The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-26
AGRICULTURAL STATION
Report 81 the Texas Experiment Slsllsa
for the Past YesL
the NEED OF OTHER STATE STATIONS
Director ConncIl Di~cusAcs Many Jn-
eerestiur FcnNur~s--An Asricul-
tarnl Duiidinw IL q Necessity.

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experiment station rendered TO the board OF
directors last July. in which all OF the wock
OF the station is reviewed In q general way.
and recommendations made looking to tho
normal development and perfection OF the Az
ricuhural experiment station work In Texas.
| Inc pamphlet contains reports from tho
stations director. the chemist. Veterinarian,
horticultufist and the nictcroiogist. The d.
rector. In discussing the publication OF bull
letins and reports, says:
In Texas there are many thousand farmers
who have never learned OF the establishment
OF this and other experiment stations
throughout the Union. These know nothing
OF the results OF experimental inquiry aud
naturally failed to profit by the work con-
uucted throushout the ten years existence
"a THESE stations. and can only b reached
through the AGRICULTURAL press. the local pa
pcrs, farmers Institutes. and other similar
,neetinRsS Durtn. the past two years there
mas peen general revival OF interest In all
the agricultural masses. and, ais result
names for our free mailing list have been
Received by every mail Until recently, all
cent to each applicant for our reports. re-
Saroiess OF the line OF work III which the
person might be engaged. Among the thou-
sands OIL applicants we noted n marked ten
dency to read and amply only those expert.
mental results which bore upon the In,mo.
diate work OF the hprticulturist, the stock
feeder. the cotton grower, or tho grain farm,
er. In In! many cases the. applicants were dds
vcrsilied farmers. cultiyating many crops
raising lsia fruit and vegetablss. and carrying
some STOCK. IN the majority of cases, how
ever, we We're told that II am ii truck grow
er, or y have fruit ranch OF 100 900
trees, or ~ am a stock feeder and grain
grower utilizing four sections OF land" and
DO not use all your bulletins"
Ine cost OF printing $1,000 or $1,000 copies
Oh OIL reports st s annually has proven heavy tax
fSr tytA ft,,,,.ft nj
work. and during tho past winter we revised
the mailing list for the purpose OF sending to
wanted. To effect this. the bulletins have
been divided into three groups. and notice
given given each subscriber that We would cheer
i fully y send the bulletins wanted. The fol-
lowing notice was attached TO bulletins 4 and
The cost Of publishing 1900 or more
copies OF each bulletin Issued by tho
TEXAS station is so great that economy
causes us to change our mailing system.
hereafter each bulletin will not be sent
TO every name ON the list. as formerly;
but only to those persons directly inter
ested in the line of Investigation reported
on. IN this way We will send horticul-
tural bulletins only TO fruit growers and
those wishing reports on vegetable cul-
ture; farmers Will receive the results of
investigations with field crops, etc;
slot knen will he sent reports on feeding,
diseases. etc, relating to that industry.
Persons whose names are now on our
mailing list must give. notice at onco by
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the following lists they wish their names
to be entered in:
List l-Generai Farm Crops.
List Fruits and Vegetables.
List Stock Husbandry
Address, Agricultural Experiment sta
ton. 2 Q. College Station. Texas.
N. B.-Please write name. postoffcc ad
dress, and county plainly.
In some instances. this notice was not
fully understood, and some letters, have been
ing to pay for moro than one of the classes.
II necessary. In cases where MI bulletins are
desired. they will be prompuy sent npon ro-
quest Should any who have applied for
bulletins OF a certain class desire bulletins
of another class, these will be furnished free
OF cost upon receipt OF notice.
Need of other State MISUNDERSTANDING the
past few years we have had appicatins for
the location end support OF branch stations
We're deserving. and should. in the near ,r-
ture be granted by the State government
1t has been impossible for the main station
to establish. equip. and supervise such sta
lions with the limited funds at its disposal.
II we could legally do so. because of the vast
field of experimental inquiry we are now at
tempting. Such branch stations should be
established by the State. us has been done in
the case of the Beevlle station--where land
and equipment Is owned and controlled by
the State for experimental purposes The
results OF such experiments are carefully
weighed before publication. and whom print
ed are authentic. The results already sent ,
out have thus far been widely appreciated.
and the work done there is being used as the !
basis of development OF many localities OF
Southwest Texas
In this connection. allow me to respectfully |
ask tho boards attention to the Inadequate
means at the disposal Of this experiment sta /
tion for the Investigation OF agricultural prob
lens peculiar to Texas. undr the proylni9 oas
annually, and the State legislature supple /
ments this with $500 for the support, Of the
Beeyille station. More than half o. these
amounts have been used IN the payment OF .
station and college officers salaries. which 1
has 80 reduced the remaining working
funds" that labor. seeds, impiemsnts' aps
not be secured for even the fair inaintenance
Of the work under way. In many STATS tins
expense Of printing me expefihishi sta ~ re-
ton is located. In Texas we must PRINT an
large issue OF reports and bear the
expense totally from tho Hatcn inna, wn,ch
tends TO reduce the volume OF experimental
research. !, ..,.a IN.
diversity OF soil and climatic conditions, the
variety Of agricultural interests, and the I'M
portance OF agricultural investigation are
greater than In any otner stats.
than one fifth the AGRICULTURAL area pos
sessed by Texas, but supplies her three ex-
pertinent stations with double the amount
stsn mo- The "finpres state OF New York,
I'm lees than one-fIfth OF our agricultural
ara expcnds Ave times the amount we use
n behalf OF agricultural experiment stations
Jf the State. Not olly are our means insdHl-
,ient when compared with other states from
i territorial standpoint. but our agricultural
bro AUCTIONS far exceed In money value those
81 any ether State. for Texas produces nearly
one third OF the total cotton crop OF THIS couh-
try more cattle and more horses than any
otiter State. ranks among the first US pro-
iucer OF corn. sheep and hogs; ana yet sbe
does not expend as much for Agricultural re, /
searci- az does miniature Rhode Island. Texas'
fruit. vegetables and dairy interesa are de-
yelopiug rapidly, and she IL capable OF pro-
iueiflg more wheat and more oats. more SUGAR
md rice more tobacco and hemp, than any 1
ii her sister States. without impairins her
standing ia those products In which she now
bnds first place. II is the duty OF .expsIi-
mept station officers to accelerate THIS de-
vs opn,ert, show economic methods and en- I
.oilraae the Investment OF capital.
MOI only will the development OF agricuS-
.ui al experiment stations In Texas solve many d
vexed problems peculiar 70 tne new soutnwcst
h ne scattered far and near. tend 70 draw |
t,,rnl lands. The gchoO and railroad ianos
n tie STATE must assuredly receive the bene-
N from such power for good as the 1syei- /
Dpment OF experiment stslion woIh. H nv.sc (
Is land appreciates In value, through the In
OF new and profitable crops, I'M J
md, ed methods Of fertillzing and cuiuvatins,
snd The stimulus given 10 diyersified farm {
me Such work Is truly state enterprise, q
md your honorable body can 90 no no!e
10 support this feature OF expert.
nan. station extension. In the location ana
,,,,,rorr N aeyeral State stations. one ~
wicb needed in the East Texas tobacco ana Z