The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-01-21
MIR. DOWD Is RIGHT.

AGRICULTURAL education. When the
Legislature met two years ago Speaker
Dowd. who looked into the matter
carefully, became convinced that there
was much duplication Of the WORK
done by the Agricultural Depart
ment and the A. & NJ. College ana ne
introduced a resolution to appoint a
committee to look into the matter and
also to consider whether n A. q M.
College and the Agricultural Depart
ment should not be married. AS a
good result OF Speaker Dowd reso-
luton there has been a conference be-
tween the officers Of the Agricultural
Department and the A. & M. College
and most OF the duplication Of work
has been cut out. The m
recommends to the General Assembly
that committees from both the Board
Of Agriculture and the trustees Of the
A. & NJ. College be authorized to con-
tinue the joint meetings S that the
work Of these two agencies shall be
in harmony and that there shall be
no duplication. The majority of the
committee declares against a con-
s%olidation Of h college and the de-
partment and commends the establish
ment of test farms and recommends
the borrowing of money to build a new
building on the present site OF the
Agricultural Building.
Speaker Dowd dissents from some
- 49, -o-o% - %l1 -,o;or;fv, nf tho
committee and his dissent is wiser and
better than the majority report. He
believes that, instead Of establishing
test farms and spending a great deal
Of money to man and carry on these
test farms, the tests should be made
in all parts of the State on land owned
by individuals, and that the testing
should be carried to the people in
every section of the State instead Of
being confined to a few costly test
farms in a few sections Of the State.
! These test should be carried On in
conjunction with farm demonstration
work in the Department Of Agriculture
and the other agents appointed by
R0DAAo vi AA'~S0 0OS
ing to improve agriculture. Test
farms should be sold and tests made
in more places with less expense.
Mr.. DOwd does well to dissent from
the Recommendation hat money be
borrowed to erect a handsome. build
Building. Two years g the State
issued bonds to erect a new building
for the Supreme Court and the State
Library. There is no probability that
this Legislature viii authorize money
to be borrowed for any other public
building in Raleigh, and, as a matter
Of fact, the day is not far distant
when the Agricultural College and the
Agricultural Department will be mar
ried and will live together in Lawful,
wedlock, and Mr.. Dowd points out
h a this must be the ultimate anC
logical union between these two
agents OF the State working to pro
mote agriculture and agricultural edu
cation. 1t is most surprising to thos'
who wish to see the Agricultural Col
} lege fill the large place in the Stat
it should fill, that there are. thosA
who are not eager.for the union, ant
it is equally surprising that the Agri
cultural Board is SO short sighted a
not to see that this union is logica
: and certain to come. and, that to b
delaying is p%ostponing the best re
v suits from every dollar expended 70
|. agricultural progress and agriculture
education.
>. Mr.. Dowd's resolution has pre-
l. duced some good results. His dis
" sent will produce more. But Vt
Dowd's dissent may be said to be III
er publication of the banns. He has ar
I'd nOunced that the marriage will tai
,e place. Those who are postponing
are delaying the time of the hap.
s. marriage and the good that will -
low from it. The Legislature shoul
be wise enough to disregard the r,