Fair play., 1888-03-03
AGRICULTURE.

The Board OF CuratofS OF INC '''"'"
yersity at its meeting, January 'i' aioi'
ed the following, which is just IL aae pup
lie:
WHEREAS The Board OF Cura'ors OF the II
yersity Of the State of Missouri NJ US a''ii'
annual meeting, held IN tho curators room HI
the university building in the town "' Coiui''
bia, in said State, on the 18th ana iiIh "aSs u
January, 1883, resolved 10 organize an 'h"rf
cultural Experimcnt station under the Prov
.iors NJ the act of Congress of the Un:t"d Stalrs
of March 2 1887. and entitled 'an act 10 e>'"p
lish agricultural experiment s,atiohs III c"'ih'
tion with the colleges es'ab!ishcdln thc S'''i''
States under the provisions OF an acl approve"
Ju!y 1872 and OF the acts supplementary
thereto and did refer the organization "i sai"
station 20 the executive committee anu
WHEREAS II is the opinion OF thiS coni
m,ttee that IL is he intent Of said act of Con
rress n, March . 1857 10 establish said sta.
fions moi for the purpose of class instruction
I'm agriculture, but IL pruvihc Ter scientihc in
yestigation and experiment respecting ihe
principles and applications OF agricultural str
ence'' AMI for convey NJ The results 'hcf'"'
directly 70 the people. and for conducting 'heSe
experiments having due regard TO 'he var ii'H
conditions and needs OF the respective Stai's
or Terrtores: and
WHtREas The chief agricultural interests
OF Nissoui! are gram am 49, ,;.'Ir,,cos
ano aair! Pro"uo'e' '''i ,no ,".-a;ar,,ac and
10 thcsc iho 'lc M ".,,..i ~,
therefor. unprofitab,e methods OF tilin& ana iiil
proving the soil Of cultiyatlng and ufiiz nf inc
piarts and OF breeding and feeding the S''c"
and second, lack of knowledge OF insect ant
fungus me- anu the se'ii , ,,os
ess necessary to A"'cco' !" ''
OF agriculture; therefore
hfS'to'" an" of"c'eu' nav -, ~ .o.a,,. .,,,,
Agricultural TX -, a., in,
IS no" orsah!@'u "i''i wv, - " -, -, :,
tehtiohs "i ihe fcts vi ,o"s ,s,, 49,,
lsS'' IN icc"rdah'e WIN '"' ''' '"'s f'''''
provisions 'o-"'' ~
l. The control oi the ."issoul' o. - =,
Experiment STATION II pi"t'' !" ' a.,
the board oi Sura'orh "' ih' W '''
stare oi missouri. o. 81.
Inc executive o'ho'i9 vi '"' - !,
direct T. an astIc''i' "i' ~ a"
anu business "''h',sei, o''.'n .''.'s. ~ ,, ~,
i've committee anu inc. F ,,., .s :,
bcarh Oh thrafoiS "i ino -
these ot'iciais shaii pe aihe"ao.e =" ' a.,
OF Curators IN al 'ni'isS pei ''''''''7
huties oi ms "''ce' p,,o
8. lhe olrect"r SHAH nav 'oi.i'' ,' -
t'oh oi ali mates pertaining ~ ~
mental WORK oil she s'aiioh' "o sn.''' W -;
ana snper'h'ch" 'ne con"u','"k :" an ',, ~,
CATIONS anu =" "Fe'ih'"'' '"o''''' " y,
proven pS the ehecui'c 'o'iinii' , ~. d,
uirecl the "orh "' an ,,'.,, a.. ,,,
tht siat'oh' anu III, Sc ,",' az ''i 49,,
)ect 10 MS "r'''rs' ne sh,'' "'.i ,ie o -
nature, prepare an" SUNNI '"'' ,
station WORK I" ihe eAetut'' oo"',,' i'' '
pnnicauoh' acco'nihH 10 .h' '' y, -
He may nominate 10 'he n"aiu VI ~
executive comhi'!ee an ass.s''h' 'i' '''H. .'''''
an aSrirnit"rist ne may rom 'i'n. ~ ''',,'
al MS discretion anu as '''c ''''"hs VI III" ,
non VIII pcr'hi'. engage 'iie hes's''h'. VI ''is
speclaiist 10 ao u" 'h' VI ''io '.''Ds
carried on. ne sha'' i'eo"o IVA '
the sum o' s-''H" pei .ii"..
T. Thc aSrichituris' shaii h''o '""' Va '"' "
'arHh "orh reaui I" Nv 'i' 9'"'''"' NV ~
cohduc' SUCH 'Art INV h''.' "''N "' may "
Viscd an" Piahhed pS .hc "''e.'"' III 'oi'''' '7
soiis preparing ia''" nor scc"iiiI VI pi'"' "S'
rotation OF crops ocatihs' ifc"'"S UT 'i''''"''
animals, preparing anu preserving neais si""
ing anu Keeping ir"its' in''h'snS "i'.s ca, @ y, 7,
ana aairy proohcts' anu al 'h'hSs' no'h NI'ei''i
ana general 'ha' "ias pc re4"e ed VI hiiii ~ .i,'
ufee'or III 'ic ii',' VI .AP' nm a..
ehaii receive 'or Ills se''eeS '"' sum VI 7''~''
per anhhm-
)" The assistant chem'st shaii perform. uh-
"er inc esuperib'en"o"'o VI W" an ~,
work assigned 10 hiiti' an" siaii reee"c ''r HIS
services H." per ahhum.
business correspondence cohhcc'ed "ith 'h''
"seai "h'is o' 'ho H'''''''i' N'P al. ''''"''
OF the recelpts an" expenditures oi MONEY
trahsact sueh BUSINESS is may re necessary
WIN inc departments vi the r'n'i'i ""'
richt oil thc phiiea Hla''s' P""ish AZ iuir
ferly ana annual reports fedu're' os ,ne Id"
o' CohSrtss' n''h' ' ,'-i
ernor OF the STATE OF "issour, anu aa,eh' " I"
the printing, publishing and distributing Of
h,,l1c /
tee of the Board of Curators He shall devise
tho axec,,,e r,etbols for prrmotiug the gen
-, ,,na.. 81 ,b. st,,;,, Ia m, f,rn,-s
er"i ua' VI '", -, en-, .,;t,a
o' MISSOURI ehea.e anu '"'P'"s '"T "",n''''" "
iapor hceueo ny i"c o'",i'n ''"'' o 90 az
essary purchases He shall keep his ofire al
such pla'c as the curators or the executive
committee may direct anu ms BOOKS Shaii NJ
all times bc open 10 'heir inspection ne sh'i
make the executive committee quarterly re
ports Of all his transactions and the work OF
tb, station on the last day Of the months OF
March, June September and December of each
ve,r The rr,sj,l,n, of the Board of Cur.,tors
-, r., ,, ,,,.;,, ,,. ,,usir,ss ,,,n,,,,r .f ,bc
on'ii 's - .: ;,,,.,,i. e.,
station ana MS co''peh>s''on, lH' ,uuns 'n',
c' secretary or clerk, selected ana appointed
by himself, shall be liked Ivy Inc Board OF
Curators AT the June meeting. isSS
4. The officers proyidr,l for in sections Z 4
,rd /, and NJ ,hc s-,ar,es affixed. shall he
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e'iose" anu .i'' ". ~ ~, -, :, -,
snp)ec' 20 ihe "e''"r' "a 'i,' ''' VI '"'""''
from and after June l. i>>>.
g All salaries to officers of the station shall
nc maid quarterly IN the same manner as other
oy,,,,in,.cs Of ,be Ro,rd of CuraIors are, maid :.
II. .,,.,,,n,.os -, ~, s,,,;on shaIl IA, r,id
o'"'i q en-, ,,,,, =
mohthiS- as emPiuHo> W t'' ""i|'iS'E "''
paid.
O. All moneys placed 10 the credit or at
the disposal Of the station hy the Govern
ment % the United states Or coming
vcrsi,x Of n The stale of Missouri. and paid ont
by him in the same manner ny when me pay
ized.
10. The executive committee of the Board OF
ourasors VIII use any ,na rs rr 'anus cn,,c 81
or make any changes or repairs thereon ,ha,
may he necessary for the work Of the expert