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FIGHT DUST STORMS Montana Office Opened Report of Committee Made to Governor and Legislature. The need of additional funds for agricultural research at the state's experiment stations is pointed out in a report addressed to the governor and legislators by a special agricultural advisory committee on the state college program and budget. "Agricultural industry of the state is deeply concerned over the failure of research to meet the problems of agriculture in this state," Ron Kennedy, secretary of the Pacific Northwest Grain Dealers' association and member of the committee, said. "Lack of funds has curtailed research to an extent agriculture is suffering. Our state college trains, at the state's ex- pense, men highly qualified for technical positions, but other states hire them because we can not make attractive offers to keep them. Average Very Low. "In Washington, 26 cents per $1000 invested in farming is spent for research. In the United Slates, the average is 43 1/2 cents. In in- dustry the general average is $13. The figure for the automobile industry is $17 and for the chemical industries is $24. "Agriculture is a basic industry. Because of diversity and lack of organization, it must depend largely on state experiment stations for research. Our committee recommends a substantial increase in appropriations be made for the next biennium." The report contains an analysis of state college expenditures since 1927 which shows during 1927-29 the general fund supplied $178,572 for extension and experimental work; and since then, no money from the general fund has been made available. Total state and federal funds in 1936 for research were $164,378, the federal moneys all being for specific projects. Would Increase Staff. Additional funds, if available in the next two years, will be used for enlarging the staff of the main and branch stations, so new problems can be studied. At the Lind branch station where there has been no superintendent for three years, soils and tillage practice research would be resumed. At Prosser, a horticulturist would be employed again to work on crops under irrigation. At Wenatchee, the tree fruit insect control work would be expanded. At Long Beach, the cranberry and blueberry research work would be strengthened. At the main station at Pullman, the many state-wide problems neglected in recent years would be studied; and at the Puyallup station, the staff would be strengthened for the problems peculiar to western Washington. On the committee with Mr. Kennedy are Henry J. Beerwink of the Washington Cooperative Egg and Poultry association of Seattle, John M. McGregor, farmer, Hooper; A. L. Strausz, president Washington Horticultural association, and W. G. Grimmer, president of the Snohomish County Dairymen's association.
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Full-Text | FIGHT DUST STORMS Montana Office Opened Report of Committee Made to Governor and Legislature. The need of additional funds for agricultural research at the state's experiment stations is pointed out in a report addressed to the governor and legislators by a special agricultural advisory committee on the state college program and budget. "Agricultural industry of the state is deeply concerned over the failure of research to meet the problems of agriculture in this state," Ron Kennedy, secretary of the Pacific Northwest Grain Dealers' association and member of the committee, said. "Lack of funds has curtailed research to an extent agriculture is suffering. Our state college trains, at the state's ex- pense, men highly qualified for technical positions, but other states hire them because we can not make attractive offers to keep them. Average Very Low. "In Washington, 26 cents per $1000 invested in farming is spent for research. In the United Slates, the average is 43 1/2 cents. In in- dustry the general average is $13. The figure for the automobile industry is $17 and for the chemical industries is $24. "Agriculture is a basic industry. Because of diversity and lack of organization, it must depend largely on state experiment stations for research. Our committee recommends a substantial increase in appropriations be made for the next biennium." The report contains an analysis of state college expenditures since 1927 which shows during 1927-29 the general fund supplied $178,572 for extension and experimental work; and since then, no money from the general fund has been made available. Total state and federal funds in 1936 for research were $164,378, the federal moneys all being for specific projects. Would Increase Staff. Additional funds, if available in the next two years, will be used for enlarging the staff of the main and branch stations, so new problems can be studied. At the Lind branch station where there has been no superintendent for three years, soils and tillage practice research would be resumed. At Prosser, a horticulturist would be employed again to work on crops under irrigation. At Wenatchee, the tree fruit insect control work would be expanded. At Long Beach, the cranberry and blueberry research work would be strengthened. At the main station at Pullman, the many state-wide problems neglected in recent years would be studied; and at the Puyallup station, the staff would be strengthened for the problems peculiar to western Washington. On the committee with Mr. Kennedy are Henry J. Beerwink of the Washington Cooperative Egg and Poultry association of Seattle, John M. McGregor, farmer, Hooper; A. L. Strausz, president Washington Horticultural association, and W. G. Grimmer, president of the Snohomish County Dairymen's association. |
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