The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-02-28
TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURE.

a~gricu1turaI welfare of the State. the
two chief agencies for this purpose are
the AGRICULTURAL and Mechanical Col
lege and the Department OF Agrlcui-
ture. The support of the first comes
from the State Treasury and the FED
eral Treasury, bat these sources are
not sufficient for it's real needs, ana
there is a pressing call for more mon
ey for its enlargement. The Agrlcul-
tural Department has ample FUNDS, de-
rived from fertilizer, oil and other IN
spection. It's have increased
from $4,000 in 1891 to s1OS.000 in
1906. until now it's income IS
$164.000, which is double the
revenues Of a few years ago.
This growing income has done
two things: CD Has enabled the DE
partment to do more; CD And 1t mas
tended TO make it e~xtraVagant. IN
examination of the pay roll ana >eS-
pensess shows that it has us
expenditures, which have grown ouI OF
proportion to the work done. one OF
the chief uses Of money to Which there
is objection is the.large sums spent tor
work that is being duplicated at ne
A. and College and which coul1 De
better done By the College than by the
Department. If the Department oil
Agriculture had practiced as close
cor as the other departments OF
state government, it would have saved
enough from its revenues to have
erected the needed buildings at the
A. and N. College and to have put liz
operation the farm life schools without
calling upon the State TO appropriate
the necessary amount for this ir,-
portant work from the State Treasury.
The truth is that for the welfare OF
agricultural education in North Caro-
lima this state hould do as South Car
DINA has long ago wisely done
married the A. and NJ. College n the
Agricultural Department SO that the
funds from each source should be
spent by one board as may best ad-
vance agriculture and agricultural ed
ucation.
Speaker Dowd yesterday introduced
} bill in h House TO marry the Aeri-
cultural Department and the A. n
NJ College, union necessary for the
best development of each and for the
Detterment Of agriculture and agricul-
tural education. This bill vas not in
troduced by Mr.. Dowd nj after con-
sultation with leading farmers and
business men and educators in the
State. The bill represents the best
thought OF the best farmers in the
State. DIR. II. Q. Alexander, Of Neck
lenburg, former wise member of the
Legislature from that county, who is
now president Of the State Farmers
Union.
Writing of the union 50 much need
cd and desired. DR.. Alexander says
81 heartily endorse the proposition
to consolidate the State Agricultural
Department with the A. and M Col
1 can see no justification fo;
maintaining two separate and distinct
agricultural Institutions. The cot
sege is an educational institution:A1e
,pt1pT mas IdO ~ CoISl w PoI1tAC1A VI
tIuence. What we need and must nave
is efficiency in method and OF s4"vlce,
economy in production. We mus
have results commensurate with ex-
recditureS. This can be done by
"!narrying'' the Agricultural Depart
10 the A.. and NJ. Coles The
E.oartment will then be taxa ont Of
,,o:i1'Cs This alone would justify In.
chanse.
Il have talked With 3 number Of
leading men abou the proposed
change. h rme will endorse the
cnangs: and, since the farmers sup
port the Agricultural Department.
either directly or Indirectly, they have
a right to say how that money shall
.e nsed. It is the right thing 70 do
This Legislature has provided Tor
Farm Life Schools and their success
will depend upon the sort OF teachers
who are to be in charge OF them
Where are they to come rom! Ihey