Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-10
TEACHERS OF FARMING
Annual Convention Of Agricultural and Ex-
pertinent Workers.
Various Sections Of the Convention
Questions Of Husbnndry to BE
Discusseil-The Days Work.

The tenth annual convention of the AS
ISOLATION of Agricultural Colleges and Ex-
pertinent Stations opened in Grand Army
Hall at 8 o'clock this morning. There were
present 112 delegates, representing nearly
every station and agricultural college in
the United States. Samuel w. Johnson, d.
rector of the Connecticut experiment sta
ton at New Haven, president Of the asso-
citation, called the convention to order.
President John H. Washburn of the Rhode
Island College of Agriculture acted as sec
rotary.
The order of business for the morning
session was the reception Of special reports
of committees and chairmen of sections.
The plan of work adopted by the conven-
ton is to devote the morning hours to a
meeting of the entire convention. and the
afternoon, beginning at = O'Clock. is devoted
to the meeting of the various sections, be-
fore which carefully prepared papers on
q great variety of agricultural topics are
read
Irrigation.
The convention had hardly got under full
Roadway this morning before there arose
a question which has for several years
been a bone of contention between farmers
of the east and of the west-the PROPOSE
ton to establish a section on irrigation. At
the Denver convention year ago the
matter was given thorough discussion and
laid on the table for one year, being made
a special order for discussion at Washing
ton. To the farmers of the west and neces-
sarily to the agricultural colleges of that
section the subject of irrigation is one of
first Importance.
I'VE can have no agriculture in many
parts of the west" said Prof Jordan OF
the New Mexico experiment station this
morning. "In New Mexico agriculture be-
gins with the problem Of getting water. To
us it is important that the subject should
be recognized by this association and given
distinct place in its organization. 1t Is
true that the work may be divided up so
that the section on engineering shall have
jurisdiction of part OF 1t, and that on
horticulture and on agriculture another.
But 1t would be wise to keep the subject
intact as the work of a separate section
Many years may not go around before you
farmers of the east will be forced to con-
slider irrigation as not only an aid but
necessity in all cultural problems and pro-
cesses."
DR.. Smart OF Indiana. President Fairchild
of the Kansas Agricultural College. Presi-
dent Etherton of the PENNSYLVANIA
State College, Director Cornell of Tex
as and Mr. Mason of Kansas OPP
posed the idea of erecting section on
irrigation The principal ground of objec-
ton was the expense. President Patterson
of the Kentucky Agricultural College in a
favor of the proposition, and when the
vote was taken it was decided by small
majority to lay the matter over for year.
Delegates Present.
The delegates in attendance were: w. L.
Brown. b. B. Ross ana J. Dagger, Ala
bama: John J. Ryan and J. L. Lawrer &c,
Colorado; Samuel w. johnson, B. F. Coons,
w. o. Altweler. c. d. Woods and c. S.
Phelps, Connecticut: Arthur T. Nealc and
A. N. Paul, Delaware; o. Clute and H. c.
Powers, Florida: H. c. White and 4. J.
Redding, Georgia; James H. Smart and
Charles S. Plumb. Indiana; G. w. Bissell
and c. F. Curtis. Iowa: George T. Fairchild
N. S. Mayo. S. c. Mason and Prof. C. C.
Getrgeson. Kansas; James K. Patterson,
F. P. Anderson and NJ. A. Scovell. Ken
lucky; G. +. Munson, a. w. Harris, w. NJ
Munson and Whitman H. Jordan. Maine:
r. w. Sylvester, Robert H. Miller and
Harry J. Patterson, Maryland; G. E. Stone
H. II. Goodell, J. B. Lindsey. E. B. Hol-
land and r. E. Smith, Massachusetts; C.
D. Smith. G. c. Davis and Edgar Kidwell
Michigan; Otto Lugger. Minnesota; S. NJ.
F. w. Cord, Nebraska: J. E. Stubbs Ne
vada; F. w. Pane and Charles s. Murkland,
New Hampshire; E. 3. Voorhees, and E. d.
New Jersey; c. T. Jordan, New
Mexico: j. P. Roberts, f. G. Lademan and
r. H. Thurston, New York; r. F.. Hunt,
Ohio: L. H. Bolley North Dakota; Gerald
and w. F. Massey. North Caro-
lima; G. W. Atherton. William Frear, Penn
sylvania: John H. Washburn and H. ].
Wheeler. Rhode Island; Charles w. Dabney,
Tennessee; J. H. Cornell and R. H. Jesse
Texas: M. H. Buckham and J. L. Hills,
Vermont; J. NJ. McBryde, Virginia; j. l..
Goodnight. w. S. Aldrich. L. S. Rand ,lph
and J. A. Myers. West Virginia: f. S. Goff
and w. A. Henry, Wisconsin; H. E. AIvord.
A: G; True, Milton Whitney. E. w. Allen