The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-02-02
HOW THE HATCH FUND is TO
BE USED.

- CornelRniversity at Ithaca, N. Y,
is the institution which received in
New York the>benefit of the Agrlcul-
tural College Fand Grant Act Of 1862.
This institution is therefore entitled
to the income under the Hatch bill for
an agricultural experiment station.
How t O best employ the money has
received the sareful attention Of the
trustees and the agricultural faculty
at that institution. 1t has recently
furnished the public with q report of
what has finally been decided upon 1t
was voted that the work should be in
charge of an agricultural experiment
station council, consisting Of the presi-
dent of the university, two members
of the board of trustees Zone of whom
shall be President Of the State Agri-
cultural Society, and II Of whom
shall be chosen from the trustees re-
siding in Ithaca, together with the
professors Of agriculture, agricultural
chemistry, veterinary science, botany,
entomology and horticulture. This
council is to apportion the work to be
done at the station, and have general
oversight over it's immediate affairs.
A director Of the station is to be ap-
pointed by the trustees Of the univer-
sity, who is to be the chief executive
officer Of the station. The report lays
stress upon the fact that none Of the
appropriation Of $4,000 coming to
the station under the Hatch act should
be used for purposes of instruction in
the college or university, but should
be entirely employed in the legitimate
work of experimentation. Therefore,
while a professor Of horticulture is
needed at the university as we'll as to
take charge of horcultural work at the
station, it is decided hat half the
salary should be paid by the univer-
sity and the other half out Of the
station funds, his labors to be equally
divided between the two institutions.
Concerning the actual expenditure Of
the money. the report adopted says:
1.-The portion Of the $500 appro-
priated by the Hatch bill that should
be set aside for material equipment
and support has received our careful
consideration. The bill itself permits
the use of So, 900 the first year and
$3.50 thereafter, for the erection or
enlargement of buildings. This, how
ever, is not made obligatory, but
simply fixes a limit beyond which are
not permitted to go. After such consid-
Grafton as we have been able to give
the matter, We recommend that the
following sums be reserved each year
for material supplies: Printing, $500;
stationery and expenses of the Office
of director $500, agricultural supplies
$500, chemical supplies $500, horti-
cultural supplies $500, botanical sup
plies $500, veterinary supplies 500,
chronological supplies 500, contin-
gent expenses, including day labor,
$3.50; total for annual supplies S475O
From the remaining (S1O,250) there
must be appropriated as much as may
be needed for putting the plant in
good working order. This will neces-
have to come very largely from
the appropriation received from the
the first year. After the
plant is once in working condition, a
much smaller sum for material equip
ment will be needed. It seems to us
impossible to determine absolutely in
advance how the money may most
p%rofitably be distributed for use in the
several departments, and therefore our
recommendation is made with the full
understanding that as time goes on,
and experience brings new light, it will
probably be found that some variation
from the scheme presented will be
desirable. But we think #