The Greeley tribune., 1906-12-27
WANT $4,000
FARMERS ASK THIS MUCH TO
CARRY ON INSTITUTES
Legislature Will be Asked for
Annual Sum of This Amount
for Maintenance of
the Work

Should the plans Of great many
farmers, and especially those who
have been attending the short course
at the State Agricultural college
the past two or three weeks, not mis-
carry the next legislature will pass a
law providing for an expenditure an
nually of SIS, 600 to carry on farmers
institutes throughout the state. At
recent meeting of the farmers at
tending the short course the follow
ing resolutions were adopted, and
will be laid before the legislature:
Whereas, We wish to express our
high appreciation of the action OF
the state board of agriculture In
offering a short course for farmers
and stockmen in the State Agricul-
tural college, and also in the estab-
lishment and maintenance of sys-
tenn of farmers Institutes through
out the state; and,
Whereas, Such course, In our
experience as members in attend
ance, resulted in our obtaining much
practical and valuable information
on agricultural and live stock SUBJ
jects; and.
Whereas, We feel that the con-
tinuance and further development OF
this course for FARMERS, as we'll as
of the three months course for farm.
ers' sons and daughters. is destined
to be of great and lasting benefit to
the agricultural interests of the
state; and,
Whereas, There are about As, 600
farmers and ranchmen in this state,
and it is evidently impossible for any
great number to avail themselves of
the advantages to be derived from
these courses. we believe that it
should be the policy of the state to
give the greatest possible encourage
ment and support to the farmers In
stitutes by means of which this prac-
tical instruction may be carried into
every agricultural center In the state
of Colorado Expert instructors In
the agricultural college who have
made thorough study Of the agricul-
tural conditions of Colorado and are
familiar with the problems confront
ing our farmers, and who, through
their Investigations and experiments
| in the college and experiment. sta
tions, are in position to impart
exact and definite Information neces-
sary to the solution of these prob
lens are the best qualified to success
fully carry n this institute work !;
and, therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, the members
in attendance at the farmers short
course of 1906, do respectfully urge
upon the state board of agriculture
and on the legislature of the state of
Colorado, to by every means in their
power extend their support and en-
couragement of this work; and, be
1t further
"Resol we'd, That we believe an ap-
rropriation of not less than $l5, 600
annually should be made by the state
legislators for the above purpose
this amount being considerably
under the appropriations Of other
states for this purpose, and where
there is less urgent need for work OF
this character; and, be it further
Resolved, That additional in
structors In the department Of agri-
culture of the college are much
needed for the successful carrying
out of the Institute work without
undue interference with the regular
instruction in the college classes;
and, be 1t further
Resolved, That a copy OF these
resolutions be delivered to the state
board of agriculture and to the
chairman of the appropriation COM
mittee OF the next legislature.
Died in California.
Mrs Anna Milne Of San Diego,