The San Francisco call., 1899-07-07
AGR|CULTUR|STS
PAY TRIBUTE TO
A DEAD FRIEND
In Memoriam of Sem
ator Morrill,.
MUCH SECTION WORK DONE
IMPORTANT PAPERS READ AT
THE GENERAL SESSIONS.
The Members of the Association Will
Begin Their Inspection Next
Week of CALIFORNIA;
Interests.
MUCH SECTION WORK DONE
IMPORTANT PAPERS READ AT
THE GENERAL SESSIONS.

The second day of the convention Of the
Association of American Agricultural
Colleges and Experiment Stations was
called to order at $50 o'clock yesterday
morning in the Academy of Sciences Hall
by President Henry P. ArmSby. The first
business was a motion, offered by Pro-
fessor A a. Bingham of Rhode Island
that the chair appoint a committee to
make nominations for officers for the en-
suing year, which committee is TO report
back to the association to-day. President
Armsby appointed the following members
of the association upon the committee:
Director A. A. Bingham, Rhode Island;
President James X. Patterson, Kentucky;
Professor r. II. Loughridge, California;
Professor r. G. Kedzie, Michigan; Direc-
tor r. ]. Rodding, Georgia; Director
Charles D. Woods, Maine. and Professor
B. c. BUffum Wyoming.
Profess or Louis H: Pammel, Iowa,
chairman of the section of botany and
horticulture, read report upon the meth
odS in teaching agriculture. The report
was of statistical nature. He said in
part that i'll reply to circulars sent to
the land grant colleges the information
received showed that IN the line of botany
and biology there are engaged 81 pro-
fessors and 10 assistants, in horticulture
49 professors and y assistants. He said
that they were doing a great work for
higher education, having published valu-
able literature in the cause of pure
science. There are now 2234 students pur-
suing the study of botany in the land
grant colleges, and one-half of this num-
Der intend to make practical use OF IT In
instruction or application TO agriculture
and horticulture. In the latter science
there are now engaged in study 1905 stu
dents.
At this juncture President Armsby an
nounced that the time having arrived that
was set for the purpose OF receiving the
resolutions upon the memory of Senator
Justin S. Morrill, that the regular business
IB-nI he
II. Buckham of Vermont was then intro
duced to the convention. In an address
virtues of Senator Morrill, and showed
how he had given the first impetus to the
great science of agriculture.
edging the great work done for science
by Senator Morrill, under many obstacles.
and proposed that each State and Terri
tory show the respect due him by such
memorials as they may SeVerally devise,
and more especially by such additional
ther extend the benefits of these instltu-
tions for the objects had in view by their
founder. The resolutions We're seconqed
by James X. Patterson of Kentucky COL
lege in a brief but eloquent speech, and
were unanimously adopted by rising
vote. ,, =.
the receiving of further reports upon
methods of teaching agriculture Or. A.
c. True, director OF the once OF eAPeaIi pead
ment stations at Washington, u - r@Gad @
a syllabus of course in zootechny, Inc
report was technical and statistical, but
il also advanced the idea that Zootechny
should also include the diseases of ami
mails as well as their production. ne
paper evoked much discussion. Inc con
ventIon adjourned at noon and visited the
Mint in a body where the members were
photographed upon the steps of the build
Ing. ,o+ &, NOV
lor B. Occidental Hotel Charles S. Murk-
land of New Hampshire in the chalr. Inc
section decided TO recommend 10 tHs as
+l,o aion Of "a
for the section for the ensuing year. Inc
following, papers were T9ad; fadi,ra Dosign >,
trical Engineer-The Latest Developed
Specialist.7 W. r Magruder of Ohio;
Some Objections to Early DitIerenu2,tlo33 On
Texas and Teaching Methods" @. GWin-
ner of Maryland. The section voted 10
recommend to the association lIlaI dp,
stracts of all the papers read pe puDisheu
in the annual report of the ASSOCIATION.
The section of agriculture ana chem-
istry met in the Mills building ana LOOK
Of irrigation. l.. G.. Carpenter OF Col9- C.3
ado road a paper on Irrigation lnvesti-
cations in Experiment Stations. Is. =.
Buffum of Wyoming being, absent, Eio
wood Meade of Montana made scientnc
and prastical discussion OF lrrlgatlon- ne
was followed by f. J. Wickson or the
University of Califorma, VINO feao d pa pa
per on the relation of irrigation 10 Fege-
tation. ,, ,, ,,,a+ T.,
parlor A. Occidental Hotel, at cioeki M
the names of J. Z. Stubbs Tor presldeh'
and Abram w. Harris for secretary.
ner ON agricultural Education, Prac-
ticaI and Scientific" was read by William
M Liggett aOf Minnesota. 1t was generally
discussed and recommended TO the asso7
citation for reading at one OF the general
The section on botany and horticulture
met in the Mills building. The following
President, S A Beach of New York, and
secretary p. H Rolls of Florida. Sec
retary Filcher of the State Board of Trade
was present and invited tae section 10 10
boards display in horticulture; The fol-
lowing papers were read "IrTrgatiho;n ,IITig th;n
Methods in Orchards; A. J, MeGlatichiIe
ture." =. ]. Wickson of California: THE
Making of Garden Herbarium and Its
Uses" A. d. Selby of Ohio and Burt Davy
of California; horticultural Field Work
for Classes" A. b. Mckay Of Mississippi.
Professor Wickson's paper will be read al
one of the general sessions as the report
of the section.
The chief thing of Importance in con-
nection with the convention is the general
interest that has been aroused through
out the entire State by the announcement
of the fact that the association is to visit
a number of different places. Inquiries
various localities asking that. if possible,
the members of the association be brought
to that particular section. Secretary Fill
cher of the State Board of Trade thinks
that the inspection Of the State by the
association IN its official capacity will
be of incalculabe benefit to California
AS soon as the evening session was
called to order the report Of the commit
tee on entomology was read by c. w
Woodwork Of the University of Califor-
MIA. He dwelt at some length on the San
Jose scale, which, he said, was of great
interest of California.
Henry H. Goodell, chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee, reported that Joseph
b. Stubbs of Nevada and DR.. A. C. True
Of Washington, D. c., had been appointed
to fill the vacancies upon the executive
II. e. Stockbridge of Florida offered a
resolution affecting the long -mooted ques-
ton of agriculture versus mechanic arts,
in which he proposed the securing of such
legislation as will distinctly prescribe the
rights of the former science as regards
its place in all colleges coming under the
Morrill, act. The resolution was referred
TO the executive committee.
The report of the committee on horti-
culture and botany was received in
paper read by e. j. Wickson of Califor-
MIA, entitled, "Climatology of Horticul-
ture" Much of the routine work of the
sections came before the convention in
the shape of discussion.
The matter of the publication of papers