The herald., 1896-09-19
INTERVIEWS.

Among others Mr.. Richard Grid was
seen and interviewed regarding the
claim Of Prof. Hilgard that he had
made important experiments" in beets
at the station at Chino.
Question-The Herald used your
name, Mr.. Grid, without your permits
sion in its issue of the 18th instant as
you were absent In San Francisco Have
you any comment on the article? (Here
the article was read to Mr.. Grid
Answer-The Herald has correctly
stated the facts, except 1t might have
said that Prof. Hilgard was down here
in person, and went over the fields and
said that we could not raise beets on
them. and when 1 gave the station that
ten acres l tried to get Prof. Hilgard
to experiment with beets on it. which
he refused to do until farmers on every
side of the station plot were growing
beets successfully.
QUESTIONABLE the analyses of the
soils made from the sixty-five plots on
the station land of any use to you or
the beet growers?
AnsWer--Not bit.
Mr. Gird's secretary stepped forward
and handed out a bulletin from the
Kentucky station, saying that he re-
ceived bulletins form the stations of all
the states and that most of them were
reports of how crops had been bettered,
and asked how it was that he never re-
ing such results. A little blush of shame
came over The Herald man as he had
to admit that our scientists ca were not
Mr. G. l.. Pierce was interviewed.
onto their jobs.
Question-How long have you been
growing beets?
Answer-Four years.
Question--Has the agricultural col
lege or the experiment station been of
any service to you?
Answer-No. They can't give any
information.
Mr.. c. A. Moore was interviewed.
1 represent The Herald. Mr.. Moore.
Question (by Mr.. Moore)-Do you
want me to subscribe for The Herald?
Answer-lf you don't read The Her
aid you are the first person that I have
met today who has owned up to that
fact. If you don't subscribe for The
Herald, and want to become rich and
wise you had better do SO. No, Mr.
Moore, I am not here to get subscribers,
but to find out if the agricultural college
and experiment station has been of any
benefit to you, and If so to record these
facts.
Question-Has it been, and If SO what?
Answer-No, it has not been. On the
contrary, l raise beets down there by
the station and have beaten them every
year.
Mr.. f. r. Robinson was next inter-
viewed
Question-Has our agricultural COL
lege or the experiment station been of
any use to you as beet raiser. in show
ing you how to grow beets of larger
tonnage or greater sugar content or of
greater purity of juice?
Answer-The station-Sas not done me
any good.
Question-Have you ever talked with
any one connected with the station on
the subject?
Answer have. They have been
down here to get pointers" from me
as to how to grow beets.
Mr.. George Moore was interviewed.
Question-Has the agricultural col
lege or experiment station been of any
use to you in showing you how to grow
better beets or larger quantities per
acre?
AnsWer-No, sir.
Question-What good does the agri-
cultural college or experiment station
do you?
Answer-Don't do a particle of good.
They are all theory.
Some thirty other beet growers were
interviewed in The Herald's attempt
to find and record some good words in
favor of our agricultural college or ex-
pertinent station, but all to no use.
Each grower had the same tale to tell
as the ones above quoted.