Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-16
WAYCROSS station
FOR STATE FARMERS
Directors of State Experiment
Station Ask Legislature to Ap-
propriate Funds for a Sub-Sta-
tion-Directors Meet.

The adoption of a resolution. requesting
the introduction of bill in the state
legislature for an appropriation for the
establishment of a sub-station at Way
cross. and a number of other important
matters occupied the quarterly session Of
the directors of the Georgia State Ex-
pertinent, at Experiment, Wednesday. The
directors present at the meeting were
Messrs. Felix Corrupt, r. F. Critenden,
j. T. Ferguson, J. H .Mobley, z. l. Peek,
N. B. Drewry, ]. B. Park, L. G. Hard
man, George Gilmore. William Hender-
son and DR.. H. C. White. vice director
and chemist.
The members of the governing board
made a careful inspection of the station,
and expressed themselves as greatly
pleased with the appearance of the sta
ton, and the promising condition of the
crops.
Director Calvin, and the members Of his
staff were highly complimented by Col
onel Corrupt, chairman of the executive
committee. in his report to the board.
This report was unanimously adopted by
the board.
During the past six months, the station
has been doing, in cooperation with the
dairy division of the bureau Of animal
industry, Washington, l.. u, a splendid
work IL encourag cement of systematic
dairying in the state. Mr.. j. r. Nc
Claim. graduate of Clemson college. South
Carolina, is chief of the dairy extension
department of the station, and is In
charge of this particular WORK. The spe-
cial mission of the dairy extension de-
partment is to assist the people of the
state, especially the farmers, in the Sc
lection of dairy stock, the construction
of silos and improved barns, the test
ing of milk, formulation of rations for
dairy COWS, etc. Recently bulletin No,
so was issued, giving record of num-
Der of diaries, the records of which are
kept at the station.
The board took action which looks to
zeaiods cooperation with the department:
of entomology in the important work
which is being so ably and energetically
prosecuted by Mr.. E. L. Worsham, the
head of that department.
STATION GETS FUND.
Director Calvin's request for an appro-
priation from the station reserved fund
which comes from the sales of farm pro-
ducts made in process of experiments
conducted under the federal appropriation
known as the Hatch actor the purpose
of cooperative and extension work with
the farmers of the state, was granted
When Mr.. Calvin first entered upon his
duties as director, he announced to the
board InaI II would De q part Oh HIS pOl-
icy to inaugurate at the earliest date pos
sible a system of cooperation by which
experiments conducted at the station
would be duplicated by cooperating far
mers in different sections of the state.
Preliminary steps in this much-needed
work will be taken next autumn in con-
nectio nwith the oat crop. Next year,
the propaganda, and a well-organized
movement back of it, will center its ener-
gies on corn production. This move
ment contemplates q new era in the pro-
duction of corn in this state 1t will as
suredly be hailed with delight by all the
people.
The board of directors adopted a reso-
luton, by Colonel Crittenden of Ran
dolph, requesting Mr.. Boyd, of Spalding
and Mr.. Miller, of Ware, to Introduce a.
once, and press to enactment, a bill max
ing an annual appropriation of $4,000 to
the station for the purpose of establish
Ing a sub-station at Waycross in connec-
ton with the $4,000 syrup plant, donated
to the station board by the general gov.
eminent and in utilization of a tract OF
land given to the station by former State
Senator Deem, and for cooperative work
along broad. lines, with the farmers OF
the state.
The station is in close touch with the
farmers The management is DESTROYS
of getting in still closer touch with those
for whose special benefit the station was
established.