Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-26
College of agriculture and Mechanic
Arts of Great Service to New Mexico

N TATE COLLEGE, Jan ga let-
Ger has bren seht BIZ President
~ George IT, Laid TO Governor
Mcdonald settling forth some Of th"
ways ID which the state College az
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts w.,
ana can be- Of great practical value
10 the people Of the stnte u is be-
lleved thatN the facts given IN thls
letter which Is printed below. are 81
interest TO every patriotic citizen Of
New Megleo
Hon W. g. Mcdonald Governor OF
New Mexleo Santa De, New Mcx-
leo
Dear Herewith / submit 40
yoa a fnw faetA concerning the New
Mexlb College Of Agriculture ana
Mechanic Arts and MS work ana from
tnie 20 time. especially between now
uHd the converting OF the next lesla-
laiure, ! SHAH give you other data
THE value of the work, both eduea.
tonal and OF practical nature.
which the college 81 doing. and the
enormous possibilities OF The college
10 the agricultural Interests OF me
State lead me to believe that you Will
be Interested TO know somewhat spec
officially the nature Of this work and
of the eMcnt 10 which Il might De
enlarged and extended with great
profit % the state.
In calling your attention, as ] shall
In q inter communication 20 the needs
and condition az the college. u VIII
be my purpose only 10 acqunint you
with facts and 20 solicit your support
and aid only so far as my represen-
tatlons may appeal % your ludg-
mont
Ina lhis connection / wish only 10
inform you OF The work which rs be-.
lng done and has been done with the
very limited financial resources Of the
college FOR The advancement Of the
agricultural interests Of Ncw Mexlco.
on The average our experts arc am
aeer.ng slx thousand letters ut I'M
0uhy per year relative to all kinds
of problems which arise in connection
with agriculture, horticulture, dairy
Ing. stock raising. soils water ana co..
rigntlon problems. Many of these lot.
tcrs. even for experts, require cone
siderable time and investigation NJ
order that they may be answered ln.
teillgonty ana to tho advantage Of
the person making The Inquiry
The college "a engaged IN extension
work IN very limited way owing to
I the scarcity of available funds but
Will nevertheless reach through IL.
short courses over five hundred farm
ers, hortculuralists ana stockmer
this your. Through financial cooper
alton IN certain counties, such courses
/ VIII be given i'm several counties this
spring
Boys ana girls Industrial clubi
/ have been organized and are MAIN
I tanned under the direction of this IN.
slitution In every county In the state
Ten thousand copies of the COLLEGE
Courier are distributed every month
oll within the state
correspondence courses IN agrlcul
turo fer teachers, fruit growing, an'
ffbWiAfb NNAHAAAH thf AftffAN AtfAN'N'th
Tho teachers institutes held dur
Ing the summer are visited by mem
beers Of our faculty and are given le-
lures ana lessons ON industrial eduon
tIon
We cooperate with the state foi
and state Teachers association IN az
rangmg Industrial exhibits, contests
etc.
We are conducting demonstration
trains throughout the state in coop
Grafton with the railroads.
Members of the faculty visit COUNT
fairs and various ORGANIZATIONS nov
Being undertaken. as mentioned above
. are planned to cover the whole stat
next year
Similar work To The last mentioned
is being conducted olons the lines O.
domestic science.
We give an annual farmers weel