The Grit-advocate., 1903-12-18
FARMING MATTERS.
Colorado Agricultural Board.

seIni-annual session in Fort Collins.
which concluded its labors December
10th, the committee appointed at the
last meeting to visit the Osgood ranch
and inspect the cattle, with q view of
purchasing. reported that they had
purchased four head Of Angus cows At
$4,000, two head of Ayreshire cows at
$500. and two Southdown sheep with
out cost. making a total cost to the
college of $3.4OO. the same to be paid
for as the college may have the funds.
without interest. There has appeared
in certain Denver papers statements
that the OsgoOd herd had been donat-
ed to the college. but such reports are
entirely without foundation, as is
shown by the records.
The board made C. J. GrifIith an as
sistant professor of animal husbandry
and A. II. Danielson inspector in agri-
mony.
The faculty recommended for the de-
gree of b. S.. Charles w. Burnheimer.
L. C. Estes and F. L. Hadley. who have
completed the work required for the
degree, and resolutions were passed
emitting each OF these persons to the
degree.
In connection with the report of the
president Of the college. letter was
presented from the Hon. C.. A. Land
ridge OF Boulder. offering medal to be
awarded annually at each commence
ment for the next five years to the
student who graduates with the high
est honor in any Of the engineering
branches. either mechanical. civil or
electrical. This is to be known as the
cambridge medal. A gold medal has
also been offered for the best informed
student in matters pertaining to live
stock. This medal is offered by Editor
Johnson OF the Denver Record-Stock-
man.
Professor Carlyle made it known that
In the near future there will be money
offered to the college to loan to needy
students without interest.
The committee to draft suitable reso-
lutions in recognition of the medals
offered consisted of Messrs. 3. o.
Aylesworth. Jesse Harris and B. L.
Rockafellow.
The board concurred in engaging
Miss Elizabeth of Muskegon, Michigan.
as assistant in cooking. dressmaking
and millinery in the Department OF
Domestic Science.
A special committee. consisting of
Hon. B. L. Itockafellow and Hon. J.
l.. Chattield. was appointed to take up
the report of the head of the military
department The committee presented
resolutions complimentary to the spirit
and interest in which the cadets dis
charged their duties in this depart
ment.
1t was voted to equip dairy depart
ment, in which will be included butter
and cheese making. Professor Carlisle
has offered to make arrangements for
short courses in stock feeding judging
and breeding. Professor Carlisle had
great success in short agricultural
courses in Wisconsin last year, having
enrolled $50 practical farmers.
The board was satisfied with the
outlook for an appropriation from Con-
gress for stock feeding experiments in
Colorado Eugene Grubb of Carbon
dale will be sent to Washington to rep
resent the agricultural college in Con-
gress and to assist Secretary Wilson
to get the agricultural appropriation
through the committee an agriculture.
A resolution was passed indorsing
the action of the National Agricultural
College Association in pushing bill
through Congress appropriating $4,000
annually for agriculture in Colorado
and other Western states. A resolu-
ton was also adopted indorsing the
movement which has been started to
secure forest reservations in Colorado
James l.. Chatfeld, who has investi-
CATER the agricultural college land in
the state. consisting of $4,000 acres.
submitted his report to the board and
it was accepted. His report was thor
ough and will save the agricultural
college thousands Of dollars. In the
past the leasing and selling of agricul-
tural college property has been con-
Quoted loosely. and the college authori-
ties have been taken advantage of by
designing land grabbers. He has one
offer to lease 5000 acres. The gentle
man who desires the land offers to put
it all under water. and at the expira-
ton of ten years to return the land to
the college free of charge. including
the water rights to the whole tract.