Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-02-25

of instructors, made up from men and
women of recognized authority are
graduates of the leading educational in.
stitutions of America and Europe.
HOW THE COLLEGE rs SUP
PORTED.
The splendid work done in the past
by the college would never have been
possible but for the liberal support ex-
tended to it by the federal government
The institution is endowed under con-
gressional acts of 1862 and 1890, and re-
ceives for the college proper $4,000 a
year from what is known as the Nor
rill fund, and $4,000 year from what
is known as the Hatch fund. The for
mer Of these funds may only be used
for certain specific purposes. The fund
Is appropriated by congress solely for
colleges of agriculture and mechanic
arts, and the limitations governing its
use are very strict. In general terms, 1t
may only be used for instruction in ag-
riculture and mechanic arts, the natur-
al sciences and similar studies, which
are necessary for training students for
an Industrial life. It may not be used,
for instance, for teaching Spanish, mu-
sic, history Latin or Greek, admins
trative expenses, such as the salaries OF
president, secretary, librarian, janitors,
etc. 1t cannot be used for buildings Of
any kind, nor for keeping buildings in
repair; for heating or lighting purposes,
for travelling expenses, for printing and
advertising, nor for many other neces-
sary expenses which are required for
keeping up an institution Of this kind.
The idea in making these restrictions.
has been that If the federal govern
ment is liberal enough to provide so
much for the support Of a territorial in
stitution, 1t is the duty, and ought to be
the privilege, of the territory to pro-
vide the necessary expenses of adminis-
tTation, buildings, ETC., in order to make
Of the most avail the funds received
from the United States government.
EXPERIMENT
STATIONS GREAT SERVICE TO
NEW MEXICO RANCF1MEN.
The Hatch fund of $4,000 year may
be used only for the work of the expert
ment station. Although a department
Of the college, this experiment station
does not exist for purposes of fnstruc-
ton, but for prosecuting investigations
along agricultural and other lines, for
the good of the territory as a whole.
The work that has been done by the
experiment station at Mesilla Park Is
not generally appreciated by the people
Of the territory. In agriculture alone
it has tested over 500 varieties Of wheat
and large number of other cereals; in
as many as $50 varieties of
peaches alone, to say nothing Of other
fruits; in chemistry it has shown ex-
actly the fertilizing value Of the waters
Of the Rio Grande, and the chemical
analyses of other waters from all over !
the territory; in what is known as soil
physics it Is showing in a practical !
manner the Importance Of the struct- |
ure and texture of the soils of the ter
ritory in determining how best to irrt |
gate, and when the amount of water Is
needed by different crops. and
how to make the best use Of It; It has
done vast amount Of analytical work |
with sugar beets, etc, showing that the |
Animas valley and Santa Fe county are |
extremely well adapted to this valuable
Industry, and that the sugar beet can