Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-14
Great Work Ahead for the NelU
Mexico College of Agriculture

The greatest man-made asset IN
New Mexico Is the term used w
speakers at the New Mexico Farmers
congress At the State college last
week, In referring ia The College Of
Agricultural and Mechanical Arts.
What uso are the people of New Mex
leo making of that asset
The state college Is splcndidly and
permanently endowed by the United
states. 1t has equipment worth $780,
0d0 ana plant that stands for more
prosperity and progress in New Mex
leo than any other agency IN the
southwest. 1t has q land grant OF
$685. goo acres. the equivalent Of an en-
dowment of a million dollars. il has
the best equippcnd engineering de-
partmcnt OF the southwest, Best Of
all, II has al It's head president, who
is an organizer, an able executive, a
man of ideals, a scholar aud yet an
intensely practical leader
Must he Let Alone.
If let alone by selfish political
interests and as literally supported by
the state AZ he Is by the United States,
he will within few years have de-
veloped an institution OF 1000 stu
dents an experiment station that VIII
save and add millions to the wealth
of the state. an extension service that
Will bring the college and It's benefits
TO every farm ranch. orchard and
home IN the state, The Farmers con-
gress last week demonstrated one
method Of doing II and It's success as
sures It's permanency the county
agents show another method that in n
short year has accomplished wonders
in the seven counties that cooper
ated with the college. The founda-
tions arc laid SO deep and so broad.
the aims are 80 high and so far
reaching. that experience u already
proving the truth of the assertion
made ~ Mr. Olin at the Farmers
congress, that for every $l0,000 put
into the college, the people Will take
out million dollars or more. He
gayc the figures that proved this to
ho the case in Minnesota, In Wiscon-
sin. in Canada. In North Dakota. IN
fact, wherever there has been an ag-
ricultural college literally supported
and permitted 10 work out the prob
lems that the tilicr Of the soil must
face
Must Advise settlers.
There Is no lasting benefit in mere
~ decoying settlers and land buyers
1nio the state ana then abandoning
them To their fate. The state college
Is ready to guide them, ~ advise ard
help them q well rs he older :esi-
dents, aud =, the 50 ne ma = ,du-
cate their children.
How seriously Or. I.add takes his
task. what he Is ready TO do for the
state Is perhaps best illustrated from
his address made 10 the Farmers
congress last week. when he said
New Mexico has a rural popula
ton Of approximately 100000 people.
During the year just past it pro-
duced, according Go the Albuquerque
Morning Journal $ls,oooOO worth Of
crop products and $4,000 oea worth
Of stock
ITO what extent was this profta-
hles Could the crops have been
greater per acre under moro intelh-
zen, farming and with better knowl-
edge of conditions. without undue in
crease OF cost
/ The Reclamation OF soil.
How about worn-out soil and roia-
iiion Of crops the alAii problem; the
water problem ttoo much or too IT.
lticl under irrigation. the adaptabi!.ty
+ II crops to soil and their adaptabilits
10 markets How abou, the big mar
keting problem itself. about seed Sc
lection, and standardization How
about the fruit problem; the codlins
moth tho late blooming varieties that
escape frost. the picking and packing
land district cooperation in the plant.
ing Of a sufficient, number OF trees OF
properly selected varieties; and again
the marketing problem?
| How about divvrEificallon. climatic