Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-20
MESSAGE OF
 GOVERNOR Sent to the General Assembly To-Day Recommending Many New Changes in the Laws TO HELP FARMERS Wants Agricultural Interests Of inc State Unified and Sugg eSts Reno.
 val OiSlorrs College tO More
 Central Location.
TO HELP FARMERS

ftdrtIOru, MATCH GU.-A SpcCldi message was sent to the general as- |sembly by Governor Woodruff to-day, asking for authority to appoint con- mission of five, to consider the problem of unifying, co-ordinating and collecting the various agricultur- al bodies of the state, to fix the ap- Ipropriations for the Connecticut Agri- cultural college at Storrs, and to con- sider the question of removal of the college to location nearer the center of population. At present the college is on a farm in Mansfield, in north eastern Connecticut, distinctly re- moved from transportation lines. Originally it was a model farm given by Mir Storrs for use of boys in the neighborhood who wished to learn practical farming. During the past twenty years the general assembly has been making grants of money, and the farm has taken on the inn portance of state agricultural col lege, although the long standing con- tention is that it is not state in- stitution. The congressional grant of money to the state for agricultural purposes some years ago was the pasis of a suit of the Sheffield scientific school of Yale university against the state resulting in compromise pay ment of $125,000 to the plaintiff. and the removal from that school to the Storrs school, of the students whose tuition was paid by the state out of the congressional grant, and relieving the Sheffield Scientific school of all obligations to the state in this respect. At Storrs, at present, there are 110 students, young men and young women, the latter being taught domestic science.
 Governor Woodruff has found that numerous agricultural societies are being supported by the state, the ap- lpropriations going for payment of clerical expenses with little expendi- ture for scientific improvement of crops. An inquiry into the matter was made two years ago by the legis- lative committee headed by Senator Barney. Governor Woodruff believes that all these societies should be grouped, and if supported by the state. the money appropriated should be used to better the quality Of the product of the soil.
 | The governors message covers the following: office of state dairy com- | n, rsc;opar. e,ata hoard ,,f aor;,,,lt,ra.
 board of control of the Connecticut Agricultural experiment station; com- missioner of domestic animals: Con- necticut agricultural college and ex- pertinent station: state agricultural society; Connecticut Dairymen's as- sociation: Connecticut Pomological society, and Connecticut Breeders
 association.
 | Before the committee on appropri- ations is bill introduced by Repre- sentative Summer of Mansfield for an Appropriation of $50. 0.00O for the agri- cultural college. and before the com mittee on agriculture the following bills: for appropriation for horticul- tural house and greenhouses at storrs: appropriating $2.500 for a sewage filtration plant there: $s,-
 500 for disseminating information about better farming by special train:
 $1,5O0 for Pomological society; amendment to section 4394. so the graduates of the agricultural college may choose two trustees of the col lege: act to establish a model farm in Fairfield county: s1,00o for ex- pense of Connecticut Poultrymen's s association; and several other bills
 relating in a general way to agri- cultural matters.