston pike. The farm
en- arc especially invited 10 visit the build.
ings and experimental grounds.