Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-07-21
Experimental Stations.


ted Station Council to have gen.
eral charge OF the Station investi-
cations.
The Council as now constituted
is as follows f. B. Gault, President
of University, Chairman; j. f.
0strander, Irrigation Engineering
G. w. McCurdy, Chemist; j.. F.
Henderson, Botanist /; j. M. Aid
rich, Entomologist; G. P. Fox,
Agriculturist and Horticulturist,
Director J. +. Bonebright, Me-
teorologist,
The next scholastic year begins
September 81.
From and after that date COM
plete series Of Investigations will be
carried on by the heads of the de-
partments named above. Much of
the material to work upon will
come from the stations and through
the influence and exertions of the
Asst. Directors. 1t matters not
how simple or difficult the problem,
it will be the province of the Sta
ton Council to reach some accurate
scientific conclusion in time. The
Board of Regents has selected
as Prof. of Agriculture in the Univ.
and Director of Exp. Stations, Mr..
Chas. p. Fox, who will enter upon
the duties Of his position about
July 20. Prof. Fox is a graduate
of the Univ. of Ohio, Dept. of Agri-
culture, and has done postgraduate
work in the same, For over three
years he has been connected with
the Exp. Stations, Dept. of Agri-
culture, Univ of Missouri. The
Bulletins issued by Prof. Fox show
thorough preparation for his cho-
sen calling. He has rendered ac-
ceptable service in Mo. as a con-
ductor of Farmers Institutes his
lectures before such meetings and
oranges have been highly COM
mended. 1t is confidently believed
that Prof. Fox is thoroughly
equipped for our work and will
prove an efficient and sympathetic
leader in our experimentation.
AS soon as he becomes familiar
with the situation in a general way
Prof. Fox will visit the Stations to
acquaint himself with their needs
and possibilities. He will be in
structed to remain long enough
to get the true lay of the land "
and to mark out future lines of OPP
Grafton. l am exceedingly anxious
that the Stations shall become CEN
tiers of influence and of direction
for the portions of the State in
which located. l desire the Asst.
Director as soon as practicable and
to the extent he deems advisable
to visit the farms, orchards, herds,
canals, crops, roads, etc, of your
section and observe carefully, meth
DDS, conditions, opportunities, and
necessities.
Under the direction of Prof. Fox
and his assts. l hope to see Far
mers' Institutes, Horticultural So.
cieties, Stock-breeding Societies
etc, organized, and meetings held
during the winter months. Mean
while, shall be glad to have in
formation from farmers, and an in.
terest aroused in more intelligent
methods, and attention drawn tC
the Station work and the plans O.
helpfulness the Univ.is formulating
as fast as possible. l shall be glat
to see Farm Depts. conducted il
the Local Papers, giving hints as
to our plans, and explanations
given of the working of the Stations
as to experiments. The quality o
our work and the value of oul
methods must disarm all prejudice
We are slowly perfecting our or
ganiz alton success is insured.
The new Director will arrange {
system of reports for the assistants
to record and forward data upon
AS soon as practicable the assist
ants shall conduct original invest
igations and give results in bullet
ms, or partial bulletins. This is 6
new field and should be fully oc
cupied.
f. B. Gault, President