Rio Grande republican. (Las Cruces, N.M.) 1881-1914, 1889-05-04
CRUCES. -MEXICO. sATURDAY 4 1889.


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st art IN; t.e Il,e.,.-. sip
plies. 81. the oti,sr E9ril ss-= dpi.a
Fyitt0sit com; ru-4ti9u. Ice Nas
Jersey State stsl.5u ~ Nt~ Hiur-
zwics, Nj, was es,a' -Hgi MarcA
SIS. issU, by as act -i ;l9,e -tais
lat1te- AID 1-.4l..---.- - l.. ,ll----.i 49,
lific school oi Rutgers Cui.caC Tie
movement grew D. tavuf WIN tag
people with esSh -uccce aag J aar.ana
III 1856 thr coranItfte r-,rl n.'arp.
IN reporting the nalrh-L..s. LII Z
House, was able to make iite icllaa-
ine statements
"Sluce 1851 The le.iS'a;rrr-e sex
era. states have either yacLull,i .or
fearsanized the departments of a-;ri-
culture 10 the land grant college, .,
experiment stations, linus follow
ing substantially tie course adopted
by New Jersey. Such stations have
been established ia Maine. ,sassacbl-
sotis, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin.
Ia three other states (possibly inore)
without legislative Ge,ion. the college
80 hofities have organized their agrr
cultural work as experiment stations.
his has been done u California, Ms
souri and New York. Bat IN adds
tioi. 10 the twelve experiment stations
-pecifeailg designated by that uama,
very large number ot the colleges
-rstabiiTTsfHrd uH5icf the act OF lsB2'are
dong important work q precisely
similar klnti. Nany Of ibem began
such work imnlE-a-4-y upon fug.r
establishment. and Layc SINCE yrzJtr-
taiued II continuously; othVrs haSc
entered upon IL mole recently. Tie
colleges in Colorado, Indiana, Kan
sas. Michigan aud Pennsylvania arc
carrying on WHIST is strictly czper
meat station work Is pari OF their
ordinary duty"
The convention Of delegates Of
agricultural colleges which hct 1T
Washington il 1858 discussed and
indorsgdi tttlc project Tor the bces'ablish
laeut at stations in connection With
the colleges by appropriations from
the national treasury, in accordance
with the terms OF bill already in.
troduccd in the House ci Represcn-
tatiyes by c, Z. Carpenter, OF lows.
Congress; however, was not vet quite
ready 10 undertake 40 large i scleR-
tiiic enterprise in this direction, and
the bill was not put upon Its passage
Meanwhile, iAe number OF stations
was steadily Increasing. and the in-
rers ST Of practical far3ners. as wei! is
men ci science, was more ana more
excited ny titg r,-r'7sts oi tssc results
oi Tie expes.Ia which Fhe s'2lloa-
lt;;;zl tssf.l.zllst.-ti. ;1 ne st "a
1853, q conyejlsaa oi agricultural
colleges aud experiment >tsunns moi
Al tie Department 81 Agriculture Al
Washington, in response te \ ca'l
issued by the Commissioner d Isrl
culture. ATm6st f9G rF5I TiiI01-
wlaeh this convention dii Was to-
pass a rcspr;ion, "rhat the coudj-
ton aai progress Of American asri
eu.tare require ra,ioaai md fer lhe
Investigation experimentation ~
tie several States anu Territories
and that, therefore, this eouycg 'en
approves the principle sid gcpsra.
i,iss.ai ~ E-l.si - lAelEia L.
Cullen bill 0f no last congress. aud
urges upon tie next e6agresS Tie
passage 0f this or a similar act
The CulIen bill Mas ia i;sgeaeral
provisions similar to,the bill after
wards passed by congress and now
popuIar.y known as lie Hatcl, sst.tt,a sst.tt.
81 earnest was tho convention ia
this matter tha, il appointed 4 com
u4tttttt- -en legislation, whiCt was very
Efficient in securing tho vsssage o.
the amended bill.
In q later session the convention
passed resolutions urging tie erea-
llon OF branch 81 the Department
of Agriculture at Washington, which
should be special medium Of inter,
communication and exchange be-
tween the colleges and stations. AMI
A4tiitie.h y iitiie.lh kaesla pah!iAh periodical
bulletin OF agricultural progress, cen.
taimng in a popular form the lAtes,
results 10 the progress OF sgrieultur-
al education, investigation, and ex
RECOMMENDATION in ihisand ia all coun
Tres. prnyisjou was A4ea made Tor
permanent organ eaton " the ap
pointment ci o committee 10 co.
operate with tie United States Com.
missioner Of Agriculture in deletuia.
ing tho time OF messing and the
business oi the next convention and
in forming aP!sn for permanent
organization.
At the next sesSeea oi enngreSs
the experiment station enterprise
IVES ngalH called to thc attention ct
the House oil Representatives by The
bill which was introduced by VII
liam II Hatch, Of Missouri, and re-,
lcrred to The Committee ON Agrieul,
tnre. Thia committee made u fave
ehle report March s, 1856, ,uhd nearly y
year later the bill WAS passed hN
congress and annrovtd hy President
Cleveland. March .. lsSTT.
On the 18th df October, iiSS7, the
second convention ot agricultural
colleges and experiment stations
nent organization was effected, ard
the association was named The As