Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-12-25

pecially that will enable the college
to return a larger service per dollar,
for the money it spends?
"(c) An estimate of the benefit
farmers have received, for instance,
from Investigations and curative rem
edies provided by the biological de-
partment for such plant diseases as
smut in wheat, potato scab, soil fun
gi. etc., together with animal diseases
and Investigations of same, made by
the division of veterinary science.
Investigations by Ladd.
investigations made by Professor
Ladd to determine the milling value
of wheats which alone closed a spread
CT approximately twenty cents per bu-
shell between Durum and fife, and
which now frequently sends Durum
wheat to a premium, and which also
raised the price OF velvet chaff sew
eral cents per bushel. These investi-
cations alone have been worth to
farmers not less than $4,000, 900
annually. The elimination of poison
ed and impure food and drugs, false
weights and measures, bogus paints,
etc., from the state, by the division CT
chemistry also is worthy Of note.
81 mention the above for the reason
that many good men are impressed
with the belief that these services
alone, every single year, are worth
more to the people Of the state than
this institution has cost since it's or
ganization. Moreover, the division of
agriculture, by demonstrating the i'm
portance of crop rotation, dairying,
by introducing improved varieties Of
grasses and cereals, especially cor
and alfalfa, by demonstrating the
value of manure, the necessity for The
silc, conservation of moisture, de.
struction of weeds, etc., have been
worth a few million dollars annually
to the state at large.
Exerted Influence.
"(d) AS an educational institution.
Has the influence which the agricul-
tural college has eXerted upon the
thousands Of young men and women
in giving them the best of training
for the farm and the home, and as
far as possible a desire to devote their
energies, either to rural life or as
teachers of agriculture or home
omics in the public schools, as agri-
cultural journalists, institste' conduc-
tors, county agents or attaches Of
state experiment stations or CT the
federal department of agriculture, etc.
been worth the money used for main.
tanning the college, and especially
whether the money thus expended has
returned to the state, dollar for dol
lar, as good results on the average as
dollars spent for other purposes?
"(e) Admitting all CIR any portion
of the above, the question is a fair
one and worthy the discriminating
analysis of any citizen, as for instance
how can the work of the agricultural
be improved, or how can each
dollar be made to render better ser
vice?
Exclusive Industry.
"Sinca agriculture is the almost eA-
elusive industry of the state and since
pay ssven-ninths of the state
taxes, it is inccnceivab,e that any one
would begrudge the agricultural inter-
ests ofsthe% state the necessary means
for the proper and adequate support
Of their agricultural college and ex-
pertinent station. To improve it,
however, to make it more efficient
and to make each dollar expended for
its support render more efficient SER
vice is proper and in order. For one
I welcome it. l would also welcome
opinions from farmers as we'll as
from editors, since they bear the chief
Of all the state institutions.
"Such questions as the following,
therefore, may well be considered:
Il. What is the agricultural col.
lege undertaking that the state as a
whole does not wish it to do?
"All Kings considered, is the agri-
cultural college spending too much or
too little state money, at present,
about $4,000 annually? The govern
.ent inspectors seem we'll satisfied
with the purpose for, which the fed
eral funds are expended.
"3. What is the agricultural col
lege failing to undertake that the tax
payers would have it do?
Urges Constitutional Convention.
"a. Would it not be a good plan,
all, to call a constitutional con-
and reorganize the education.
system of the state concentrating
than distributing the work?
also reduce the Legislative assembly
to half the present membership and
reorganize the duties of state officers,
reducing the number to the actual
needs of the state, and if thought
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