University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-01-11


>ity. appointed by Governor Folk
writes in the Shebina Democrat: \
leading daily paper says: The Missouri
University deserves augmented support
from the state from IL commercial
point of view. aside from Others The
institution is Il big money maker for
the state and can be made much more
profitable. The school at Columbia does
not turn revenue into the state treas
people. For every dollar. appropriate.
To make il more efficient in the equip
ment of buildings. the maintenance of a
fine faculty. the establishment of added
scientific research ctc-thr University
returns added dollars in the progress oi
the state. President Hills appeal for
more generous cn,lowmcnt> should re
ceive cordial Response from the ''pock
ct nerve" "f the people
The above is true. Every depart ment
is preparing the people for the struggles
and conflicts of life and aiding them in
making and saving wealth.
Those who attend receive the direct
benefit and their knowledge helps Others
more or less. The reflex benefit j. great
or.
The help in dollars and cents can br
seen more clearly. perhaps. in the az
ricultural department than rl-rwhrr,
The results "f the numerous cNpr,i-
mrnt> are given tn the people in buIlr-
tins. and this department j. thus aidin"
til" farmers /" produce better crops and
/" u-, them /" better advantage This
Information j. worth hundreds uf thou
sands every YEAR Then it i fighting
insects and disease. I'm teaching how
{" combat TEXAS fever. millions have
depart ment i now successfully fight in"
Tia, h"" cholera and that disease j. now
ra,arin" man> sections of this state.
The amti-t"Nin recently discovered l.
h'.in" secured a. rapidly a. possible and
i Used IL lar IL it will 90. II i prov
III" successful.
Tuberculosis i -prraiin" am"n" dai
+, herds and i rmdam"rIn" life. This
i hrinY f"u"h, ~ much IL the limited
money III the command "i the depart
nrnt will permit. Then the deadly
foot and mouth disease which i work
in" havoc anon" the catth" in som"
states must h., guarded against These
are but -prcmrni> ui what i Irin" dome
al"n" those lines
In >h"win. the p"--ibiIiri"- "f i'm
pr"vcmcnt in soils. grains and live
stock. this department i helping Il"
add millions to the wealth "i the state.
In our recent visit We saw the Jersey
COW that pr"ducc- l>m "aIl"n- al milk
and Slo pounds "i butter i'm Il year.
This milk at the wholr-alr prices of II
CENTS per gallon i worth $40. and the
inIttcr ut 81 cents per pound. which II
brings. j. 800 This j. the product oi
one COW. Then there are Il number ot
other Jersey COWS that produce about
900 pounds of butter per year These
COWS have been produced by the rig.
Kind OF breeding.
The average dairy COW only produces
from 30 L" 300 pounds nf butter. about
one third IL much a. these
The above are specimens of the way
I he University i maxim" great returns
I" the people for all the money spent
in buldin" il up and in maintaining it.
We hav" given examples from tn" az
rirultural department. brcall>c the dol
lars and cents can be seen more easily
here Vet We believe the ct her depart
mrntS are maxim" good returns for all
he money spent a. well a~ the one we
have mainly dwrlt upon. Far from the
money appropriated for this great in
-titution brin" wasted or "oin. only t"
he aid of the few. il i maxim" money
tor he whole people and i the l.~t in
vest tmrnt the state has ever made ar i
making.