Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-03-14

ested in agriculture (and who is not?)
is thankful, become a part of our
educational system.
President Buchanan in 1853 vetoed
the first bill having for it's object a
land grant to endow colleges OF agri-
culture and mechanic arts. Not un-
til 1862 did such a bill receive the
consent OF both branches of congress
and the signature of the president,
Abraham Lincoln. This act granted
to each state 10000 acres OF public
land for each senator and represent
ative OF that state in congress. Ow-
ing to the war OF the rebellion, rag
ing at that time, the college land
script frequently sold for less per
acre than hall it's value. In 1890
congress appropriated to each state
and territory SIS 900 for the year
1890, and this amount increased an
nnally by 1000, until the annual
amount should ne $4,000.
In 1887 congress appropriated to
each state and territory SIS, 900 to
be used in conducting experiments
and publishing results along agricul-
tural lines. Thus we recognize the
liberality OF the general government.
but no less liberal has been that OF
our own state in the endowment of
these institutions. Time will not
permit me to go into details to show
how grandly it has always come for
ward with liberal sums when the
needs OF the case were properly called
to it's attention. These funds have
many times exceeded the amount re-
ceived from the general government.
That it is wise to expend such
large sums Of money for the better
education of the industrial classes,
in the line OF agriculture, there is not
the shadow of a doubt. There can
be no other agency SO powerful in
breaking down the prejudices and
false notions existing between the
business man of the city and the
business man Of the country. No
other agency is 50 powerful in bring
ing unskilled and misdirecte,l effort
under the enriching influence OF
skilled and We'll directed energy.
No agency has been so powerful in
placing the MAN with the hoe up
on the same social pedestal with the
professional man and the merchant
as the agricultural college and the
experiment station. It is no longer
considered degrading to be connected
with manual labor on the farm. In
fact, there is no other occupation
that furnishes such multitude of
opportunities in so many directions
for mental, moral and physical devel-
opmpnt. It is n school OF education
which lasts for u lifetime, conse-
quently the college and experiment
station are broad in their scope, en-
bracing the scientific, the classic and
the military. Many OF the scientific
principles as related to agriculture
have now become so common in
every day use by the farmer, that he
never thinks with what patience and
persevering effort some scientific men
established by repeated experiment
the principle he is now using so sue
cessfully in raising his crops, and fit
ting for the market his cattle, hogs
and sheep, and his dairy products.
To be more specific, it is now a very
common practice to treat seed wheat
with blue stone or formaldhyde to
prevent smut; orchards are sprayed
to prevent injury to the fruit by in
sects and fungus foes. Our cattle
are fatted for the market with the
greatest economy by feeding the bal
anced ration. Hog cholera is fast
losing it's terrors by the cholera
specific. By the tuberculin test. un-
wholesome dairy products, danger
Gus to the lives OF the consumers,
need not be placed on the market.
Thus we see almost at a glance tile
immensely practical value OF the
work OF the institutions.
For one, l wish to express my graf
itude to the citizens and business
men of Crookston and vicinity for
the effort you are about to make to
place our experiment station in a
position to do more and better work
than it has done or can do under
present conditions. In the first