The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-15
TEXAS A. and N. COLLEGE.
What Is Being Done Ia the Interest
of Horticulture.
VALUE or EXPERIMENT STATIONS
Missouri. Colorado. Michigan, Con-
necticut. Pennsylvania, virginia
Have Set Good Examples.
To the Editor Of The Post.

ihiorination gwen below was obtained by
myself in answer to letters OF INQUIRY sent
TO the different agricultural and mechani-
cal colleges and experiment stations I'm the
United states
The sums of money spent for this work
may seem large to those who have no, look
ed into the important esults now being
reached in these newer scientific branches
OF agriculture. With the increase OF popu
la,ion. the advance of civilization and the
consequent development of the hiyher tastes
OF man and the inevitable result that com
petition becomes greater, thus making edu-
cation Of the artisan more necessary. All
these cosent factors are being brought to
hear upon our Industrial lasses, so much
SO that occupations which were once re-
inunerative are no longer so. With the I'D =
vancement of science. newer influences
newer aspirations and newer ideas are now
animatinS the minds of the masses. The
ground Is ready to receive the seed: the
husbandman awaits the command and the
golden moment is now for the State 10 take
hold of the agricultural and horticultural
possibilities, and send forth intelligent hus
bandmen to reap the rich harvest which
| lie hidden in the soils Of the plains tho
valleys and the fields of the large state
of TeNas.
The following short notes show what
some other States have done in these in
dustrial lines:
/ Columbia, Mo. October 20. 1se6-FIrst
/ equipment and cost FOR HORTICULTURE SsS-
! 800 ''''
Second equipment in botany, s59.OO
! Third equipment in entomology. $500
! Entomology and botany are now here
having been added and equipped during tho
| prefent year, herce the comparatively
small showing In equipment. Very truly
! yours, j C. Written
| Fort Collins. Colo. October .. 1851
send you. under separate covers. copies of
my last annual report and the last pub
| lished catalogue.
You viii find in these publications
answers to your three questions
! Aston Ellis President
The following is taken from the report
and catalogue referred to above.
Horticultural hall, SIS 900.
This is used by the departments of botany
and horticulture.
! Department inventories s5SSG11
Experiment station, S62i57.
Entomology - Department inventories
s5990i II.
Experiment station, 1924 25
Agricultural College, Michigan. October 3
lSo6.-Nalue Of equipment Of horticultural
| department, SGS07.50.
Value Of equirmon. of botanical depart
ment. sS7i0.76,
Value OF equipment of chronological de-
partment, $iS7136 Yours respectfully,
Clinton D. Smith. Director.
New Haven. Conn. October A. lS96.-For
Our horticultural work We have one large
greenhouse. costing $500, one smaller fore.
ing house, costing $500; smaller yogeta-
tion house. costing $3.50
We have a botanical laboratory for which
VIC paid about SI0n0, and hcrbarium for
| which an extremely small sum-$l00, and
necessary accessories. microscopes. etc
which must have cost at least $500
Our horticulturisi docs some entomology
cnl work bu, the equipment cost "cry little
Very truly yours. Il. H. Jenkins.
State College Center county, Pa, October
II, lSa6.I think II feasible to give only mp
proxiihatc figures and that for all three
lines of work. We have never attempted
10 separate them distinctly indeed no pro
vision is made for entomology except as
uuluN'i VI IL paw VI 1opiprtNs oi''f''
our equipment is In a measure growth
or accumulation of some years. to '.hicf
have been added at different times within
the last seven years sreclfic appropriations
We have building known as the boan-
ical ard horticultural building, with green
house, costing about sl0,5oo should say
$40, 00o fairly represents this pulling and
the appropriations ma le for the combined
: department during The past ten years. Yer,
truly Yours w A. Buckhout.
Blacksburg. Va, October G. 1se6.-Oui
horticultural department occupies about a
acres Of land II acres Of orchards and vine
yards included; has two greenhouses, wortl
about s60c
barn. team. tools, 5000.
Factory for cider. jelly. vinegar. etc,
abnut $500.
Other addcnda not enumerated. Labor
, per year, r10o0.
Laboratory outfit, $500.
Aside from inc above Is the building ant
office equipment, and one foreman's soiary
not included in lahcr. Very truly.
VIM. p. Atwood.
Mesilla Park. n. NJ. October 5. 1896
Agriculture and horticulture are combined
at this station hence hard to estimate cost
of equipment separately Horses, Tools
etc. are used to 10 both Kinds OF work VIZ
| might say we nave ftTlCliy HVitiSW''"ie'
One greenhouse. sano.
Two orchards Of Ten acres each; one vim
yard, one acre.
Tools, $50; seeds, $40
This docs not include tools used Jointly
Equipment for entomology and botany
combined, about $1,000. Yours very respect
fully. george Nes'a''
Berkeley. Cal. october G. 1895. we have
been largely engaged in horticultural ox-
| detrimental ion. with the following outht
values estimated,
| A-One central station. with ten acres oil
Land in garden. orchard and vinyard. equip
ned with team and tools with a small plan
| n wooden proragating houses and mod
| ern conservatory. iron and glass, costing
500 900. estimated total value $4,000, aside
| from the land. which is part OF the uni
versity domain. r,
| B-Four culture stations IN diheren'
par,s OF the State. each Of which has ABOUT
len acres OF its area In horticultural plan
tations with dwelling and barn: small
greenhouse and sheds. teams and tools
These lands and buildings were donated
other equipment provided for by the uni
\ versity funds. ~.