The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-30
Experiment Work of A. and NJ
College and Department of
Agriculture is Combined
A GREAT FORWARD STEP
FOR A COMPLETE UNION

DoaIo OF Agriculture and
OF a. and n. College Agree On Ip,por.
fant Change and Combine Expersm ,n,,A
Work-Dr. b. W. ki,xore Elected III.
rector and Mr.. c. b. Williams, Vice
Dircctor-Dr. H. II. Fulton to lie tho
Botanist.
Action. important in the highest de-
Ky 10 me progress and best interest OF
agricultural education IN North Carolina.
was taken yesterday at a joint meeting
oI committees of the Board of Agriculture
ihe tine sm, a: and NJ College. This was Tor
North Carolina Experi ment Station OF To-.
a: and n. College and the Experlmcnt
station OF the North Carolina Department
., Agr,saiture The action taken IS a
union Of the EXPERIMENTAL work of RI.
a. and NJ. College and the Department OF
Agriculture.
~ reason OF the action in tho last
General Assembly there was appoio+ o., ,
committee TO act upon the matter OF the
cooperation Of the A. and NJ. College and
ene recruitment OF Ayr %cn'ture. At re
cent meetings OF the trustees OF the col
leSc and the Board Of Agriculture Il, VAS
agreed to leave the matter of details and
actual combinations for Cooperation to
power. ~
Inc report OF q subcommittee was made
AZ a session held Yesterday. This vas
cnat the experiment Station of the Asri-
Win the North Carolina Experiment s a
ton Of the A. and NJ. College. this to lie
located In the buildings and farm now
devoted TO the Use Of the North Carolins
Experiment Station near the college. al!
" ~ hi"ng e>' crimental and insestiea-
t1onal lines formerly carried on by the
Department Of Agriculture and by the
North Carolina Experiment Station will
he transferred to the new station. This
Will make available about $500 0 now pro-
v1ded by the United States Government for
North Carolina, while from the Expert
ment Station of the North Carolina De
partment Of Agriculture will he provided
an e4' al or a much larger amount for the
combined work.
durIcaticn OF work between me two sta
lions As they now exist for they vi he
MADE into one. AS the director of tho
new combined stntion the c"mm'ttoc cl..t-
ed Or. Is. W. kflgore, the State Chemist,
while Mr.. G. r. W niams. now the dircc,
TOR OF the North Carolina Experiment Sta
There will he no change in the genera,
policy OF the work. except as to the e'fmi.
nation of any duplication. and as before
determined the work for the Boys Corn
clubs v II be done entirely by the A. and
kilgore and Mr.. Williams as a sub-coEl-
mittee. to act with Commissioner Of Ayri-
culture Graham and President Hill. of the
"A. ana VI. NoIicSe. TINS committee being
empowered to employ as soon as possible,
az n"n''' ACKNOWLEDGMENT to have Oh sryc
OF that branch Of work in the combined
stat. on.
Present at the mectin~ yesterday there
We're Commissioners Of Agriculture ". 4.
Graham. Capt. l.. II. kearney, Of Frank
linton: Messrs. a. n. McCallum. Of Red
Springs; K. W. Scott. of Graham. and w.
J. Shuford. OF Hickory. representing thu.
State Board Of Agriculture: Messrs. .. l..
Clark. Of Clarkton. chairman: &. w. Gold.
Of Raleigh. secretary; John O. Ellington.
Of Fayetteville; DR.. d. II. Hill, pres:den,
or A. and NJ. College, and Mr.. \. R.
Mr.. w. II. Pagan. OF High Point. rep
resenting the Board of the a. and Il. Col
lege.