The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-31
Appropriation Wanted for the
Farmers' Institutes.
POPULAR PRACTICAL WORK.
AGFiesltuvai csItsge Ieetsrers n
Great DemanA. Ase Th~y Are Con-
pel3eA - ray Their Osn Ex-
pens<s, anA tAe Csst Beeesss .
Sextsus navAe.-CsaD<l1ea 20
Refsss Very laasy Isvitations-

According 10 PrsKdafst Esyan. OF tie
Stats agricultural college. 80 appsSsTla-
ton Of 81 900 Is needed for tse sssanteaarkss
of the farrsssg' Institutes which toe cos.
lexe b conflicting throughout sae state.
This Is 10 r1leyc the professors OF the bur-
de4 Of tae heavy travelling expenses wfsita
xow tails sfss0n s5eFfa-
res farayerss institutes ssavs become an
important feature Of rms stats agricultural
E4sssoxraegst Interest In them extends
through TIE entire farming community.
Asa the demand THAI tsssy b con-
siaued under propsr auspices and
assistance II practically universal.
~ present the professors who lecture
before ms institutes and lead the meet
inFs pay their own expenses. To certain
extent entertaining committees relieve
them, but the ba.aaca is seriously Ia their
GssadsantAge. SaMriss a. lie college DO
not allow Tor tbla burden.
During the ffya years In which the Inssi-
tuiea have been carried or members OF ihe
staff Of the experiment station u; Pullman
and nainsers 81 the faculty Of the asrlcu-
surai college have lea institutes al New
WhatcesS, Nookzaek. ssaaNood. Arlington,
wooaIsy, Sunsaer. Olympia. esaesaalis. En-
umcsa9, watervslie. Eilsashurg. sortA
Yakima, Walla waila and numerous towns
In Whitman county and elsewhere The
attarsd.nee has been good. ru1siing from
4 minimum OF swesfty-fivs 10 a maximum OF
oa0 OF mare. with an average attendance OF
about 100. Thosa attending have been
mostly farmers, gardeners. frAt growers.
dAiryun<n. etc.
Such has been the interest manifested
that the agricultural college has been un-
abs 70 meet the demand for speakers and
for uew Institutes. As is the custom VITA
uneeS.nxs Of this character. the discussions
and lectures have all baen upon practical
subjects. and have had especial bSaring
npon the peculiar difficulties OF farming.
carrying and stock growing IN Washington.
The satantafic ressss<s achieved hy the UNI
yerslfy have In this way been given tlse
widest possible everyday service.
The snhlects Considered.
Asaoug ether matters Ia which thu inssl-
tntss have been giving attention Is the i'm
p0rtanx oss Of vntsraary surgery. The
proper ana effective Treatment Of the dr.
eaxas and wounds Of animals is a subject
upon which tia education " tho farmer IN
eciegssfic directions 10 comparatively new.
Or. Ne.son. the veterinarian or the agri-
cultural college, has betn very hberti and
xsaiaaa ia his work In this line, and his
lectures upon al. phaaes ~ animal husband
~ have been most fagorably rece.ged
Prof. SpsiIman has Iectursd upon dairy
Ing Tn. breeds ard brteisng and the feeds
ard feeding OF stock. and general farm
probiems
Prof. Balmer has given Instruction on
horticultural topics. Prof. FuIsner and Prof.
NeaIsman on fertilizers. soils and sugar
h~c.s, Prof. Piper and Prof. Drum en- In
sect pests and fungus diseases of plants.
II has been noteworthy that the farmers.
who are presumed TO be the most practical
az men, have welcomed tina counsel Of the
professors. presumably the NEST sh-aresscal
ef men, and the latter In turn have avaiiea
tssnascive. in every possible manner OF the
practical experience OF farmers.
why Money IL Needed.
The ouslook seems TO be for an ever~fn-
ereasanx intarest aud expansion OF the lusli-
tafe aysssun. Hut tina need or an approrra-
sson u deTray the lecturers ara professors
expenses sslf~siss progress. Says President
Bryan, with reference 90 tAhs matter:
MARY urgent invitations We have been
nefnpeiied 10 refu4r 1s4ss fer lwe reasons,
First. 1t oftan happen@ that the Instruction
or experimental sork st the College can
not la left eSenIst with great ioS2 al the
particular time saG work II wanted. see-
end no provision Ess been made far tie
csxt OF the institutes. ana II cannos, ar
ussLhs NOT rs fab as \ pef&ossaa charge upon
unifursnly furnished trip passas free for th,s
pufgsxs. sire. they ef course. are i0isf~
ssfsd In the development af tonnage along
their lines ard tsley bslleEe taat krereasssf
agricultural prasucfsoa VIII do tnss. The
communities have n@afiy tsSiif8rensy eata~-
tasfttsi the professors fssrsftx tha Rsaxsssa
ff1t the cost Ct hntai bills ara S.sner fssei.