Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-07-27

nj - 49, fRaA# -NW NAAAA N*tN AAANA TAAN VII
The colleges aud experiment stations have
\ different work w ~, work hat ~ likely
"a employ their fun time taxing an their
resource aud commanding their best tai
ent~. Instruction. whether Of youth or adult
male or iemalc. L. the primary purpose for
which oar colleges were established. and
"a which they should br cor -rrrntrd. In
yr-tieation. whether merely experimental
tion or o~rigina! research. seems " mr the
legitimate field for our experiment sta
ton II the attention ct the cnllrer or
the station j. divided beswtsa teaching and
control work the result must b. 4 oDnfr-
~i0a. and To defeat "a som. lpgre.a at least
ot the primary purpose as these in~iitl-
tirii~ Heads ~ drpnrsnrfi- and their a.
~i~tent> who spend Their time alternately
az college and IN the field or before the
public. are more than likrlv IL become en-
tangled IN work Of a priVnte nature. or Of
4 quasi political bearing Neither tine
board 81 directors nor thn president can
e~srrsi-e 4 sufficient cont MI OVER their
movements or results. bniAdu~p conflicting
ii tere~t~ can easily explain \ seeming here
LECTION OF duty. II may be well. however.
10 have both the State Agricultural depart
mcnt and the college located at the -arir
place: the COMMISSIONER ~ agriculture M
he ~elprird w thc board ul director ami
i) We amcnahlr to them. hut independent wv
the president ~ the college: ru-cqual with
him in the dignity 81 hi office and the i'm
p%ortanee Of lii work. The mission % the
two would be 80 widely ~rparated that il
would not be necessary for ans overlap
ping or conflict al their duties or author
iiy.
IN any event. our next legislature should
make 4 liberal appropriation for the De
partmeni Of Agriculture; especially a. re-
hates to the Office Of Markets. The depart
Inent can not. at course. undertake to mar
kct the farmers products for him. hut every
reasonable assistance should ~ furnished
him or hi agent IN the collection WI tho
necessary data and statistics IN order III
Facilitate 4 better distribution and better
prices 10 the farmer. Merely because the
farmer gets more money for his produce
should not necessarily mean that the con
sumner j. paying 4 higher price: however.
e. \ matter ~ fact. under our present ~y~-
tenn. this " the practical affect. hut with
4 more even distribution. minimizing the
loss a. much a. possible. reducing the
profits of the dealer. but getting more deal
err. the consumer should be able to buy
vegetable produce a. cheap or cheaper
than H. Is now buying IL: since Il greater
demand would Ne created. or rather a de-
mand which already exists would br salts
fled. and the producer bc benefited III
the same time because be- could dispose 81
more material 10 q reasonable price.
State institute" work. like farm demon
-%tration work. hy the Department Of Ngri-
culture 10 Washington. IN beneficial i1 N
productive wav. but neither II near ~
much needed ~ onr people. except ~
special instances. a. we need help III mar
keting our produce. Unless The United
State department should send IL agents Ia
State departments hould send it, agents 10
our principal markets during ~hipnNe sea-
son, III order that they may fami,amrize
themselves with market conditions IN these
cities. and give the people thu bracti; 81
the information 20 gained. The icpurt-
ment Should also have men NJ this end az
the line who can render the necessary ser
vice nj the shipping station. Tho depart
mcnt should keep well advised a. 10 The
acrcag aud probable yield M the several
crops n ded for shipping. This work
should perhaps be done independent 81 the
work the United States department may 40.
supplementary to that done by the Na
tonal government. or A. a check upon their
work. All this requires money. and oar
Legislature should rot ~ rar~imoniDu~ ~
granting ii.
! congratulate YOU. Mr.. Commissioners.
upon the Inauguration OF such work. but,
of course. yeu have simply commenced 4:
your funds have been very united. | hope
the next legislature will recognize the value
Of your services and give Your successor
~ Office better APPROPRIATIONS for the bcnc
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