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TH&SGIENCE OF AGRICULTURE
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In trying to nolyp"'tho' problom of
1hc high qostifJilylUB.manjr tiro cry
ing "hick M6''t(ieTfftrm," No Ics3 n
personage tlian SeiWtary Wilson of
tlio Department -of Agriculture In n
recent julilrcKS, declared Hint lite only
solution of tho cost of-llvlng problem
was tlii education of more farmers
so llintj tlicy can double tlio products
of our (soil. This caused William 12,
Curtis jo make an Investigation of tlio
teaching of tlio sclcnco of farming
and Injono of Ms letters to tlio Chi
cago Hpci)rd-llcfffldJJa,Jfiles tlio rb
Milts of Hint InrestlKntlftn. l (
Mr. rurlls begins" by saying that
"tlio Agricultural Dcimrtmcnt Is of
Itself tlio greatest nnd most useful ol
educational Institutions In Hint pnr
tlciilurf lltio of study and research,
and Secretary Wilson lins dono moro
thnti nay other man to convince peo
ple thii ngrlculliirp Is n sclcnco and
that It i Is posslblonud profitable for
a fnrmJT to work wtllt, li.ls brains as
well nl his linrlds.
"TwiDvn or fifteen years ngo very
few young men "wero ritiidylng ngrl
culture and that scloiioe was taught
In v.cryfow schools. Klthcr tlio Unl
vorBlty of Illinois or tlio lnlvcrslty
of Wisconsin luiSidodajt Ilk Its agri
cultural dcpartnitait jjupro students
than wfrro studying agrlculturo In ull
tlio schools of tlio United .States
combined, and If nnyono had suggest
ed tlnv appropriation of money by
leglslntnres to PAX'',! agriculture In
struction In tnVvpftbllelBchools he
would Jinvo been called n crank."
Tlio j car 130D was n great ono for
agrlrultOral eolfeges, not only In the
nunibci) of students In attendance,
' but In tipprrmrlntlons. Montana np
proprlated $487,000, Pennsylvania
.2G,00Q, and Kaunas $071,000 for ag
ricultural education. Georgia appro
priated' $100,00OAiMlssourl $100,000,
Iowa $I0o,iTo6, Michigan $200,000,
California $W16,'AfknnsnH $160,000
and New Ytirkivoteih a, similar am
ount for iitKSj'rbnuis ml laborator
ies. i'U J .
"Uraduato schools of agrlculturo
wcro cWtabHslA'dMh Illinois,, Musi
rhuRctts ftrld New York: facilities and
courses aCJAud w cro to-organized
on "broader lines In Alabama, Arkan
hum, (leorgln, Louisiana, South Caro
lina, Massachusetts, Oregon, Rhndo
Island ..-iiid- ..Wisconsin. Now ucrl
cultural colleges wcro established In
Hawaii and I'm to Hlcp. Provision
fur tlio training of tlio teachers of
public schools In ayrlmjUure, so that
they may bo ablo to tench tlio Hlmplo
bcIoiico of gardening anil n knowledge
of plants, wcro made In twenty-seven
u "" wi" ' w -
Tlio le'glslatdreii of Oklahoma and
West Virginia cnactod laws requiring
tlio teaching ofngrlculturo In all the
schools. Hi fourteen different states
agricultural high schools were estab
lished by legislative enactment In or
der to prepaid 'stiuichtB for tlio ag
ricultural colleges and givo those
wh aro minbln to "tfutiitn "a higher
education nn opportunity to learn tlio
imlltncntK of tlio science. Teachers'
colleges for Instruction In agrlcul
turo wcro established In Indiana,
Michigan nnd Ncbrnska, and ngrl
cultural departments wero establish
ed In thonormnl bcIiooIs of twclvo
slates. , V
"Alabama Increased her nppropil
ntlon for the support of agricultural
u.,mcTs;,2Hwo oo""3i'0' "5 ,la
Tlio leglslaturo of Virginia appropri
ated $20,000 for agricultural Instruc
tion In her secondary schools; Toxas
lias, appropriated $a.,uuu nun .Attune-r. '.
Botrt .$25,000 forf tle "alno purpose; l", CR ,.
,i..I. iK;Lm.i ' ...1..1.1.. , Cornell
A,iion,n.-,i'ii- .urn juivu , nuuoiti; UL
ilUOU toward mo support or ono ag
ricultural high school In each county
nnd Ixiulsnna' voted $"00 for ttgrlcul
turnl education In every school tip
proved by tho stnto board."
Some form of agricultural Instruc
tion In Mm nlnlnentnrv tirlinnta la nnivt
....Ivnronl n,l In ,nn nf ll... ..!. OklnllOntll
in..,..,....., .... ,. ....i.j ui um nuiu' , , .... , ,. ,,
schools gardening has becomo a fen- "rcF" """"""' , ",v
tllrc roniisylviinln'Stnto Collegn
Mr. Curtis reports that "approprl- '"'"' '"'""" ? T .. V.'.'ri
inn. fnr fr,nr' i. i... Cleinsoii (8. C.) Agricultural Coil-
lego
412
Iowa Agricultural Collego ...... Mfi
Kansas State Agricultural Collego 215
Kentucky Stnto University 18
, LouUann Stnto I'nlvcrslty 2.1
I University of Malno 10
J Mar j land Agrlcultuiiil College .. 10
Massachusetts Agricultural Col-
i logo r..:
Michigan Stnto Agricultural Col
lego
.University of Minnesota 192
Mississippi Agricultural Cotlcgu. 160
Alcorn (Mtai) , Agricultural Col
lege :. 83
UnlVersJty of Missouri 328
Montnni Collett of Agriculture. 2.
University of Ncbrnska 40
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l New llampshlro Agricultural
Collego 3!l
Hutgurs College 12
Now Mexico Agricultural Col-
i 1!l
University 415
(Ireonsboro (N'.'.X!.) Agricultural .
I Collego for Colored Men 10(1
North Carolina Collego of Agrl
culturo 117
North Dakota Agricultural Col
lego 41
Ohio Btalo lltilvcrslly 223
Agricultural College. 108
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ntlons for farmers' Institute;! ' Imui
been mado by rorty-sccn states nnd
territories during 1903, and the alten
dnnco during tho last joar was 2,138,
682 farmers who wero Instructed by
1100 lecturers, of whom 426 arc
members of tho faculties of agricul
tural colleges.
"8pcclal Institutes wcro held Inst
year In every stale except Wulsana
nnd Novnda, and In every territory
except Alaska mid I'orto Ulco. In
sovornl of tho states lecturers tiro em
ployed to go about, the. country with
stcreoptlcons during tho winter
months, delivering Illustrated ad
dresses upon subjects of especial lo
cal Interest. Tlio people who nro en
under tho tltlo 'Tho Association of
gaged In this work halo organized
Fanners' Institute Workers nnd by
co-opcrntlon they nro ablo to do much
moro effectlvo work."
In n number of states tho cyllegos
send out agricultural trains, presided
over by Bclcctcd professors. Those
may be called travelling schools, and
they bring Ideas, experiment!) nnd the
results of experiments direct to tho
farmers. In a fow states whero tho
Interests nro dlvorsllled, a number of J
trains aro sent nut, ono for tho fruit
growers, ono for stock raisers, ono
for agriculturists, nnd so on.
Tho United States Unreal! of I'du
cation In Its report for tho year end
ing Juno 30, 1909, Includes tho follow
ing list of colleges in which tho scl
ciic of ngrleiilturo'ls taught, with tho
number of students In each:
Alabama Polytechnic Institute . . 42
Arizona University .9
Arkansas University CO
California University IS",
Colorado Agricultural Collego .. 38
233
South Dakota Agricultural Col
leg" .' 19
University of Tennessee 35
Agricultural Collego of Texas . . . 152
Agricultural Collego of Utah ... 97
university or Vermont ;,i
Vlrglnln l'olvtcchnln Instltuto ... 58
Collego or William and Mary ... 12
State Collego of Washington ... 123
Connecticut Agricultural Collego 113
Dolawaro Collrgo 11
Florida University 4
Florida State Collego for Women 75
University of (leorgln C2
North Georgia Agricultural Col
lego 15
Univorslty of Idaho 4
University of Illinois 465
Purdue University 205
West (Virginia University 83
University, of. Wisconsin CSO
University of Wyoming 7
Total 5180
This list does not Include the negro
schools .of tlio south, whero thous
ands of young colored men tiro being
trained In tlio sclcnco of agriculture.
Ncllhrir nro the prlvato schools listed,
qs,.for Instance, tho school farm in
DeWItt Clinton P.irk, wliero Inst
summer e'lght hundred New York
hoys nnd girls worked ns. amateur
farmers.
Mr. Curtis speaks of the agricul
tural Instruction In tho sixty-four
land grant colleges thoso Institu
tions supported by tho proceeds ol
the sale of public land, under nets of
Congress. "They linvo farms nnd
grounds valued lit $12,001,682; build
ings $37,401,578; apparatus $3,532,099;
machinery $2,121,291; libraries $3,
5S5.826; live Hock $937,010; miscella
neous cuulpmcnt $1,565,221; total
$10(5,3 12,679.
"Tho Income of thoso Institutions
in 1908, vxcluslvo of tho funds re
ceived from tho United States for ag
ricultural experiment stations ($1,
0!sM,600), was as follows: Interest on
other land grant funds of 1862, $737,
730; Interest on other land grant
funds, $112,772; United States appro
priation under acts of 1890 and 1907,
$1,500,006; Interest on endowment or
regular appropriation, $299,787; stalo
appropriations for current expenses,
$5,230,770; statu appropriation fnr
buildings or other special purposes,
$l,819,067r Income from endowment,
rother than federal or stnto grants,
$828,456; tuition fees, $1,070,782; Inci
dental fees, $860,744; miscellaneous,
$2,778,682) total, $18,238,792.
"Tho vnluo of (lie addition lo the
nermniient endowment nnd equip
ment of theso Insllutlons made In
1908 is esltiantcd as rollows: Per
manent endowment, $I.MS,U(ll; liulld
iu l7nr. lOfh Illil-kJ-lci. $225,399:
npparatus, $334,507; maeninery, $23.',-
392; live stock, $73,30r; miscoisincous,
$297,321.
"Tlio tolnl "number of volumes ft
the libraries was 2,III.IMI and the
total number of pamphlets 609,267
"Tho totitl number of acres of land
granted to tho stalo under the net or
1862 was 10,570,842, of whUh MI0.I33
nr' still unsold.
"Tho number of perrons In the fac
ulties of tho Intid grant colleges In
1908 was Its lollows: Preparatory
classes 6S9; collegiate and special
classes 2S78; total counting none
twice, 3362. n the oilier depart
ments tho faculties aggregate 2050,
making n grand totnl of 5 112 iktsoiis
In tho faculties of the land grunt In
stltiitlpns. "Tho students In 1008 in the col
leges for whlto persons were as fol
lows: (I). Hy clnsses -Preparatory
6SU; collegiate 25,997: short lourse
or special 13,953; post-graduates 7"S;
other dep.irtaments 2I.0SI; totnl,
counting tionb twice, 67.2o'.
"Tho students In colleges and
schools for colored persons wero ns
follows: lly classes Preparatory
1761; lolleglato f65; short or special
312; other departments 797; total
6738.
"Tho graduates front both1 white
nnd colored institutions In loos were
C2S2, ii nd slnco' tho organization 7v
1 19. Tho avcragn ago of graduates
In (90S was 22 years and one month.'
MAUI lll.'fllSTJIA'IIIIN IIDAIII).
(Special Correspondence)
WAII.UKU, Maul, Sept 2.-TI10
Maul Hoard of Registration started
registering at Kahakuloa yesterday
morning. Today they will leave for
Molokal. Klhel Precinct tstli) lias
been abolished by tho Governor. The
majority of tho Ilonrd of Supervisors
Messrs. Pogue, Lyons, and K1111I1I, w 111
meet tomorrow morning In Wnlliiku
to olllclally nimounco the precinct
bouudnrles planned out by tho Governor.
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