Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-22
EXPLANATION Of
STATE COLLEGE
WORK AND AIMS
Or. George {, Ladd Issues a
Statement Regarding Plans
and Activities Of the InSti-
tuition.

state College. Feb. 2l.--Dr. George
I.add issued the following statement
on the constructive work of the Az
rieultural college
The work of the New Mexico Col
lege of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts is divided into three depart
ments:
~. Teaching (the college courses)
"2. Research tthe experiment sta
tom
3. Extension.
"The first department. that of the
college courses
During the past year much has
been done to improve all conditions
pertaining to the conduct of teaching
AT the college. The faculty has been
strengthened; the courses improved,
the Internal organization bettered N
many ways: the number Of students
in attendance largely increased. and
farmers week has been made a vi
tai and important feature Of instruc-
ton AT the college
The second department. the eX-
pertinent station
THE experiment station of the New
Mexico Agricultural college now has
under way forty-five so-called pro-
iects i'm agricultural research and eX-
periments. Ninety-two bulletins
have been issued on results of such
work completed in the past
These research and experimental
projects deal with the practical agrl-
cultural problems of New Mexico
The questions of soils, selection and
rotation of crops duty of water
pumping and irrigation, plant and an
imal diseases. insect and other farm
pests. spraying. fruit and vegetable
problems, adaptation and Introduction
Of new plants, dairying. breeding
feeding etc
"The government of the United
States approprlates for this work oil
the college the sum of 100000 per
year Every other experiment sta
ton in the country receives more oil
less state support.
The rulings and restrictions now
beinq applied by the United States
department of agriculture. with rel
erence to the expenditure of THESE
funds. make it absolutely necessary
for the state to supplement the gov
eminent appropriations,
I'VE. therefore, ask the legislature
ia appropriate the sum of five thous-
and $4,000 dollars per year Tor eX'
detrimental research at the state COL
Iege of Agriculture and for the pur
nose of supplementing in necessary
WAYS the annual appropriations o.
thirty thousand ($30,000) dollars &c
the college by the government.
THE third department, extension
work:
"This work, i'm a systematic way
was begun last spring when suttlelen
money was raised by subscription Iol
a tour in the eastern part OF the state
where lectures and demonstration
were made to fourteen hundreo
farmers. =,
"During the past year between SD
and seven thousand letters OF lnqulr.
from farmers in the state have beer
received and answered by the eXperu
at the college. 4 -,
Last fall a definite department %
extension work was organized at th'
college on the basis of an appropll9,
ton of ten thousand t$lo,oool uoi
lars from the federal government
This work is cooperative with tn
United states department of agricui
ture and its efficient development i
dependent upon the acceptance %
the legislature of New Mexico OF TN
terms of the Smith-Lever Dill, an'
an appropriation for the coming pl
ennial period of the sum OF mn
thousand seven hundred ($s,foO
dollars. which will bring to the Wori
through the Smith-Leyer blll ltsel
and assistance from special tunos o
the United States department or asrl
culture the sum of approximate
forty-two thousand $42,0OO) doilars
ut will also bring to us the ser
vices of many government expert
who will come to and spend time III
New Mexico in connection with GU
extension work.
1--WE now have a director OF eX
tension work and leader of count
agricultural agents, state Leader y
home economies Ca department de
voted exclusively to the interests
women on the farm, a state leaue
1 Of boys and girls agricultural an
industrial clubs and a state leader Il
dairying.
we have also placed in six coun
ties in the state county agriculture
agents, and we have requests 70
such agents from five other counties
The work of these agents has al
ready demonstrated their great pos
sibilties for usefulness. and we ar
receiving very favorable reports From
the counties where they are located
as to the importance of their work
special attention is being given
the needs Of the Spanish American
farmers.
provision has been made for au
tomobile extension work and we hay
now reached by automobile parties
of expert lecturers and demonstra
tors fifteen counties wherein we ad
dressed 1900 people.
a1C inf
other counties by rail and lecture
and assistance given to over 200
people. This does not include tn
: iarqa number of school children, o
Tho women addressed by our leade
~ bovs' and girls club work, an
nm. leader in domestic economy
ssSpecial weekly news service 20
farm nroblems has been provided 10
the press of the state.
"vThe value of the farm projects
New Mexico. which are said 70 nav
totaled forty million ($4O,oO0,O0O
dollars last year. can be douple
throuph the development OF our eS
pertinent station and its extehslo
service. bo,
ut has been pointed out aoov
that for the extension WORK Ne
Mexico can receive federal al
amounting to forty-two thousan
(s42. 000) dollars in the next Nv
years by itself making an approprla
ton of but nine thousand seven nun
bred $4,000 dollars. II our lesf
lature does make this appropriate
We shall soon be able to place count
agricultural agents in every county
the state. otherwise we can not
GEO. L. LADD, President.