The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-02-20


Your letters are very interesting to me-
and not q single one but Is read and re-
read. We often hear in times OF point
5eaI campaigns that the Agricultural De
,..ytluent at Raleigh is of no use to tne
farmer, and It's maintenance great
waste, Of the public money. l only speak
for myself when / can say that II the
industrious farmers of the state (adylce
70 others is thrown away would study
thr bulletins and accept the advice gwen
,he benefits would more than equal their
state and comfy tax is about S4O a year
stat. and county tax IS about ~ year,
aud | am sure my crops the past year
were increased fully that amount by fol-
lowing in a large measure the ADVICE
~ the bulletin Now | wish my name
listed for ALI the bulletins. | am not re-
r.iyina any ut present as | failed TO send
in ny name when the list was being re-
yised.'
quote this letter partly TO commend
7b. practice Of reading all the bulletins
! 2, an educational help 10 the farmer, but
TO again explain what seems to be con-
Il fcuudtd i'm the minds OF the most OF our
farmers. | am connected with the Col
l.ea of Agriculture and Mechanics Arts
and with the Agricultural Experiment
Station. but have no official connection
" Whatever with the Department of AG-
ricuIturc This department is under the
control of an entirely different board
from rhat which manages the College
and Experiment Station. The Depart
neut has buildings Of its own in the city,
while. We are out nearly TWO miles from
them | often contribute ~ matter of
courtesy and by requests for the month
IN bulletin issued by the Department Of
AgricuiturC The Experiment Station
issues bulletins on various matters which
We are investigating from time TO time,
bat there is no set time for Their appear
ance | will send the name of our CORE
sIoudcnt to the Department Of A@uct!I-
ture. Lut the best WAY 10 get their bulie-
tin is to send a card with your name and
address to Hon. :. /. Patterson, Com
,'i>-Ioncr of Agriculture, Raleigh, y. {.
! will also have Your name listed for the
Station bulletins. | note also that YOU
say people often say that the Department
of Agriculture is a waste Of the public
money. This is simply 4 proof of their
ignorance. and that they fail to get the
benefits that the Department is anxious
10 give them. The Department Of Ag-
ricuhur at Raleigh does not cost the
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''-l'' >''' III Tue >ud'e' but says
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49,, ,.;,' i"E 'ne ''A no" Is II that
l'''r ~ I''ill'AeIA was not reduced
\cil nbn.,i.tD ,Nl''''lIli - 'lie t"A-
TWO. ar rbr., $780, '''4 '' q p'Ioc
,,,al,;r,, = ,r,d .4l,. ;''''t '"t cost o'
l.,,1 r. ''',' '"'I - t'iotntiE a com
lEea tH0rt 10 make the price of said
ii7" nat 'lie farmers VII
'o'''U 70 nu% the manufactured fer
,'i~' - IL>lead 81 mAlng their own at
m: !. FARMERS could be kept in any
-, .,,iI5;''l I,'iII: 'ie] cou!d easily XII this
f..,. anu 5'ilHII'@ acld works for
=" u ana sales to others. Co
"'" WORKS III all the eastern
'n' S'"te couId soon reduce the
n,.. ,n1e VI %'''' phosphate to Il fair bu>j-
T,d 'o'',, r,I,a, ...
,...t. =. ,'l'"(} ~ mat the ftrtlllzer makers
,.... - '"' p'l.3fIment Of Agriculture IS
from, f. .,.., axe ,tt"'ecuoh OF the farmers
and .u.1,.'. '''-' Io+ thr close inspection
far.osr sr.''i ,,.5,,. I.- ~ the Department the
-crupuon, men, SnI -'''l,J.T1 ,"I,'. upon ot I'M
TIE amount thar : s,nn. ~, -, In 'llil'9
mont Tno~r who sa,. t,o. o.l L .he Depart-
meut is useless .r.,.,.I,. l'' '''"' az Jepaft-
thcy are taIkin. aIon. pa! 5,o' hlo"' What
Peat for the Lcrnf;4 ne ,n' nIi ! would re-
that the Department ~ ,mn; ,',' our readers
the Agriculture Fv,,a,.;,,or '''l '.fe ana
two disrinct 1hinas .,,I !, Sl"''on are
connection vbarrvnr '-' I-,n1' ,%nr no - Pihclal