The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-02-26
THE HATCH ACT.
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.

In response to a number of inquiries
for the act establishing the Experiment
Stations in connection with the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical Colleges of
the different States and Territories, we
give it below:
An Act to establish agricultural ex-
pertinent stations in connection with
the colleges established in the several
States under the provision of an act
approved July second, eighteen hun
dred and sixty-two, and of the acts
supplementary thereto.
Be at enacted an the Senate and House
of Representatives. of the United States
Of america IN Congress assembled, That
in order to aid in acquiring and diffus-
ing among the people of the United
States useful and practical informa-
ton on subjects connected with agri-
culture, and to promote scientific in
vestigation and experiment respecting
the principles and applications of agri-
cultural science, there shall be estab-
lished, under direction of the college
or colleges or agricultural department
of colleges in each State or Territory
established, or which may hereafter be
established, in accordance with the
provisions of an act approved July
second, eighteen. hundred and sixty
two, entitled " An act donating public
lands to the several States and Terri
tories which may provide colleges for
the benefit of agriculture and the me-
chanic arts, F" or any of the supplements
to said act, department to be known
and designated as an agricultural ex-
pertinent station" Provided, that in
any State or Territory in which two
such colleges have been or may be so
established the appropriation herein
after made to such State or Territory
shall be equally divided between such
colleges, unless the Legislature of such
State or Territory shall otherwise
direct.
Sec. 2. That it shall be the object
and duty of said experiment stations
toconduct original researches or verify
experiments on the physiology of
plants and animals; the diseases to
which they are severally subject, with
the remedies for the same; the chemi-
cal composition of useful plants at
their different stages of growth; the
comparative advantages of rotative
cropping as pursued under a
varying series of crops; the ca
pacity of new plants or trees for
acclimation; the analysis of soils and
water; the chemical composition of
manures, natural or artificial, with ex-
periments designed to test their com
parative effects on crops of different
kinds; the addition and value of
grasses and forage plants; the compo-
sition and digestibility of the different
kinds of food for domestic animals;
the scientific and economic questions
involved in the production of butter
and cheese; and such other researches
or experiments bearing directly on
the agricultural industry of the United
States as may in each case be deemed
advisable, having due regard to the
varying conditions and needs of the
respective States and Territories.
SEC. 8. That in order to secure, as
far as practicable, uniformity of meth
DDS and results in the work of said
stations, it shall be the duty of the
United States Commissioner of Agri-
culture to furnish forms, as far as
practicable, for the tabulation of re-
suits of investigation or experiments;
to indicate from time to time, such
lines of inquiry as to him shall seem