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Minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings held in 1894278. By' Mr. C"·:-.O-; .::'Harris: Resolved that all fees for analysis shall be turned over te the ~reasurer of the College with ~ itemized statement of the same . ' ADOPTED By Mr • . Culver: Resolved that the claim of Mrs. Du...
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Minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings held in 1894278.
By' Mr. C"·:-.O-; .::'Harris: Resolved that all fees for analysis shall be turned over
te the ~reasurer of the College with ~ itemized statement of the same . ' ADOPTED
By Mr • . Culver: Resolved that the claim of Mrs. Dunklin be referred to a committee
consistingrof Messrs. Harralson, Armstrong, Ligon, and E. T. Glenn, with the •
request that they investigate the same, -and if in t heir judgment the claim i'5 just
and aquitable they are hereby authorized to pay the principal of said claim.
AroPTED · .
By Mrl Bilbro Resolved that T. vi. Culver be elected farm. superintendent at a
salary of .six huhdred dollars per annum. with privilege of garden, potatoe patches,
keep of ~o."horse, anq ~rivileg~~ ~qr use ' of fruit for his family. ADOPTED.
By I1r. Rich: Resolved that the sum of one thousand dollars be and the 'same is
hereby approprited as a contingent fund to the Board of visitors to the Experiment
st?-'!iion to be expended by them in any mumer that in their judgment may be needed
to promote the interests ~d efficiency of' the said station. ADOPTED. '.
By Governor Jones, Resolved that the matter relating to the safe now in possession
of the A & M College, and claimed by the commission of agriculture, and the purchasing
of th~ same De referred' ,to the' Executive Committee with power act . .AlXlPI'ED.
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By Mr . Armstrong: Reso.lved that I t he surne of two thousand dollars be appropriated
f or the purpose of erecting buildings and providing equipment for the department
of Veterinary Science and that the location for said buildings be left \vith the
Board of Visitors to Experiment Station. ADOPTED .
On motion of Mr. C; C. Harris. the Board' adjourned.
Library of the A & M College
Auburn , Alabama
June 11th, 1894
The Board of Trustees of the A & M College met in annual session in the Library
of the College on the 11th day of June 1894 at 10 0' clock a.m.
On calling the roll, they were found to be present:
3rd Dist . - loir. Culver
3rd Dist. - Mr. Armstrong
4th Dist. - Mr. Haralson
5th Dist. ~ Mr. DOl'l'dell
7th Dist. - Mr. Bilbro
8th Dist. - Mr. Harris
9th Dist. - Mr . Duggar
Absent: His Excly. Gov. Thos . G. Jones; :J . G. Harris, State Supt . Education;
Messrs. Rich, Gilchrist, and Sman.
On motion of ¥~ . Armstrong, ¥~. Haralson was called to the Chair.
The President made his annual report which \<Tas as follows:
TO THE TRUSTEF,s OF A & H COLIEGE
Sirs:
I have the honor to report that the session of 1893-94 was more prosperous than
the financial depression of the country gave reason to anticipate . The member
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of st ude.nt s that matriculated d:uring the session viaS 256, including 14 graduate s,
40 seniors, 33 juniors, 59 sophomores, 54 freshIDen, and ~36 special and irregUlar
students, and 20 sub- freshmen.
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The faithful instruction given by the faculty has bee~ generally .responded to by
diligence on the part of the stUdents.
The college has been blessed during the year with excellent health and freedom
from contagious diseases. One sad accident occurred on the 6th of May, in the
death, by drowning, of Cadet James A. Bardia of Cuba, \iho had entered College to
study mechanical engineering. • The material. improvenent s made during the year
\iere the completion of the barn and tobacco house at the experiment station, and
the building of the electrical and veterinary laboratories on the college campus,
and the construction of a large cistern to give a supply of water to both boilers
and laboratories. The buildings were much needed by the co liege and add greatly
to its efficiency.
Cost of veterinary Laboratory
Cost of Barn .
Cost of tobacco house
Cost of Electrical Laboratory
Finqnces
$1944. 50
i8l8. 25
488. 56
2177 . 12
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I reSpectfullY 'callthe,attention of the Board to the possibl~ contingency of
the College being in 'future deprived of a portion of the funds hitherto received
from the state Agricult1ll:al Department.
The income from this source has largely aideq th~ ~ m~terial development ' of . Ag~iculture
and the Mechanic Arts, for_ the promot~on of .which it was appropriated.
The c~nditions upon which this fund is given, is tpat fertilizers sol~ in the
state shall be analyzed by the College free of charge. This has been faithfully
done, and refularly reported to the Commissioner of AgricUlture . ' .
In view of the probability that this fund may be diminished it would be Wise not
to anticipate its continuance in disbursements, .but to condition the appropriations
made from t his fund supject to their receipt by the trE';lasurer.
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Prudence also demands that there should be considered the probability that an
effort will be again made in the legislat\lre to reduce the interest now paid on
the original endOWMent fund. .
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The proceeds arising from the sale of the public lands donated to the state of
Alabama by the general· government under the A~t of Congress, July 2nd, ,1862,
were , investec?- in 1872 'in staterbonds bearing 8% interest. By the .Act of Congress
the proceeds are required to be invested~ in ,~ecuri:ti~s bearing not less than
5% interest-. Since tl;le organization of.. the Colleg, in 1872 it has annually
received 8% interest on the proceeds and to the. payment of this' interest, by
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act of the legislature lithe faith and credit of the the state are forever pledged. "
Should the ' income of the c.ollege be reduced both by withdrawing a portion of
the proceeds of the . Sta~e Depar tment of Agricul:ture now received, and also by
a reduction of the interest on the original endowment, the serious contraction
thereby produced would' result in much injury 'to the institution, and to the
cause of teclmical e£- t,eeliRi:el!l~ educ~tiol1 in the i tate. For a college devoted to
teaching the sciences, and their applications, requires a much larger income to
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perform itl? works properly, than an illstit-ution devoted 'to' literary subject's.
I therefore recommend that a commit tee be appointed to -have ch8.rge of the interests
of the college in the next legislatUre, to make known its present requirements and
its future possibilities in relation to the 'developments of the state if liberal~
sustained.
~?gre~s ~ Departments
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The builqing and partially equipping ther dyt}a1Ilo 'house of the Electrical .Laboratory
have l, argely ,increased its facilities f, or instruction• .
It l\as now two engines and a "separate b<?ile~ ~th ~ight, dYnamos illustrating
different constructions.'
The rapid growth of the application of electricity to industrial p~rsuits ' demands
that t.l).is department shall armually receive appliances illustrating recent
impr ovements. It has grown rapidly, having a course of study that has proved
attractive to students, and ,now has 38 students in the course. ~
Special application is made by 'the professor for additional appliances :tha:t will
cost $800. Recent improvements in electrical generators render it very desirable
that the appropriation be granted, if possible.
Mechanical Engineerlng~ which is associated in t.he course of study wi tli electrical
engineer1ng, is an outgrowth of the department of mechanic' arts and under the
faithful and competent direction of the profesSor in charge, rhas"expanded and grown
in importance. There were this year 168 students in mechanic arts and 31 in the
higher coUrse of mechanic~l · ehgineering . Whenever funds are available there is
recomn~nded the' construc~ion of an atlditional bui lding -for a ,SpeCial laboratory
and drawing room fQr the use of students in ' the"higher classes of this department.
It is also recommendea that the faithful services of the professor in charge be
recognized by an increase in his salary Whenever the funds-a t your tlisposal
will perm,it.
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The laboratory of veterinary' sCiel;1ce, : constructed during the year, has been'
partially equipped ~ It cont alilns a lecture room office, and musuem, operating
room and hospital ward for animals, ~nd other special laboratory rooms.
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The f'ree~linics, c'onducted every Saturday, - has proved popular and valuable. to .
the community adjacent, and also instructive to the students'. During the year,
over 300 cases were treated by the officer in charge.
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If ;I?ermanent atT~gem:ents could be made f or the professor 'in cha-rge to deliver
annU:ally a short cOlirse of lectures' at each-of the A'griculturBl schools, -as well
as in other sections of, tbe state, ' iriformation' of practical value 'to the farmers
would be more widely disseminated; As t.af as possible this has been done, and
wi th your approval will be' continued.
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In fact it would be far better were the position of State Veterinarian established
i1). connection' wi ~ 'the state ·department 'Of Agriculture , ' and the time of
the office diVided between the work of the college a-rii the state. .. -- . ,. -... . - ~
At my suggestion some experiments have' been conducted' on feeding hogs by the
veterinarian at the ExPeriment Station, 'and; With yOlJX approval:;' all experili'lEmts
relating to the care and. food or" farm. animals will be placed under his charge. '
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The departmeI}t o~ Chemistry under the charge of Prof. _B. J? Ross, who was
elec-ted to the pos~tion made vacant by the deatH Of Dr. 'Lupton, has been
judiciously and successfully ,conducted. He has ,under his charge in the chemic~l
laboratory .51 s ttfden.t $, and ~in general and indust.r ial chemistry Ill.
1st Assistant L. W. Wilkerson resigned at' the ' begInning of the session. His
place was supplied, with the ,approval of .the executive _copmdttee, by the ,
appointment of R. E •. Noble~ with a salary-of $1, 000. ' . .
As nearly all the improvements in Agriculture have been due to investigations
in chemistry, it is of the first importance that the chemist of the experiment
station should be, not o~ an arlalyst, but also . well versed 'in the literature
of Agricultural Chemistry, and .familia~ witH the "solved and unsolved problems
of Agriculture. I therefore recommem: that either the office of Chemist d-f the
Experiment Station be established, or that such assistance in laboratory instruction
be given, as will enable the professor ,of Chemistry to perform the duties
of Chemist to the Station. - ,- ,
I also recommend, for the purpose of encouraging meritorious young m~, that there
be ~stablished with a portion of the f"Und.s received from ~he state department
of Agriculture, Agricultural Scholarships to" be awarded by the faculty, under
proper restrictions, to young men of merit; who may need asSistance to complete
their education. . - ,
Term of Office
In accor.dance With your-' order passed 'at the meeting held 'in }~ontgOITiexy ' Sept.
7th,- 189':3, the term of office for which the follOwing profEfssors Were elected
expire,s with the close o'f this session. < , ,..,
The Professor of Electrical Engineering
The Professor 9f Hi,story and L~tin
The 'professor r:5.f Agrl.culture was elected Jan. 13th, 1892. '
Experiment Station ,
In compliance With your orders, "On the first· of January, assistants James. Clayton
and A. F. Caxy pet ired from the Experiment Sta~ion, and T. U. Culver took
charge of the farm, as farm superintendent and G. W. Holyfield as gardener.
The officers of the station, in accordance with tne order adopted at the last
annual II,leeting of the Trustees, ' approved a plan of experimentation for the guid-ance
of the 'farnl superintendent, , I am confirmed in mY opinion .. that the '
present .organization is not adapted 'for c,onducting accurately s.cientific: ex- ,
perimen~ation in Agriculture, and hence not adapted to comply With the provisions
of the law establishing"the station. _ . . ' , ,
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As organized at preseI\t, we m.ay h;ave -,g(?od farming, and g,oo.d gardening,. but the
station w. as not established for farm.ing, ,but .for s ci.e ntific experimen~ation.
Again, as organized at present the students in agriculture 'are deprived of the
educational advantages of agricultural anf horticultural work rin the ' field and
garden~ constituting as they do the ~aboratory of the ProfesSor of Agriculture,
and. furthermore, as now organized, the important work of coope~ative ,exper:ilnentation
in different section:s of the state- i ,s not provided for.
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I therefore recommend that the Exper:iln~n~ station 'be organized 'in accordance '
with the plan generally adopted in other states, and as it was fonnally organized
here, that is, that the professor of Agriculture be also agriculturist
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of the EX:perimept Stat:lon; a,rid nave charge " of th~station farm, and be respon-sible
for its generalrnanagem~nt, lind, for the experiments made, and that all
subordinates cormec.ted ,with th,e . farm be sUDjec~ .to h~s ' direction. The,re should
be one head wno snould be responsible for the experimentation; and for the
preparation of the bulletins ,relating thereto.
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The position is one of great ' responsibility with ;aried duties -and~ of large
possibilities in benefitting agriculture in the state ~ but diff:lcult to fill
satisfactor~._ ... ,i.J .::. " ,
I also recormilem that t~e name Board;,jof :visiior~, ~ -:r~fer:ring "to the iommittee
of Truste~es on the EXperiment Stat:l.on-;-be c'hanged to Comm;ittee on Experiment
Station;' and that the P.resident of the College . be , ~lJ.vited 'to confer with said
Committee. ' .
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And further, that the name 'Board of Dir~ction ' referring to the professors
who are officers of the station, be changed to ptation ~ounciI .
A'plot has beeh -set asid~ ' on the f~ ~for a botanicii garden, and placed under
. the Qharge of tne' Professor 'of Botany. This will -no do~bt prove of _educat~onal .
value to the students, arid of benefi-t to the st'ate-by the ' introducU-on of . , ~. . J-foreign
grasses and plants of value.
It is now two years since by your action young women were adroi tted to the
privileges of the college, and it is gratifying to note that the experiment
of coeducation, as conducte,d ,here" has proved eptirely, $at~sfq.ctor.y, tho:ugh
it is "to-De regretted .:that a larger number "o.:L youI)g wOlTlEiln has not taken advan:'
tage of the' oppor~uhitynere offered for ~higher education. 'To tne itudents ' : ~
in the higher classes their presence ba's be'en elevat1ng, -and their excellent
ex~~ple of close and successful study has been ~, ~spiration , to ~ett~~ work.
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In several instances they have ranked with' thehighest in their classes, thus
proving that scholarship, by .their presence, .has not been degraded, but rather
elevated. . '- . , .
I recommend that an appropriation of $200 be made to furnish a room to be used
exclusively by the yoUll& wOIl).en, as . their .asembly room ,or study room, when not
engaged in Collegiate exercise,s. "' , . ,
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• !,o'~t:-1J~~duate Scho~~tl;sb.i'ps
Four years ago there was ~stablished t.he policy of 'awarding. tc? "'mer~tprious
graduates, . scnola,rsnips 'with an- income qf '$29) :-eac' l, the .condition o,f:renW:e .
being that the student:· should. rende;r assistance in instruc tiol)~ or o tne,rwise,
four hours each day, if required,'" and should also en-c-er upon a po st gradwa te
course of study. This system, while not dimimshing but rather increasing, "
the work of the profes~r.s, hal3 proved of very great value to the college, not
only in attracting' students "'01 mature years in . the higher blasses, who have
thereby adVanced scholarship and' are giving reputation to tlie institution, but
also in . rendering in~trt+ction ,I!lQre ef.ficient, by making possible a subdivisionof
the larger -classes.. In this· ww 'a maxinnun .amount- ,of efficienCy is. secure'd,
at a min:i:m'llIl,l cost, for~ both'" t)le t 'eacher and the taught .are benef~p... I c,on- .
s_ider ·the amount:.: eJqJended in tltese gr~auate ' scholarshipQ of ,far -moFe. , value to
the ins~itution than an equal amount paid to a. professor, hence I recommend
that they be continuea arid that all clerical work of the college, where assistance
is required be done by post-graduates. .
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PhySiqal Culture
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At -the ~resent time, in educational institutions gene r~~, much attent ion i s
paid -to' physic'al -.cu1ture , a.nd in many colleges expensive and ' .. wl1 equipped -
gymnasium buildings ·are ~provided, and. physical training, under the charge of. a
professor made a part of the academic course. • . ,
Our students have, in a meastllJe supp1ied.!t.he "deficiency existing here,. by
partially equipping the large room' in the' fourth story of the college building,
and by engaging in field athletics. '
Open field contests between college classes, ~and intercollegiate contests of
athletic games, have been permitted and encouraged, as promoting valuable
physical discipline and cUlt~vat:lng a: manly spirit. ".13ilt this r ph7Si~al
training in games and athletic exercises has alwaYs been made subordinate
and auxiliary to the mental and moral training that constitutes the chief purpose
of the college.
I recommend that a gymnasium building be oonstructed and equipped whenever funds
are available.
Drill Ground s
The present tactics requires for the drill a much JArge]; d:ci1~ gro,und ... than
was formally used. That portion of the campus avai1a.ble for the purpose is
contracted, irregular and ill suited by its .unevenness. It 'can be ' great~
improved by proper grading. To partial~ fill the intervening depression from
the surrounding elevations by grading will cast $1000. r -.An appropriation from
funds that may be available for this purpose, is reconnnended. '
Should the grounds be properly graded incresed interest and consequent improvement,
'both in military and athletic exercises would result, to the general bene£it of
the college.
Library
The library has been 1argely: used as a reading room by the students, . having
been kept open seven hours each d~ . The record shows that ),175 books have
been withdrawn during the year. -, It receives regularly 88 periodicals, embracing
many of the ,principal scientific and literary journals published in this and
other countries, all of vThich ' are accessible to the students. 721 volumes
were added during the past year. It now contains 5,235 volumes. One of the
adjoiniI"l..g rooms is . ,used as the" Expe'riment Station library and contains 1,581
volumes and about · Booo pamphlets, referring to agriculture andits' related
sciences. Another adjoining room is used as a depository for the pub1iaations
by the general government and contains 2000 volumes, including many valuable
volumes of scientific, historical, and statical character, making in all nearly
9000 volumes. '
Report to the Legislature
Tfie report required to be made to the Legislature is necessarily biennial and
I, embr aces the vlork of th~college for ' the- two .preceding years. This report is
pr epared by the President from the reports of the different officers and transmitted
to the Governor in time to:~be pr,inted before the meeting of the Legislature
. Unless otherwise ordered it will be prepared and forwarded to the
Governor by next September.
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I hereWith present the special reports of 2the professors, in each department, embracing
a statement of the work done, and the appliances- required, with an inventory
of equipment and supplies now belonging to the college, and also an
itemized account of the expenditures • . - .. '
An examinatiQn of" the report shows that the aggregate amount of fund~ ~sked for by
all the' departments for increased facilities for i1a5truetion in sCience -and i 1;s
applications, amounts to $11,830.
"Degrees
The
For l-faster of Science .
Robert Lee Bivins, Nicholas Barnett Marks, Clarence William Daugette, Hampton
Knox Miller, James Buhrman Espy, '.utie L. QUaintance, Thomas Litohfield Kennedy,
Joel Franklin Webb.
For Civil Engineer:
Massey Robert Burton, H. H. Smith .
For Electrical and Mechanical Engineer:
John Henry Holt, .Walter Merritt Riggs.
For Bachelor of Science:
George Smith Anderson,
Champe Seabury 6ndrews
Kate Conway Brojfn
James Vandiver Brown
Greene Wattey Carlisle
James Archibald' Duncan
Julius CouTree Dunnam
Charles DunlCW
Ogden Ellery Edwards
Robert Cherry FOY .
Frederick Almet .Fulgum
Charles Gordon Greene
Crosland Clarence Hare
Augustus J . Harris
Arthur ifilliam Holstun.
Jessee Drewry Lane .
Sydney Leach
Willie Gertrude Little
June 15th, 1894
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William DeLamar Clayton
Rosebury Covington Conner .
Palmer Payne Daugette
Rufus Thomas Dorsey
Waverly Goode Duggar
Paul ' Pratt McKeown
Herman Meislahn ..I
Peyton .Herndon Moore
William \iashing Moo re
Peter Preer
Samuel Arthur Redding
John' Pres~ey Slaton
Margaret. Kate Teague
Jack Thorington
Graham GOlson Vaughn
Frahk Atkinson Vernon
Rinaldo Greene Wi~liams
Arthur Zachariah Wright
Respec.ttully submitted
" WIn; LeRoy Broun
On motion of Mr. Culver the report of t he Pres~dent was referred to a committee
consisting of Messrs. Harris, Bilbro and Dowdell.
By t1r. C. C. Harris:
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Resolved: That the Degrees recommended by the President in his Report be severally
conferred upon the young ~adies and gentleman therein named.
The Treasurer made reportr as follows :
Report of Treasurer for the year 1893-1894, Ending June 1st, 1894.
To Balance
To Amount from state Treasurer
'I'o Library
To Incidental
To General Expense Diplomas. act.
To House Rent
To Surgeon
By amount paid salaries
II " "printing
" " II fuel
II " "stationery
" " "po s~age ~
II " "servant hire
II II 11 gene ra1 expense
ENOOW1:1ENT FUND
Receipts
Disbursements
" " II commencement expense
II II II grounds _
" II "mili tary
II II "mechanic arts
" " "trustees a..c"1d reC'Ord
" " "library
II II II
$ 1J7 ~18
~ 20280'~ oo
499. 46
l082 ~ ~
184. 56
133. 33
1072. 50
$17949~96
350 . 00
329.15
52~10
282. 84
362. 00
863. 87
191 ~ 90
9O ~ 70
144~ 15
775~ 60
402. 60
499 . L~6
1072 . ~
$23389. 53
surgeon'
Balance . 22. 70 $23389. 53
AGRIQULTURAL FUND
To balance
To amt. from state treasurer
To farm products - Balance
. Receipts
To fam products since Jan. 1st 1893 & sale of stock
To mechanic arts
To Chemical
To Electrical Engineering
To Veterinary Science
To Analysis
To Current Expense - Expt. station
$ 82)3. 96
6976. 20
1011. 40
1337. $4
62. 05
54. 90
4. 90
7 ~ 25
120. 00
50 $17778. 70
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Disbursements
By amt. paid building Langdon Hall $ 147. 89
" " " n Barn 1819. 25
If "- " " Tobacco House 488. 56 II " ." fI Dynamo House 2l77. l2
" " II " Veterinary 1194. 50
" " " " Cistern 998.11
II II " " and Repairs - Expt. Station 680 ~ 95
II " " Salaries - 2l20. 97
" " II Current Expense Expt. St a. 793. 61
" " fI Mechanic Arts 843. 13
" " " Printing 298 .04
" II " Chemical 745. 79
" " fI Electrical Engineering 1037. 80
" II " Physics 526. 63
" " " Plant Laboratory ,)02. 06
" " " Biology - 580.19
" " " Botany 308. 85
" " " Traveling Expenses of Profs. ~ . 87
II " fI Insurance 376. 72
" " " Veterinary 404. 40
" Balance $17778. 70
1-10RRILL FUND
Receipts
To Balance
To Amount from state Treasurer
Disbursements
By Amount paid Salaries ..
I • " " "Library
II " "Electric En&ineering
II II ., Ci viI ' II
II II " Balance
Bills Payable
By Salaries - Endowment Fund
" fI Agricultural II
"" Mo rrill ff
II Mechanic Arts
Recapitulation
To Endowment Fund
" Agricultural"
"Morrill II
Receipts
Disbursements
By amount paid Endowment FUnd
" " fI Agricul tural "
" " "Horrill fI
$1670. 77
7988 . 40
$7791. 64
828. 52
928 ~ 04
106. 15
I '
"
4. 82 $ 9659. 17
$4250.00
325.00
1200. 00
$23389.53
l7778 ~ 70
9659. 17
$23366 ~ 83
15895. 26
9654. 35
$5775.00
144. 19
$ 9J827. 40
Balance $ 1910. 96 $~827 . 40
HATCH FUND
Receipts
To cash from United states Treasury
Disbursements
By amt. paid Salaries
II II fI , '" Library
II, II " Printing
" " " Stationery
II II " Experiment 5ta. Labor
11 fI " Soil Test
II II " Chemical
II 1/ II Trustees
II " " Building
fI II " ' Incidental
" II II Husewn
II " 11 Ept. sta. Current Expense
Respectfully submitted,
E. T. Glenn, Treasurer
$ 15000.00
$ 9404.11
499. 73
536. 28
14~ 47
1427. 12 ".
223. 49
432. 65
96.33
750. 00
B7 ~-25
500 . 00
1000. 00.
" " II ' Bulletins being published 28. 57 -$15000. 00 .
Respectfully submitted,
1 E. T. Glenn, Treasurer
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On moti on of Mr. C. C. Harris t he Report of the Treasurer was referred to t he
Finance Committee, consisting of Hessrs. Armstrong, Dowdell, and Culver.
On motion of 14r. C. C. Harris the annual appropriation as recommended 'by the
President of t he College for 1894-95 was made as follows: ..:,. ;.
Appropr iations for 1894-95
state
Original Morrill Hatch Ag'l"
endowment Endol'nnent Fund" .Fund · To~aJ.
1862 1890 l8~7.)
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President 2.:,000 1000 3000
Mathematics lSOO 1800
Botany & Geology 1000 SOO 1000
Civil Engineering 1800 1800
Agriculture 500 1500 - 2000
English 800 1000 .1800
Chemif?try 1000 800 i800
Hechanic Arts 1500 300
Biology 500 1300 r 1800
History & Latin 1800 1800
Modern Langs & English 1500 1500
Elect . Engineering 1800 1000
Physiology & Vet . Sci ence 500 599 800 1800
Commandant 0 300 300
287
288
Assts. in Chemistry 1st 800 800 1600
" " " 2nd 500 500 1000
" " " 3rd 250 350 600
Assts. in Hech. 1st 1000 1000
" II " 2nd 600 600
Farm Superintendent 600 600
Asst. in Horticulture 300 300 600
Eight scholarships
1 English. 1 Chemistry
1 Mathematics, 1 Mech. Arts. I
1 Phys. 1 subfrewh,
1 engineering & mathematics:,:
1 secretary to President 2000 2000
asst . lib. & Sec. Sta. 500 500
Treasurer .- 1000 1500
Commutation for House ,. .. \..,.\ ..
Rent: Pres. & 6 Profs.
Chern. math. Bot . & Geol. d ,
Enging, English, History
& Latin 1400 1400
1 Scholarship, BioI. & Bot •• 250
Commutation for House Rent •
Profs. in BioI. & Phys. & Vet.Sci . 400 /.tOO
Agricultural Scholarship 1000 1000
Sect . Agriculture & Clem 200 - 200- 400
Clerk of Treasurer 250 250 II
Record of Trustees 200 200
Amount 18350 7400 8700 4250 38700
Library 500 500 1000
Printing & Adv. 350 750 1100
Coal 400 ioo 100 - 100 - 700
Stationary 150 100 '. '250
Postage 300 300
Labor (College 400 400
Commencement 200 200
Grounds & repairs 750 750
General Expense 500 200 700
Military 100 100
Supplies & Lab~r ' (Ex-Sta) 1500 1000 2500
Cooperative Soil Tests ; 300 300
Supplies & Labor (Mech) 800 300 300 1400
Supplies & Labor (Chem) 600 tIJo 1200
Equip., Elect. Engr. 600 ~ 600
Trustees expense 100 100 100 300.':
Physics 200 100 300
Equip. Physiology & Vet . 500 500 1000
Eqip. Biology 300 300 600'
Equip. Bot~ 200 200 400
Equip. Engineering 3)0 300 .
Equip. English 100 ioo
Equip. History 100 100
Equip . Gymnasium. 100 100
Museum. 300 · 300 600
Equip. Agriculture 350 350
Incidentals 300 300
Traveling Expenses
Lectures, etc.
Insurance
Coptingent
Aro.t. '.b ro-qght forward
TOTAL
. "
"
10000
150 200
~ .
6'300 ':3950
8700 -.~
15000 8200
289
350 . '
.- 200
600
16900
~8'7dO
55600
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By Mr. Haralson, Resolved: That all sessions of the Board be considered as
Executive and that the President of ,the college be invited to be present at
I" , f • r every se'saon of the Board. ADOPTED .
By Mr. C. C. Harris, Resolved: I. That in order to encourage meritoria.us
students there are hereby established ~ agricultural sc~olarships~ each with
and income of $100. 't"~..,
. '
The holders of the~e scholarships shall be appointed 'from different aections of
the state. i.e . one from each Congressional District, where it is practicable
and one from the state at large. Said appointment,s to be made by the faculty
with the approval of the President, from meriotorious young ~en wh~ need assistance
and desire to pursue a course of study in agriculture and ':its related
branches. •.
( .I.
II . Each student holding an agricultural scholarship ~all, ~en required,
assist in farm or office work at the station two hours per ~ek:
III. To carry this order into effect the treasurer of the college 'is hereby
directed to set aside annually from the funds received frOm 'the State Department
of agricult~ure the sum of one thousand (1000) dollars; an~ the first
appointment to these scholarships 'shall be made for the session' beginning ,
September. 1894. : AOOPTED.. ' , '" " ,,:
By Mr. Culver, Resolved: ,That the salary of Prof. Wilmore be increased to
eighteen, hundred ·dollar.s pe.r annum, ,and t .hat Dr. Cary-,'- Pr.of . o.f. Physiology and
Vet. Sqienqe ,be allowed two .. hundred dollars as co~ation for House~ Rent, the same t o
. take effect on and after this date, AOO~.
The President of the, College at the request ~f the Board read the Reports from the Professors
in ,charge of the several departments of the Gollege.
On motion of l.fr. · Bilbro the 'Board adjourned mitil 3 r o . clock this P .M.
Library of the A & M College
Monday afternoon - June 11th, l894 ~
r
' The "Board of Trdstess of the A & M'Coliege met in Pursuarice '-of adjourmnent 'in
Library of said College 'at 3 o ' cioek· P.M. - ' .
Present: Mr. Haralson
}fro Culver
Mr. Dowdell
Mr. Bilbro
Mr. Harris, C. c.
Mr. Duggar
Mr. Armstr<?ng
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By Mr. C. C. Harris:
Resolved: 'rhat it shall 1;>e the dutY' of the 1st and 2nd Assistants in Chemistr.r~
to make tha-Chemical Analy~es required .by the .state Department of Agriculture.
In accordance lrr.ith the Act of the Legislature, and also, when possible, to
do such other Chemical work as may l;>e ' required by the Professor .. of Chemistry;
it being ~ prov1ded ·that ·the ~ $alaries :0-1: . said ' A$:'?t~ants shall be paid~ from the
fund received from the stat.e Department of Agri:c':llture.
That the 3rd Assistant in Chemistry shall assist in Laboratory instruction
and otherwise . '.
On motion of Mr. Duggar the Board adjourned ~o mee~ at 9 o'clock tomorr9w .
morning.
Library 9f the A. & M College
Tuesday Morning, June 12th, 1894
The Boa~d of Trustees of , the . A &·M College met at· 9 ~'clock a.m. in pursuance
of adjournp1en~! .. I ~ '"
,.. ;-r
. Present: ) Gov. Jones, Exofficio ~res •
~1r . Haralson
'-'
Mr. Culver
Hr. Bilbro
. Mr. Harris,
Mr. ~ Dujsgar
111'. Gilchrist
Mr. Dowdell
Vll' . Armstrong
. ,
Gov. Jones, Exofficio President of the Board presented a communication from~ .
Hogg of Texas relative to the claim of Mrs. Dunklin -against the coll6g~, 'and it
was on motion referred to the committee heretofore appolnted on tne said claim.
. . .
• #" .. - ,.. "" ...
Mr. Haralson who was ·a member 'of .the· committee on claim 'Of 'Mrs. DUnklin -in" new
j r of the ,r~latio_~ship :~s~d..ng. between himself iaIld clajm~t asked to ~ eX9use.d
f rom further service on conunittee ,and th,at Mz,: '! 'Do~ell-' he .·appointed ~n .... hi$. stead,
which was agreed to, and the committee is now as follows -
.. ' . --... .. . ~
Messrs . ~trong, Dowdell &- Duggar.
Mr . Duggar .PteseI1te'd a ~cO{jmunicatien fr'¥'l the a.l:..umni associetiof! -:a:s . fol.lo~:
To the Trustees of the A & M College; o'
Gentlemen: . ,j r....:: ' ' .
The Alumni Association extends an urgent invitation to the
Board,'of Trustees ' to at-te~ the ~A~'Umni exercis.es, thi,s·.;:;morninq.;at, 10 o ' c::lpc~ . J At
the conclusion of the oration a beautitul .te~t~oni~l will be pre~ented on ~e half
of the Alumni to Prof . O. D. Smith. . -
The Association also extends a cordial. invitation to .,the Board
to attend the Alumni Luncheon this evening at 7 o' clock. - . ,
, .
Very r~ctfully
Charles -H. Ross
Chai~
Committee Arrangements
I I
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,On motion of Hr. Haral son, Mr. Annst!'ong Acting Secret ary of t he Board, was
requested to express regret of t he Bo-rd at its inability to > attend the '
morning exercises, and to accept invitation to Luncheon. Adopted.
Library :A & M Co1leg~
June 12th 1894
Mr . Charle,s H. Ross .
Chainnan Committee of Arrangements.
My Dear Sir:
J I am requested _by the Board of Trustees to acknmv-ledge the receipt of
the Court~ous invitation extended by 1ihe Alumni Association of the 'A & M College,
to the >exercises of ' said association this morning. ' And also, to attend Luncheon
at ,7 .o'clock this evening.
The Board regrets exceedingly that ~he pressing nature of the business
bef ore it is such as to preclude the P9ssibility of ' att'endance upOn the morning
service, but acbepts gratefully th~ invitation to Luncheon at 7 o'clock t his evening.
\lJith very best wishes, I am 0
Si ncerely yours
"lie Clay Annstrong
-Acting Secretary of Board
~ .
Mr. James A. Reeves, St ate Examiner of Public A~counts,at request of the Board of
Trustees appeared before the Board and made the following>' report as to the condition
of the Books and Accounts of t he Treasurer"of t he College. nThe Books are neatly
kept, an~ I find vouchers for all monies paid ~ut, there were some unimportant errors
or inaccuracies which were promptly corrected as soon as the attention of the, Trea-surer
was caiied to them. !he Treasure r has a ~ nttmber ' of differentt accounts to keep, all of
which must be kept separ ate. Hence, it is difficult, indeed,> almost impossible, t o
prevent little errors from creeping in."
• By .... Hr. Haralson:
Resolved: That the Treasurer of the College be instructed not to draw from
the Treasury of the St ate, at any t ime, any more money coming to the College than is
necessary to pay the obligatio~s of the College that may fall due~ 'during the> cur rent
month; and then only, on the approval of the Pres. of the College. Provided the
Chai~an> of the Ex~ cut}ve C?mmitt~e of the Bo ~r~ of Tru~tees and the President of t he
College may draw ror a l arger 'sum, if in their opinion the s ame shall be needed.
Ado'pted.
By Mr. Harris.
Resolved: That the Prof. of Agriculture shall be also Agriculturist of t he
Experiment Station and as such shall have pontrol of all property, employees, and
exper imentation at the Station Fann, and shall be responsible for the bulletins as
required by the Act of Congress to establish Experiment St ations . Approved, March
2nd 1887; Provided this resolution shal l not take effect until Jan. 1st 1~2 . r
By Mr. Haral son:
Resolved:
- cooperate .d'th the
2nd .
...
That fhe president ,of the College is hereby requested to meet and
Committee pf this 'Board on Experiment Station.
The Professors of the College who are also connected with the Agr i cultural Experiment
St ation, will, ,,\Then practicable deliver lectu'res during the vacation, on
subjects relating to t heir departnlent s , at t he Farmer s Institutes conqucted QY t he
Commi ssion of fl~r i culture .
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3rd. Th~ Treas ~rer i s hereby directed t o make no charges against the Stat e AgricuI
tural Fund" until the . . money from said fUJ1d :is rece i veda
4th. The Professor of Veterinary Science shall have charge of ~periments
relating to food and care of animals at the Experiment Station, and also,
investigations relating to their diseases, r emedies, etc.
dl:
5th. That a Committee of three be appointed to look after fhe inferest of tile
college before the next Leqislature .
6th. That Mr. Armstrong be appointed a Committee of one to settle with the Commission~r
of Agriculture for the iron safe ·now in possession of the .Treasurer of the A & M College,
, pr~vided · the same can be done .at a sum not exceeding one hundied doliars .
On motion of Mr . Harr is the foll owing were appointed as a Committee on Legislation by
the next G~neral Assembly .of Al abama .. ~
MessT-s . , Ar.mstrong, Dowdell, Swan, and Haralson
On motion of Mr . Armstrong the following elections ~iere had,
In Chemistr.y
Mr. And~rson - 1st ~~t .
Mr. Noble - 2nd Asst .
Mr. Hare - 3rd Asst .
In Mechanic Arts
Mr. Crenshaw - l~t Asst.
Mr. Tr~ell - 2nd Asst.
, ,'.
The compens5ltion for service performed by the gentleman abov~ elected to be such
as .is set forth..in the Appropriations made by the ;Board.. of Trustees for that . purrose •
Adopted
On Motion of Mr. Haralson the Board adjourned until 3:30 o' clock this afternoon.
'I Library of the A & H College .
Tuesday Afternoon -' June 12th 1894 • *
, The Board of Trustees of the A & M College met at 3:30 o' clock in pursuance of
adjournm~nt
Present -
His Exclcy . Thomas G. Jones, President •
. Mr. , Haralson
• Harris
• Gilchrist
" Culver, ,
r
" Dowdell
• Duggar
" Bilbro
" Armstrong
, . . t
Mr . Armstrong .on behalf, of the Finance Commi,ttee to whom was referred the Rerort
of the Treasurer of the A & M College, made 'report as follows: -
To the Trustees of the A & M College
293
\ ,
Your Commi ttee to whom was re f er~ed the report of t he Tr~a~urer , begs l eave
to report that they have examined same, verified the additions in the several
columes therein given and .find the sums of money correct. The .vouchers and papers
of s aid Treasurer having just been examined by Mr . Reeves , St ate Examiner of
Public Accounts and by him r eported to this Board as correct, your Coromi tteesaw
no necessity for any investigation on those matters .
Your Committee begs to say that the Treasurer has been dilligent, painstaking,
and f aithful in the di scharge of the duties of his office, which are ext enstve,
varied and emplicated, and difficult to perfonn with exact accuracy.
Adopted.
By Mt. Harris •
• Resolved: That the Fgculty may in their d i scretion admit yo~ng ladies of
seventeen years of age and over, to t he benefits of the A & M College and who
POSSess the qualifications nC?'f_required by fonner re,~lations .
, Adopted.
By 'Mr. Bilbro.
Resolved: That all the expenditures recamaended by the President and appropriated
by .theBoard of Truste~s ,in t he ann~al appropriations for 1894-95 be paid
out of the f unds from~ which, said expenditures set forth in . the _list of appropriations
are to be drawn.
j; Adopted.
On 'mption of Mr. Armstrong the Degree of Bachelor of Arts was conferred on James J .
'Banks of Jefferson County', AJa.
Revised list
Adopt~.
of Committee' 5
'On Finance
Messers . Armstrong, Dowdell, Culver
, On Agri culture
Messers . Gelc~ist , Culver, Duqqar
On Mechanic Arts
Mef?srs . C. 9. Harris, Swan, Bilbro
Rivision of La"m
Hessers . Haralson, Bilbro, Harris J .G.
College Lands & Grounds
Messers . D, owdell, Annstrong, Swan
.. Claims
Messers . Bilbro, Rich, Culver .
~ . Course of Study
Messers . Rich, Harris J .G. , Duggar
Visitors to Experiment ·St at ion
Messers . Culver, Gilchrist, -Armstrong, Dowdell .,
Executive Committee
Gov . Oates, Anastrong, Rich, Haralson
Buildi ngs , Reparis, & Improvement s
Armstrong, D01<Vdell, Culver.
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Mr . Armstr ong, Acting Secretary of the Board, read the Minutes of Pr oceedings which
on Moti ons of Mr. Haraison were approved.
On Motion of Hr. Bilbro the Board adjourned Sini-die.
AgriCulture
Dr . ~fni . · LeRoy Brown I
Pr esident of A &'M College
Sir:
I respectfully submit the following report of the present coadition Gf the
Department of Agriculture, and of the 'work done during the past two years .
,
6lass Instruction - During the session of 1892-93 our hundred and three students
matriculated in thi s deparbnent; during the present the present Session 1893-94, the
number has increased to one hundred and thirty-five. No change has been made in the
character of instruction given in the clas sroom since my last bienial re~rt .
The 'instruction given to students in this department · is by lectures, textbooks, with
books of - ref~fence .
Freshman Clas s - The instruction to this class treats of Agricultural soils, their
classification;. defects, c~uses of dimini shed fe rtility, and the means used to
protect them from waste and restore them to' fertility, . the theory and practice of
surface and sub-drainaga plants condition of gro"rth, cultivation on the mechanical
handling of soil for the benefit of crops . This class has two recitations a week thE
l ast term of the session'.
Sophomore Class - This class had t~ee -recitations a week during t he session 92-93;
for the session 93-94, the number of reeitatlons by the schedule was reduced to two
a w'eek. In the Sophomore Class, the physical prope.rties and treatment of soils are
discussed, the met hods of stUdying their defects, and their remedies are also discussed,
s aving f arm manners, making r com~sts, the relations of pl ant growths to soil
and atmosphere, drainage, terracing and grading land to prevent washing, system of
plowing, indeed everything connected with tilling the soil is treated. This class is
also instructed in domestic and commelfcial hort'icuUure, care and management of all
farm anL~als, management of dairy green manuring and soiling.
Junior Class - This ' class has two recitations a week, running through the entire
session.
They are t aught stock breeding and management, the cultivation of the
different f arm crops and cultivated farm grasses, a course in Pomology, including the
propagation of nursery stock, planting, manuring, cultivating, harvesting and
marketing freuits.
Lestures are delivered to this class upon subjects relating to AgricuI
ture, the selection, purchase, equiI=tll9nt and management of a farm, rotative devers
ified f arming, the source of supply of plant food, home mixing of fertilizers, preparing
composts, and applying commercial fertilizers .
'l
Labratory Work - .
In addition to instruction in the lecture room during the session
92 & 93, labratory work was required of the Junior "and Sophomore Class , this
consisted of pr actical field work on t he ~ t ation f arm and of an educational
char acter, thus, enabling the students ~o put into actual pr actice the t heory t aught
in the lectures' room. Two hours per ~ek were ' required of each section of these
clas ses f or t h~s pr actical labratory work.
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During t he session of 93 - 94 t he l abratory vlO r k: f or the Junior Cl ass was dis continued,
and t hese hours given to the study of Physiology and veterinary science .
The practical labratory work with the sophomore class was carried on, under -my direction,
by the aid of my assistants Messers . Clayton and Cory up to the time they left t he
..J stafion January 1st 1894. Since t he l ast of January 1894, the ,agr~cultural students
have not had the advant age of this practical educational instructiort. - I attempted to
continue this instruction after the first of January. OwiI}g t<.> the chan<ie in the"·' personnelN
of the station, and the difficulty surrounding the work, I found it impracticable
to keep it up and much to my regret had to abando~ · it . H~retQfore , the ~tat i on
farm and all buildings pertaining to the same have been considered as the Labratory of
the Professor of Agriculture, and they are as important to him for the instruetion of
the students in his department, as the chemical or any other labratory is to the Pr ofessors
in those departments for the instruction of students under their charge. I t
is L~portant that this branch of the work should be restored to its forraer basis and
competent assistance s hould be provided to aid us in giving practical labratory
instruction in Agriculture and Horticulture.
Parents who are spending their money to give their sons an agricultural education
are already compl aining that the ye is no provision made ' for carrying on the part of
Agricultural Instruotion.
The ExperL~ent St ation
Sinoe my last bi-enial r eport the following b~iletins have been issued from the Agricultural
Department.
Bulletin No . 33 Contains experiments w~th cotton, comparison of varieties, e~perime nts
with phosphate a~d nitrogen.
Bulletin No. 34, Coopetamive soil tests, made by 42 f armers living in different parts
of the St ate with fertilizer compounded by the Experiment St ation and sent to them.
Bulletin No . 37, Tobacco bulletin - Contains information for ~ the pFeparation & culti vation
of tobacco, "TaS issued to meet the demand for information on t his subject.
Bulletin No. 39, Contains exper iments made to find variety of wheat best adapt ed t o
the soil and climat e of this state, and approximate cost of raising wheat .
Bulletin No . 40, Comparison of t hirty varieties of cotton, reporting r esults of different
kinds of cotton experimented with as a variety. test tand· experLment wit h fertili zer.
Bulletin No. 42, Contains the report of exper~ent of cooperative soil-tests experiments
, made by t hirty-six f armer s in different parts of the state, with fertilizers
sent to them from this department .
Bulletin No . 44, This bulletin discusses the experiments conducted in raising tobacco
on the station. His illustr ation shGwing the methods of management of the tobaoco
plant. in the plant bed, and through its entire growth.
t
Bulletin No. 46, Contains ' results of the effect of rye and ensi~age in the yeild of
milk, in the experiments made with the obj ect of crnnparing the effedt of these t wo
feeds .
Bulletin No. 47, This bull etin contains a summary, of eight years experiments in
cultivating eifferent freuits and the conclusions ~eached from careful observations .
Bulletin No. 49, Conta ins experiments of .. ,heat and grasses . These experiment s in
varieties of wheat were begun in 1890. The results of which were published in
Bulleti ns 32 and 39 . It also contains experiments with the Spurny plant, · a forage
pl ant vThich is 11 ttle knovm in the south, but is exciting interest in sections .
.:
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Bulletin No. 51, This bulletin shows the results of experiments with a few leading
varieties 'of vegeat'ables groWn on the station.
'Bulletin No. 52, Contains experiments -with varieties of corn, intercultural experi~
ments with a few leading varieties of 'fertilizer on cotton, and a comparison of
varieties of cotton. '
"
Bulletin No. ~ 54, Contains the results of theexperiments with tobacco conducted in 1893.
ExperL.-nents '
The foliowing is a list of experiments conducted on the station during the year 1892-93.
29 Experiments in grab,
30 II with varieties of (Jotton
24 " with fertilizers on cotton
10 " varieties of tobacco
11 " Varieties of, onion
17 " varieties of sweet potatoes
15 " varieties of Irish potatoes
2 " varieties of cantalopes
rl3 " varieties of ~ watermelo~s
,
:t
1 " Lathgras Sylvestris
8 " grasses
40 If with ootton' cGnducted for Biologist
25 " " " " " Chemist '.
84 " " n '1 " Botanist ~
2 " ,,; " " . " Presdt. of Board of Directors
The f ollowing ShO"1S the experiments conducted at the station for the year 1893 and
up to January 1894 •. ' '
f
15 Experiments varieties of wheat
22 " " " tomatoes
7 ~ " " cabbage
7 " " " Irish potatoes
2 " " '~ ,, - s1.;eet "
7 " fertilizer tests of sweet potatoes
2 II varieties of cantelopes
3 " " " watermelons' ·r"'~V"Ot' ...
60 " g " grasses
42 " of 14 varieties of tobacco
20 " with fertilizers for chemist
86 " corsses of cotton for Botanist
The above experiments were ' en~rusted for, the details of ,management to MI. , James
Clayt on, Asst. Horticulturist, who in addition to his duties in experimental work,
gave instructions regularly to the students in practical labratory .work.
,
The fo1l~iing experiments by my direction were conducted under the management of Mr.
A. F. Cory, Asst. Agriculturist, who in addition to his duties as Asst. Agriculturist,
had charge of the cooperative soil-test work; •
~- f
16 Acres of fall seeded oats
10 ' " " spring-It
. 3 " " fall "
10 " " wheat
20 Acres
5 n
2 II 1* II at "
25 "
3 "
2i "
exr~riment station yellow corn
Clayton .."hi te bread corn
corn f or soiling
variety test of corn
Sorg4mn for soiling
Experiments in cotton
Corn for ensilage
Experiments in Blue grass
Duplicate of Cooperative soil-test .
Ex:,ceriments with fertilizers on ,?orn ,
!
" - II 17 varieties of cotton .
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, ' in rotation which. is designed to be: continued five years . ,
An application dideo cuI tura~ly of 'mi trogen fe r tilizers to cotton, experi.'nent
comparing floats and cottoI.1 seed meal with acid'phosphats and <::otton seed meal .
If " ' ' Co-operative Soil Tests
..!
-During the years 1892-93 and 1893 up to the 1st bf January 1894, experimenters
in the counties named belo.'; were supplied, each with 200 pounds of fertilizers
comp)unded at the station to make ~experiments on different soils, n~ely -
11.utauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Butler, Bullock, qalhoun~ Cherokee, Chilton, Dale,
Elmore, Etowa~, Fayett e, Franklin, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Henry, ' Lauderdale, Lawrence,
Limestone, Lovmdes, "Macon, Madison, Harengo, Harion, Honroe, Morgan, Perry, Pike,
~andolp~: Russell, Shelby, s t Clair, Tallapoosa, ane! ~[ashington:
Distribution of Seed
The following shows the distribution to farmers from June l8~2 to the first of
January 1894. ' 1,000 ,grape roots, 10,000 grape cuttings, 500 raspberrY plants,
- 509 strawberry plants, 2,500 papers 'garden seed; sao papers watermellon seed, '
500 papers cantelope seed, 495 -Paper - tob~cco seed, 50 packages corn and' cotton seed,
20 pkgs. wheat. •
In ~daition to the foregoing distribution made gratis to fa~ers, to each of the
cooperative soi l test experL~enters were s~nt ~ 200 strawberry plants, 25 rooted
grape vines, 12 r aspberry pl ants, and one Package each, watenaelon and canteloupe
seed, field & garden seed.
Donations
The ,U. S. Department of Jl..qriqulture donated to this station 'from June '92 ' to January
'94 tRe fdl10winq seed for e~:,cerL~ent al .purposes,
244 packages of garden seed
,25 " :&;:typtian Cd'tton seed
12 - improved corn
18 " fieid and y,ard grasses
~ 12 " Tobacco seed .
19 " ,iatermel1on seed
8 " canteloupe "
The state Department of Agric~lt~re through its commissioners Hon. H. D. Lane
r " contr~buted as follows: ,
-'165 paqkages of 'g.arden seed.
: ): 4 '" " ~' ..
Mi;~\~~sippi k1ricul tura1 Experi.rllent Station
50 ·pa?kages of grass seed.
w. A. Burfree econtributed
5 packages of garden seed.
, ,
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Northrop, Brazliro, Good\oJYn Co.
2 packages of improved corn
C. E. Haller-Strawberry plants .
H. C. Crittendere
Grape vines and olive trees.
Improvements
Since the bienial re port of 1890-91 - 1892, ' substantial improvements have been
made on t he residence in the way of remOdeling ,and adding. to the same, making ~
it more _commodious as well qs ,more attractive in appearance~ , " .
Much new fencing has Dean done. Old fencing repaired • . New gates built.
"The unsightly fence in front of ' the r~s idence of the Agriculturalist has been
remo"lred and a desirable galvanized vdre fence with iron posts and gates put in
its place. -
The residence of the Assistant horticulturalist has been added to and improved.
The old pebble 'stable, pig pens and other unsightly buildings have been
removed from the front and rebuilt.. 'A new barn conveniently arranged for
seuring the experimental crops, and as a ' labrato~ ~ot students at practical work
has been bunt. Th~ water 'povrer has :O~en improv~d l;>y tlie increase of a wind'1lil.l
witli attaclunents of piPes conveying nl.water to the new oarh, Cattle and 'hogs.
' A mddern tobacco barn with 'curing apparatus has been built to meet tne requirements
in t his iine of station ~ork.
Columbian 'Exposition
In the summer of '92 typical . agricultural soils were collected by my departrdent
for the Columbian 'ExpOsition at Chicago and war,e sent as 'a wrt of the
exhibit .of the Al~ama Experiment St at~on; Duplicates 'of 'these soils were
placed in the }qricultural museum of the A & M College for the purpose of
Class instruction. " •
Farmers Institute
In accordance with the request of Hon. H. D. Lane, Commissioner of Agriculture,
I spent one month of vacation in 1893 in Farmers Institute work, deliverjng
lectures on agricultural subjects to the Farners of the St ate at the following
places: \ Evergreen, Conecuh County, Whilesb~rgh, M~ctison County, Albertsville,
Marshall County, Gadsden, Etovlah County,- Col1in~vil1e, De1(alb CouJ;lty, 'Sc.iittsbaro,
Jackson County, Huntsville, Madi son County, vlooley S.prings, Limestone County,
Elkmont, Limestone County, Athens, Limestone,. County, Rogersville, Lauderdale
County, Lexington, Lauderdale County, Florence, Lauderdale County, Ley ton, Cqlbert
County, Courtland, Lavrrence County. The farmers I s.eerned muoh interested at these
meetings, and the audiences were generally good af-every .place where we held the
institutes.
Farmers Testing Seeds
I 'was reqUested by the Agricultural Department at Washington to furnish names of
farmers in different parts of the State, who ,vere willing to cooperate \"ith the
department in experimenting with foreign cotton and foreign seeds in this state,
with the view of ascertaining such as ,may be suitable to our soil and climate.
In compliance with this request, I ' furnished the names of fifty-two intelligent
farmers in different parts of t he State to carry on tiis experimental work. The
pl an as proposed is to distribute seed direct from the Departnent of Agriculture
at Washington to the farmers. Blanks t o be supplied by the Department, reports
of the experLrnents are to be fo rr...:arded to my deparbnent t o be r evievTed, edited
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in bulleti ns and fo rwarded to t he bepartment at Has hington. This ne\'1 line of work
will increase the duties of t his office . As good results illay · folloTt1 for the benefit
of the Agr i cul turist of the State, i t has been willing by undertaken, in t hi s distri bution
of seed for car rying on experiments with foreign plants and seeds, I sent
special requests that t he D i re ~ tors of ~he Exper iment St ations of the ~ t ate should
be f urnished a supply of seed for a idin~ in this important experfmental work.
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·~periments in Process for 1894
Changes were made in the " pe rs~nnel" of t he St ation January 1st ~894 . Hr. ·James
Clayton, Assistant Horticulturist, who had been connected with t~e station several
years, left J anuary the first to' accept the position of Agricult~rist in the A & M
College of Texas.
Mr . A. F. Cory who acted as assistant Agriculturist for t he ye ar~ 1893, ' and who al so
had charge of the Cooperative ~oil Test experiments, left the St~t ion January 1st
1894. Exper iments commenced which had been entrusted to these two Assistants for
details of management, could npt be carried to successful comple~ion o~ ~ccount of
t heir leaving at t he tL~e they did. For conducting the experiment s for the year
1894, I preferred a full schedule of experiments that I wished c~nducted for the
Agricultural department, on t h? St ation of cotton, corn, and tob~cco , an9. pl aced
t he same J anuary 1st 1894 in t~e hands of t he f arm super intendent whose duty it i s to
cultivate and carry out all the~ experiments . : .
Thi s s chedule cont ained fu~l direc~ns for conducting the experiments, with direc-tions
to have them recorded by t he Clerk of t he Experiment St atlpn. ~
Expenses
The St at ements hereto appended shows t he expenses from 1st of J une 1893 to 1st of
J anuary 1894 as shown f rom t he accounts as kept by Hr . H. B. Frazer, Clerk of the
Experiment Station. ~
Rece i pts ..
Receipts which I hold f rom Mr. E. T. Glenn, Treasurer of t he C o l~ege, show. that I
pai d t o him f r om t he St ation farm from t he f irst of June 1893 uP. to t he -first of
J anuary 1894 the fu~ount of $1075.28/100 dollars .
Current Expenses from June 1st 1893 t o January 1st 1894.
J une 1s t $ 5. 40 Oct. a $ 2. 40 Dec . 23 $ 9.20 .
II 17 1. 63 ,. 8 2. 35 " 23 ':80 . "
" 23 . 70 " 8 . 90 H 29 1. 50 .
II 23 2. 30 " 8 . 60 " 30 1. 95 .
J uly 1st 3. 50 II 8 1. 50
" 11 .85 II 14 1. 25
" 11 5. 00 " 14 1. 25
" 30 11 . 35 . J
292.00 '
" 28 1. 80 Ifov. 2nd 11. 90
" 29 2. 45 " 4 63 . 00
Aug. 5th . 75 " 8 . 68
" 5 17. 55 II 10 . 95
" 19 . 40 II 10 2. 99
" 24 1. 75 " 10 2. 25
Sept . 2nd 31.56 " 10 35. 62 .... ;"' .
" 2 7. 05 II 10 . 50
" 15 . 50 Dec . 9th 1 .. 00
" 16 2 . 60 " 9 33 . 67
" 16 2. 00 II 9 3. 50
" 16 ill. 00 " 9 . 30
" 25 . 20 II 14 2.70
II 23 1. 00 " 16 5. 00
Oct . 2nd 5. 40 " 23 5. 00
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. ,L Labor Account f rom June 1st- 1893 to January ist 1894
June 3 . $ 27 . 00 - Oct. 7 21 . 38
" - 10 21 . 75 Oct 14 20 . 94
" 17 28. 50 " 21 23.82
" 24 33 . 60 ", 28 18. 60
. " 30 69 . 20 " 31 62 . 00 'Ju1y' 1 24.90 Nov 4 16,. 99
" 8 · 32 . 70 H 11 ' 16 . 35
H 15 12 . 30 n 18 14. 10
" 22 22 . 20 " 25 17 . 58
" 29 24. 60 " 30 ~2 . 00
:f " 29 70 . 00 Dec 2 12 . 00 "
Aug 5 29 . 70 " 9 12 . 60
" 12 28 . 20 " 1'6 10 . 80
" 19 19 . 20 " 23 46 . 64 ..
" 26 29 . 40 ,II 23 6. 30
" 31 62 . 00 " 30 9. 05
j- Sept 2 26 . 40 942 . 03
" 9 25 . 57
" 16 ' 18. 16
" 23 23 . 08
" 23 638. 46
" 30 26 . 44
" 30 62 . 00
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Building Fund Account from June 1st 1893 to January
July 29 1. 00
II 29 1. 25
Aug. 4 25 . 00
" 10 8. 50
n 26 11. 44
" 30 2. 00
Sept. 15 34. 65
II 23 5. 00
" " ( 6 . 25 )~ From current account
" n (156 . 001 " labor "
" 27 13 . 75 .
n 27 3. 4.0 . C
" 27 3. 40 .
" 30 7. 50 .
" 30 49 . 44
Oct 28 4. 80
" 28 7. 48
Nov 2 10S.05
II 18 2. 62
" 18 3. 33
" 24 4. 80
456 . 66
Recommendations
Equipment for Class Work
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I t is important t hat my department in College, should be suppl ied with suitable
. apParat us for ClaSs instruction. ~he need of this is apparent, and my department
is behind other scientific departments in t his respect. ' The Board at its
meeting l ast-June allowed $500 f or equi ping in part the Agricultural museum for
Class work by' mistake t his amount was used by the Professor of Biology for t he
General College museum. I think t he amount of $l,OOO is needed for this purpose
at this time, I therefore request that you will ask- for $1,000 appropriat i on for
equipment of my department for Class instruction •.
Practical Labratory Work.
As I stated in t his report under college work, the practical instructi on of the
agricultural students on the station farm had to be discontinued owing, to the f act
that no arrangement had been made for carrying it on. As I have not had control of
the St ation f arm since t he first of last January, it is desirable t hat this be
remedied and provisions made for the Agricultural students to receive practical
labratory instruction on the station f arm as was formally done .
The St ation f arm is as important as a labratory for educational instruction of t he
students in Agriculture, as t he chemical or any other labra.tory in college is to
the professors in charge of it, and without t he control and complete management
of t he Station f arm t he Professor of Agriculture cannot give the practical
l abr atory inst r uction to students, which is promised in t he Catalogue and which
parents expect t heir sons to have, who are taking the agricultural course of study;
I r e commend t hat competent assistance be furnished to take charge of the classes
at pr act ical l abr atory work on the farm at the station. Assistant employed for
this pur pose should be capable not only in performing t he services mentioned, but
should daily t ake full not es of all the experiments conducted on the station by
the diffe renct departments; should give as much time as possible to the coope r ative
soil test experiment work as he can by ' studying out places for conducting this
work, preparing and shipping fe r tilizers to the soil test men, donducting correspondence
with them and aid in the wo r k of the station in every way that may be
requir ed; a part of his duty of his duty should be to make accurate reports of
all the experiment al 1'lork, and give as much t ime as pos s ible towards aiding in
making up reports of all t he experimental lnvestigation and r esults and a id in
carefully editing t he cooperative soil test bulletins and other bulletins to be
issued from this department.
I.
Inventory
The Inventory showing what I t urned over to Mr. T. ' U. Culver farm:'superintendent
1st of Jan. 1894 accompanies t his report.
Respectfully
Alex. J . Bondur ant
May 26th 1894.
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Report of FalLn Superintendent
Alabama P.qi:l . Expt . St ation
Auburn, ,Ala . June 1894
Dr. Wm. LeRoy Broun, Pres . 1
Dear Sir:
Find herewith In, entory of Stock and Forage Tools etc. on
hand on the St ation, July 1st 1894. I have also t he honor of submitting t he following
report of work done since Jan . 1st and also what is now in progress.
, Repairs
On taking charge of t he f arm J a~u ay 1st 1894, I f ound the fences in bad condition,
particularly t he back fence on the di viding Une. I tore dO'tm and made new 1272
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-.yards of f ence , reg1ll.rlng 4 wires and 'O,ne ).2 i n9h pa~'e plank the entir~ length.
R.epaired 1468 yards fence by putting in new pos,ts ·and ne .. ; 12 inch base plank in
300 yards f fence . Made and put up 5 . new gates , wagon drive .ddth. Built 8 pig
styes and a pl ank -fence encl osure attached to each for Dr. Cary's feeding
experiment . Laid out 100 ft . iron piping for condu~tipg water to- pig styes .
Painted windmilL ~d tank . Moved 2 two- ro.om houses and rebuilt them into one
tI'lO room house for servants •. Building 2 new t wo- room houses for s~ryants,
moved one old framed house and rebuilt it on the farm house lot for slviage and
shelter, made Hexagon table around t he Mulbury tree ~t Tank. 4La~m ' benches
at tank. Made and pai nted (two coats paint and prints dipped in carbolemiun)
r 1250 Lobels 2i f t . by 3 inches ~ll of heart print . Cost of lunID~r for fencing,
labels, pig styes, a $700 per hundred 114, 53.
CrQP in ~ltivation
25 acreas in oats
2 " " rye
50 " II corn
50 " It peas
22 II " cotton
2 II " sw~et pbtatt'e~
2 " " melons ,
1 " " sorghum (cut once)
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Experiments in Small Grain
5 acreas in oats, planted in winter of '93
1 " "rye" It" ,,~
3 " " . wheat " "" ""
Ii acres
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1 It
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Corn Experiments
rotation experiments
nitrogen "
Comparison of fertiljzers
Soil-test experiment
Variety te~t
applied at different time
CottaR Experiments
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acre
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1 tt
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1 It
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Intercultural
fertilizer Experiment
Comparison of Fertilizers
(Divided i nto 2 plots) comparison of fertilizers applied
at different tL~es)
comparison ~f flOAts of acid phosphato
45 varieties of ",crossed cotton"
Foreign and domestic cotton
Variety test
Foreign Cotton
Experiment with peas
, Grasses
It Acres Texas Blue Grass t " Foreign & Domestic Grasses
Pea.n uts i Acrep -' 2 variet'ies
Sugar Beet ! acre "
Rice
1/8 acre kil1ed 'Qy March ·freeze '
Pig Feeding •
8 pigs - from 7 mos. to 1 yr. old. . Commenced this Experiment
April 28th under Dr: Cary • •
Tobaeco
2 acres Variety _& Fertilizer Experiments
HORTICULTURAL DEPARTI~NT
At the beginning of the year, this department was in a very bad condition,
many trees and vines having dieci and many others in an unhealthy 'state.
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The vineyard on the ·south side which' was set out in 1889 'had- so badly died out
that it was not worth keeping up unless replanted anew, hence it was deemed
better to discard it, 'and transplant the few living vines in the missing places
in the vineyard on the north ' side. To complete filling out the missing places
and to add a small one to this vineyard 190 grape vines,asoorted varieties, were
brought and set out. A like condition existed among the pear, apple, and pl um
trees, the mortuary being heavy,many of the pear" and' apple trees have succumbed"
to the blight, and at thi s time the disease has not abated.
The foi1owing fruit trees were boUght and planted: Pears 20, App1'es· 24,. Peaches
3O, ' Plums 95. A donation of 6 Peach Trees was made, making number 36; The Pe ach~
orchard is in better condition than other portions. of the orohard, a very few
trees having died. .
I have taken pains to increase the strawberries, 1313 plants set out, .consisting
of 22 varieties, 1350 peach seedlings plants were taken up and transplanted for
budding purposes, which can be done from our choicest fruits.
5604 Grape cuttings we,re put out
1251 Raspberry plants
50 ' Goo se Berries
200 Black Black Berries
215 Fig Cuttings
lGO Raspberry Cuttings
400 Quince
90 Pear Grafts
Experiments in .Irish Potatoes, and Garden- vegetables generally are being carried
on. The freeze of March 25th killed out some varieties and it was impossible to
replace the seed.
Dairy Department
No experiments have been conducted in this department, the milk is sold daily
to custom9rs in tQ~,now milking five cows. Product last month,i42 Gals.
stock Employed
2 horses rented from me
2 mules belonging to station
One of my horses died on June 2nd but will endeavor to complete the crop with the
three head.
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Condi tion of Crop
Corn though small from backward spring is in a growing condition, healthy, and
with ordinary seasons from now on, the yield will be satisfactory. Cotton was
retarded by the late cold spells and in consequence is small " for the time of
year. The stand is fair, and culture good. Oats yield will be " good.
Forage, Etc.
lVhen the inventory was made Jan. 1st, corn, oat~, and fodder were not measured
and weighed, but the quantity estimated • • This ~stimate ha~ proven incorrect,
for instance, inventory calls for 206 bushels of corn, when there were not
exceeding lSb bushels, for 50 bushels oats, there were 37i, 360 bushels
cotton seed, there were "260, and a proportional falling off in, hay, fodder and
shuckS. Hence, I was forced to buy about 120 dollars worth of feed, not contemplated.
Also, the inventory showed 15 tons of ensilage out of which I used
one ton, the ballance being rotten, and completely worthless.
"
The veterinary surgeon' advised that it be not used. '
I think it proper to mention that from the stock feed consumed, I have fed one
horse and one cow belonging . to myself,being authorized to do so by the Board of
Control. .'
Expenses
For current expenses, I have certified bills amounting to $1377. 61, from Jan.
1st to June 1st. ",
Mr. Frazer. finds on comparing with the Treasura;account that there are various
amounts certified to by officers of the college and charged ' to experiment st~tion,
not knowing anytQ.ing about this, the.se amounts were not returned on our book6. .
Besides some bills made last year - latter part - were not preseuted by outside
parties to the Treasurer, until after Jan. 1st which bills starrl as expenses
from Jan. 1st • .
Labor
I have spent for labor 476.22 including several accountsOKed by Col. Bondurant
on Tobacco work.
Farm Products
~
Receipts from sale of Farm Products show $220 . 59 from Jan. 1st to ,June 1st •.
1'lants
The two- horse wagon is badly worn and will soon have ~ to be replaced with a new
one .
One-horse wagon almost worthless and a wagon of this kind is ve~J much needed.
Milk cart -worn out, and a new one needed.
One new wheel barrow needed. A general.line of plowsr hoes, etc. needed.
Several articles in the line of carpenter's tools are badly needed. An assortment
of nails is needed. The front fe nce on the street is in bad condition,
unsightly. I ask your attention to this,
Hr. G. 'H. Hollyfield, t he Horti cul turist, has proven himsel f to be a very valuable
man in his Department and has been studiously industrious 'in advancing the
interest of the station.
Mr. Frazer has done his work well in keeping a correct record of all things,
conducting correspondence, etc ~ , and when necessary has been a reaqy and willing
helpe~ in as~isting Farm and ,Experiment work.
Both gentlemen 'have 'been k~pt busy ~a~d at all t~s have been willing to c~operate
wi~h me for the go~ . of the Station.
Respectfully submitted
T. U. Culver
Farm Superintendent
Supplement
Dr. W. L. Broun
..... Dear Sir:
~ I ~ Qmitted the following,which please annex to 'my report .
Donations
The following seeds, plants, etc. , were mailed during the year to residents of
the state:
66 packages of watermelon seed
48 packages of cantaloupe seed
45 packages of okra seed
147 packages of tobacco seed
11 packages of grass seed
17 quarts of cotton seed
24 bundles of asparagus sets
1 bundle of raspberry -sets
1 bundle of fig cuttings
2000 tobacco plants
Donations (to the Station)
47 sacks .of Asstd Grass, cotton and other seed, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
1 peck UID010Wn pea - Mr. Bass
12 packages garden seed - Burpee & Co .
6 peach trees - Farmers Nursery Co . - Tadmor Co . , Montgomery, Ala .
Lot of Hedge Plants - Christ" s Thorn - 11r. Caldwell
200 yds. SWiss Moss - ¥!I'. G. "T. Hollyfield
1 Weeder & Cultivator by Zachariah Breed.
1 Ton Phosphate, By Ashapoo Fertilizer Company.
100 Currant Plants by Mr. T. vI. Cullers
Tobacco Beds
Two Tobacco Beds, One in the woods' and the. other at the Tank were sown in 11
varieties s'eed. Cost of preparing Beds about $16.00 • . .
Expense Account for Experiments, Crops, Etc.
A daily account is kept of the expense of labor devoted to each experi.lTlent or
crop., and all cost of conducting 'experiments and different· crops in the way of
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fertilizers, labor, etc., ar~ charged to the same . ~~en a crop or experiment ·
is completed an accurate statement of the cost can be rendered.
.. Labeling ',' r
Much pains was taken in correctiy l abeling all eJqSsrin1ents, crops, etc. , to
correspond in quantity and quality with the records - and over 1200 labels have
been :iritten on and put out to indicate the various plantings, etc.
Library of the A & M College
Auburn, Alabama, June 10th, 1895
Respectfully submitted,
T. U. Culver
Farm Superintendent
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The Board of Trustees of the A & M College met in annual se-58i0n in the Library
.of the said College on the .10th .day of June, 1895, at 3 o'clock P.M.
On call of the Roll they were found to be present.
His ExcellertcyWffi. C. Gats, Presiding -
J . G. Gilchrist 2nd Dist.
I . F. Culver 3rd Dist.
H. Cl~ Armstrong 3rd Dist .
Thomas Williams 5th Dist.
J. A. Bilbro 7th Dist.
C. C. Harris 8th Dist.
R. H. Duggar 9th Dist.
The President of the College made his annual Report and on motion of 1'1r. Harris,
it was referred to a special committee consisting of Messrs. Harris, Bilbro _
and Williams.
By Mr. Harris - Resolved: That the Degrees as recommended by the Faculty be
conferred.
By Mr. Armstrong - Resolved: . That ,the President is author ized to grant to
John A. Wills, a member of the present Senior Class a Diploma upon the approval
and recommendation of the Faculty.
The Treasurer of the College made his annual report, and the ·same was, on
motion, of Mr. Armstrong, referred to the Committea on Finance.
Mr. Armstrong read a letter from Mr. , Rich, the member from the 1st .Dist., expre
ssing great regret at his inability to meet with. the Board at its present
session.
Mr. Armstrong read application of the Y.M. C.A. asking that a suitable room
furnished with chairs, etc. , be $et apart for the use of said' Association,
and the matter was, on motion of }1r. Harris, referred to the Faculty for such
action as they may dee~proper.
On motion of Mr. ' Harris, the Board adjourned until 9 o'clock tomorrow morning,. |
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1894 [pdf for printing]: Board Minutes of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of AlabamaAuburn University (formerly Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama); Board of TrusteesMinutes of the Board of Trustees meetings held in 1894278.
By' Mr. C"·:-.O-; .::'Harris: Resolved that all fees for analysis shall be turned over
te the ~reasurer of the College with ~ itemized statement of the same . ' ADOPTED
By Mr • . Culver: Resolved that the claim of Mrs. Dunklin be referred to a committee
consistingrof Messrs. Harralson, Armstrong, Ligon, and E. T. Glenn, with the •
request that they investigate the same, -and if in t heir judgment the claim i'5 just
and aquitable they are hereby authorized to pay the principal of said claim.
AroPTED · .
By Mrl Bilbro Resolved that T. vi. Culver be elected farm. superintendent at a
salary of .six huhdred dollars per annum. with privilege of garden, potatoe patches,
keep of ~o."horse, anq ~rivileg~~ ~qr use ' of fruit for his family. ADOPTED.
By I1r. Rich: Resolved that the sum of one thousand dollars be and the 'same is
hereby approprited as a contingent fund to the Board of visitors to the Experiment
st?-'!iion to be expended by them in any mumer that in their judgment may be needed
to promote the interests ~d efficiency of' the said station. ADOPTED. '.
By Governor Jones, Resolved that the matter relating to the safe now in possession
of the A & M College, and claimed by the commission of agriculture, and the purchasing
of th~ same De referred' ,to the' Executive Committee with power act . .AlXlPI'ED.
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By Mr . Armstrong: Reso.lved that I t he surne of two thousand dollars be appropriated
f or the purpose of erecting buildings and providing equipment for the department
of Veterinary Science and that the location for said buildings be left \vith the
Board of Visitors to Experiment Station. ADOPTED .
On motion of Mr. C; C. Harris. the Board' adjourned.
Library of the A & M College
Auburn , Alabama
June 11th, 1894
The Board of Trustees of the A & M College met in annual session in the Library
of the College on the 11th day of June 1894 at 10 0' clock a.m.
On calling the roll, they were found to be present:
3rd Dist . - loir. Culver
3rd Dist. - Mr. Armstrong
4th Dist. - Mr. Haralson
5th Dist. ~ Mr. DOl'l'dell
7th Dist. - Mr. Bilbro
8th Dist. - Mr. Harris
9th Dist. - Mr . Duggar
Absent: His Excly. Gov. Thos . G. Jones; :J . G. Harris, State Supt . Education;
Messrs. Rich, Gilchrist, and Sman.
On motion of ¥~ . Armstrong, ¥~. Haralson was called to the Chair.
The President made his annual report which \<Tas as follows:
TO THE TRUSTEF,s OF A & H COLIEGE
Sirs:
I have the honor to report that the session of 1893-94 was more prosperous than
the financial depression of the country gave reason to anticipate . The member
J
of st ude.nt s that matriculated d:uring the session viaS 256, including 14 graduate s,
40 seniors, 33 juniors, 59 sophomores, 54 freshIDen, and ~36 special and irregUlar
students, and 20 sub- freshmen.
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The faithful instruction given by the faculty has bee~ generally .responded to by
diligence on the part of the stUdents.
The college has been blessed during the year with excellent health and freedom
from contagious diseases. One sad accident occurred on the 6th of May, in the
death, by drowning, of Cadet James A. Bardia of Cuba, \iho had entered College to
study mechanical engineering. • The material. improvenent s made during the year
\iere the completion of the barn and tobacco house at the experiment station, and
the building of the electrical and veterinary laboratories on the college campus,
and the construction of a large cistern to give a supply of water to both boilers
and laboratories. The buildings were much needed by the co liege and add greatly
to its efficiency.
Cost of veterinary Laboratory
Cost of Barn .
Cost of tobacco house
Cost of Electrical Laboratory
Finqnces
$1944. 50
i8l8. 25
488. 56
2177 . 12
..,.
I reSpectfullY 'callthe,attention of the Board to the possibl~ contingency of
the College being in 'future deprived of a portion of the funds hitherto received
from the state Agricult1ll:al Department.
The income from this source has largely aideq th~ ~ m~terial development ' of . Ag~iculture
and the Mechanic Arts, for_ the promot~on of .which it was appropriated.
The c~nditions upon which this fund is given, is tpat fertilizers sol~ in the
state shall be analyzed by the College free of charge. This has been faithfully
done, and refularly reported to the Commissioner of AgricUlture . ' .
In view of the probability that this fund may be diminished it would be Wise not
to anticipate its continuance in disbursements, .but to condition the appropriations
made from t his fund supject to their receipt by the trE';lasurer.
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Prudence also demands that there should be considered the probability that an
effort will be again made in the legislat\lre to reduce the interest now paid on
the original endOWMent fund. .
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The proceeds arising from the sale of the public lands donated to the state of
Alabama by the general· government under the A~t of Congress, July 2nd, ,1862,
were , investec?- in 1872 'in staterbonds bearing 8% interest. By the .Act of Congress
the proceeds are required to be invested~ in ,~ecuri:ti~s bearing not less than
5% interest-. Since tl;le organization of.. the Colleg, in 1872 it has annually
received 8% interest on the proceeds and to the. payment of this' interest, by
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act of the legislature lithe faith and credit of the the state are forever pledged. "
Should the ' income of the c.ollege be reduced both by withdrawing a portion of
the proceeds of the . Sta~e Depar tment of Agricul:ture now received, and also by
a reduction of the interest on the original endowment, the serious contraction
thereby produced would' result in much injury 'to the institution, and to the
cause of teclmical e£- t,eeliRi:el!l~ educ~tiol1 in the i tate. For a college devoted to
teaching the sciences, and their applications, requires a much larger income to
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perform itl? works properly, than an illstit-ution devoted 'to' literary subject's.
I therefore recommend that a commit tee be appointed to -have ch8.rge of the interests
of the college in the next legislatUre, to make known its present requirements and
its future possibilities in relation to the 'developments of the state if liberal~
sustained.
~?gre~s ~ Departments
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The builqing and partially equipping ther dyt}a1Ilo 'house of the Electrical .Laboratory
have l, argely ,increased its facilities f, or instruction• .
It l\as now two engines and a "separate b<?ile~ ~th ~ight, dYnamos illustrating
different constructions.'
The rapid growth of the application of electricity to industrial p~rsuits ' demands
that t.l).is department shall armually receive appliances illustrating recent
impr ovements. It has grown rapidly, having a course of study that has proved
attractive to students, and ,now has 38 students in the course. ~
Special application is made by 'the professor for additional appliances :tha:t will
cost $800. Recent improvements in electrical generators render it very desirable
that the appropriation be granted, if possible.
Mechanical Engineerlng~ which is associated in t.he course of study wi tli electrical
engineer1ng, is an outgrowth of the department of mechanic' arts and under the
faithful and competent direction of the profesSor in charge, rhas"expanded and grown
in importance. There were this year 168 students in mechanic arts and 31 in the
higher coUrse of mechanic~l · ehgineering . Whenever funds are available there is
recomn~nded the' construc~ion of an atlditional bui lding -for a ,SpeCial laboratory
and drawing room fQr the use of students in ' the"higher classes of this department.
It is also recommendea that the faithful services of the professor in charge be
recognized by an increase in his salary Whenever the funds-a t your tlisposal
will perm,it.
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The laboratory of veterinary' sCiel;1ce, : constructed during the year, has been'
partially equipped ~ It cont alilns a lecture room office, and musuem, operating
room and hospital ward for animals, ~nd other special laboratory rooms.
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The f'ree~linics, c'onducted every Saturday, - has proved popular and valuable. to .
the community adjacent, and also instructive to the students'. During the year,
over 300 cases were treated by the officer in charge.
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If ;I?ermanent atT~gem:ents could be made f or the professor 'in cha-rge to deliver
annU:ally a short cOlirse of lectures' at each-of the A'griculturBl schools, -as well
as in other sections of, tbe state, ' iriformation' of practical value 'to the farmers
would be more widely disseminated; As t.af as possible this has been done, and
wi th your approval will be' continued.
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In fact it would be far better were the position of State Veterinarian established
i1). connection' wi ~ 'the state ·department 'Of Agriculture , ' and the time of
the office diVided between the work of the college a-rii the state. .. -- . ,. -... . - ~
At my suggestion some experiments have' been conducted' on feeding hogs by the
veterinarian at the ExPeriment Station, 'and; With yOlJX approval:;' all experili'lEmts
relating to the care and. food or" farm. animals will be placed under his charge. '
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The departmeI}t o~ Chemistry under the charge of Prof. _B. J? Ross, who was
elec-ted to the pos~tion made vacant by the deatH Of Dr. 'Lupton, has been
judiciously and successfully ,conducted. He has ,under his charge in the chemic~l
laboratory .51 s ttfden.t $, and ~in general and indust.r ial chemistry Ill.
1st Assistant L. W. Wilkerson resigned at' the ' begInning of the session. His
place was supplied, with the ,approval of .the executive _copmdttee, by the ,
appointment of R. E •. Noble~ with a salary-of $1, 000. ' . .
As nearly all the improvements in Agriculture have been due to investigations
in chemistry, it is of the first importance that the chemist of the experiment
station should be, not o~ an arlalyst, but also . well versed 'in the literature
of Agricultural Chemistry, and .familia~ witH the "solved and unsolved problems
of Agriculture. I therefore recommem: that either the office of Chemist d-f the
Experiment Station be established, or that such assistance in laboratory instruction
be given, as will enable the professor ,of Chemistry to perform the duties
of Chemist to the Station. - ,- ,
I also recommend, for the purpose of encouraging meritorious young m~, that there
be ~stablished with a portion of the f"Und.s received from ~he state department
of Agriculture, Agricultural Scholarships to" be awarded by the faculty, under
proper restrictions, to young men of merit; who may need asSistance to complete
their education. . - ,
Term of Office
In accor.dance With your-' order passed 'at the meeting held 'in }~ontgOITiexy ' Sept.
7th,- 189':3, the term of office for which the follOwing profEfssors Were elected
expire,s with the close o'f this session. < , ,..,
The Professor of Electrical Engineering
The Professor 9f Hi,story and L~tin
The 'professor r:5.f Agrl.culture was elected Jan. 13th, 1892. '
Experiment Station ,
In compliance With your orders, "On the first· of January, assistants James. Clayton
and A. F. Caxy pet ired from the Experiment Sta~ion, and T. U. Culver took
charge of the farm, as farm superintendent and G. W. Holyfield as gardener.
The officers of the station, in accordance with tne order adopted at the last
annual II,leeting of the Trustees, ' approved a plan of experimentation for the guid-ance
of the 'farnl superintendent, , I am confirmed in mY opinion .. that the '
present .organization is not adapted 'for c,onducting accurately s.cientific: ex- ,
perimen~ation in Agriculture, and hence not adapted to comply With the provisions
of the law establishing"the station. _ . . ' , ,
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As organized at preseI\t, we m.ay h;ave -,g(?od farming, and g,oo.d gardening,. but the
station w. as not established for farm.ing, ,but .for s ci.e ntific experimen~ation.
Again, as organized at present the students in agriculture 'are deprived of the
educational advantages of agricultural anf horticultural work rin the ' field and
garden~ constituting as they do the ~aboratory of the ProfesSor of Agriculture,
and. furthermore, as now organized, the important work of coope~ative ,exper:ilnentation
in different section:s of the state- i ,s not provided for.
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I therefore recommend that the Exper:iln~n~ station 'be organized 'in accordance '
with the plan generally adopted in other states, and as it was fonnally organized
here, that is, that the professor of Agriculture be also agriculturist
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of the EX:perimept Stat:lon; a,rid nave charge " of th~station farm, and be respon-sible
for its generalrnanagem~nt, lind, for the experiments made, and that all
subordinates cormec.ted ,with th,e . farm be sUDjec~ .to h~s ' direction. The,re should
be one head wno snould be responsible for the experimentation; and for the
preparation of the bulletins ,relating thereto.
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The position is one of great ' responsibility with ;aried duties -and~ of large
possibilities in benefitting agriculture in the state ~ but diff:lcult to fill
satisfactor~._ ... ,i.J .::. " ,
I also recormilem that t~e name Board;,jof :visiior~, ~ -:r~fer:ring "to the iommittee
of Truste~es on the EXperiment Stat:l.on-;-be c'hanged to Comm;ittee on Experiment
Station;' and that the P.resident of the College . be , ~lJ.vited 'to confer with said
Committee. ' .
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And further, that the name 'Board of Dir~ction ' referring to the professors
who are officers of the station, be changed to ptation ~ounciI .
A'plot has beeh -set asid~ ' on the f~ ~for a botanicii garden, and placed under
. the Qharge of tne' Professor 'of Botany. This will -no do~bt prove of _educat~onal .
value to the students, arid of benefi-t to the st'ate-by the ' introducU-on of . , ~. . J-foreign
grasses and plants of value.
It is now two years since by your action young women were adroi tted to the
privileges of the college, and it is gratifying to note that the experiment
of coeducation, as conducte,d ,here" has proved eptirely, $at~sfq.ctor.y, tho:ugh
it is "to-De regretted .:that a larger number "o.:L youI)g wOlTlEiln has not taken advan:'
tage of the' oppor~uhitynere offered for ~higher education. 'To tne itudents ' : ~
in the higher classes their presence ba's be'en elevat1ng, -and their excellent
ex~~ple of close and successful study has been ~, ~spiration , to ~ett~~ work.
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In several instances they have ranked with' thehighest in their classes, thus
proving that scholarship, by .their presence, .has not been degraded, but rather
elevated. . '- . , .
I recommend that an appropriation of $200 be made to furnish a room to be used
exclusively by the yoUll& wOIl).en, as . their .asembly room ,or study room, when not
engaged in Collegiate exercise,s. "' , . ,
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• !,o'~t:-1J~~duate Scho~~tl;sb.i'ps
Four years ago there was ~stablished t.he policy of 'awarding. tc? "'mer~tprious
graduates, . scnola,rsnips 'with an- income qf '$29) :-eac' l, the .condition o,f:renW:e .
being that the student:· should. rende;r assistance in instruc tiol)~ or o tne,rwise,
four hours each day, if required,'" and should also en-c-er upon a po st gradwa te
course of study. This system, while not dimimshing but rather increasing, "
the work of the profes~r.s, hal3 proved of very great value to the college, not
only in attracting' students "'01 mature years in . the higher blasses, who have
thereby adVanced scholarship and' are giving reputation to tlie institution, but
also in . rendering in~trt+ction ,I!lQre ef.ficient, by making possible a subdivisionof
the larger -classes.. In this· ww 'a maxinnun .amount- ,of efficienCy is. secure'd,
at a min:i:m'llIl,l cost, for~ both'" t)le t 'eacher and the taught .are benef~p... I c,on- .
s_ider ·the amount:.: eJqJended in tltese gr~auate ' scholarshipQ of ,far -moFe. , value to
the ins~itution than an equal amount paid to a. professor, hence I recommend
that they be continuea arid that all clerical work of the college, where assistance
is required be done by post-graduates. .
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PhySiqal Culture
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At -the ~resent time, in educational institutions gene r~~, much attent ion i s
paid -to' physic'al -.cu1ture , a.nd in many colleges expensive and ' .. wl1 equipped -
gymnasium buildings ·are ~provided, and. physical training, under the charge of. a
professor made a part of the academic course. • . ,
Our students have, in a meastllJe supp1ied.!t.he "deficiency existing here,. by
partially equipping the large room' in the' fourth story of the college building,
and by engaging in field athletics. '
Open field contests between college classes, ~and intercollegiate contests of
athletic games, have been permitted and encouraged, as promoting valuable
physical discipline and cUlt~vat:lng a: manly spirit. ".13ilt this r ph7Si~al
training in games and athletic exercises has alwaYs been made subordinate
and auxiliary to the mental and moral training that constitutes the chief purpose
of the college.
I recommend that a gymnasium building be oonstructed and equipped whenever funds
are available.
Drill Ground s
The present tactics requires for the drill a much JArge]; d:ci1~ gro,und ... than
was formally used. That portion of the campus avai1a.ble for the purpose is
contracted, irregular and ill suited by its .unevenness. It 'can be ' great~
improved by proper grading. To partial~ fill the intervening depression from
the surrounding elevations by grading will cast $1000. r -.An appropriation from
funds that may be available for this purpose, is reconnnended. '
Should the grounds be properly graded incresed interest and consequent improvement,
'both in military and athletic exercises would result, to the general bene£it of
the college.
Library
The library has been 1argely: used as a reading room by the students, . having
been kept open seven hours each d~ . The record shows that ),175 books have
been withdrawn during the year. -, It receives regularly 88 periodicals, embracing
many of the ,principal scientific and literary journals published in this and
other countries, all of vThich ' are accessible to the students. 721 volumes
were added during the past year. It now contains 5,235 volumes. One of the
adjoiniI"l..g rooms is . ,used as the" Expe'riment Station library and contains 1,581
volumes and about · Booo pamphlets, referring to agriculture andits' related
sciences. Another adjoining room is used as a depository for the pub1iaations
by the general government and contains 2000 volumes, including many valuable
volumes of scientific, historical, and statical character, making in all nearly
9000 volumes. '
Report to the Legislature
Tfie report required to be made to the Legislature is necessarily biennial and
I, embr aces the vlork of th~college for ' the- two .preceding years. This report is
pr epared by the President from the reports of the different officers and transmitted
to the Governor in time to:~be pr,inted before the meeting of the Legislature
. Unless otherwise ordered it will be prepared and forwarded to the
Governor by next September.
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I hereWith present the special reports of 2the professors, in each department, embracing
a statement of the work done, and the appliances- required, with an inventory
of equipment and supplies now belonging to the college, and also an
itemized account of the expenditures • . - .. '
An examinatiQn of" the report shows that the aggregate amount of fund~ ~sked for by
all the' departments for increased facilities for i1a5truetion in sCience -and i 1;s
applications, amounts to $11,830.
"Degrees
The
For l-faster of Science .
Robert Lee Bivins, Nicholas Barnett Marks, Clarence William Daugette, Hampton
Knox Miller, James Buhrman Espy, '.utie L. QUaintance, Thomas Litohfield Kennedy,
Joel Franklin Webb.
For Civil Engineer:
Massey Robert Burton, H. H. Smith .
For Electrical and Mechanical Engineer:
John Henry Holt, .Walter Merritt Riggs.
For Bachelor of Science:
George Smith Anderson,
Champe Seabury 6ndrews
Kate Conway Brojfn
James Vandiver Brown
Greene Wattey Carlisle
James Archibald' Duncan
Julius CouTree Dunnam
Charles DunlCW
Ogden Ellery Edwards
Robert Cherry FOY .
Frederick Almet .Fulgum
Charles Gordon Greene
Crosland Clarence Hare
Augustus J . Harris
Arthur ifilliam Holstun.
Jessee Drewry Lane .
Sydney Leach
Willie Gertrude Little
June 15th, 1894
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William DeLamar Clayton
Rosebury Covington Conner .
Palmer Payne Daugette
Rufus Thomas Dorsey
Waverly Goode Duggar
Paul ' Pratt McKeown
Herman Meislahn ..I
Peyton .Herndon Moore
William \iashing Moo re
Peter Preer
Samuel Arthur Redding
John' Pres~ey Slaton
Margaret. Kate Teague
Jack Thorington
Graham GOlson Vaughn
Frahk Atkinson Vernon
Rinaldo Greene Wi~liams
Arthur Zachariah Wright
Respec.ttully submitted
" WIn; LeRoy Broun
On motion of Mr. Culver the report of t he Pres~dent was referred to a committee
consisting of Messrs. Harris, Bilbro and Dowdell.
By t1r. C. C. Harris:
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Resolved: That the Degrees recommended by the President in his Report be severally
conferred upon the young ~adies and gentleman therein named.
The Treasurer made reportr as follows :
Report of Treasurer for the year 1893-1894, Ending June 1st, 1894.
To Balance
To Amount from state Treasurer
'I'o Library
To Incidental
To General Expense Diplomas. act.
To House Rent
To Surgeon
By amount paid salaries
II " "printing
" " II fuel
II " "stationery
" " "po s~age ~
II " "servant hire
II II 11 gene ra1 expense
ENOOW1:1ENT FUND
Receipts
Disbursements
" " II commencement expense
II II II grounds _
" II "mili tary
II II "mechanic arts
" " "trustees a..c"1d reC'Ord
" " "library
II II II
$ 1J7 ~18
~ 20280'~ oo
499. 46
l082 ~ ~
184. 56
133. 33
1072. 50
$17949~96
350 . 00
329.15
52~10
282. 84
362. 00
863. 87
191 ~ 90
9O ~ 70
144~ 15
775~ 60
402. 60
499 . L~6
1072 . ~
$23389. 53
surgeon'
Balance . 22. 70 $23389. 53
AGRIQULTURAL FUND
To balance
To amt. from state treasurer
To farm products - Balance
. Receipts
To fam products since Jan. 1st 1893 & sale of stock
To mechanic arts
To Chemical
To Electrical Engineering
To Veterinary Science
To Analysis
To Current Expense - Expt. station
$ 82)3. 96
6976. 20
1011. 40
1337. $4
62. 05
54. 90
4. 90
7 ~ 25
120. 00
50 $17778. 70
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Disbursements
By amt. paid building Langdon Hall $ 147. 89
" " " n Barn 1819. 25
If "- " " Tobacco House 488. 56 II " ." fI Dynamo House 2l77. l2
" " II " Veterinary 1194. 50
" " " " Cistern 998.11
II II " " and Repairs - Expt. Station 680 ~ 95
II " " Salaries - 2l20. 97
" " II Current Expense Expt. St a. 793. 61
" " fI Mechanic Arts 843. 13
" " " Printing 298 .04
" II " Chemical 745. 79
" " fI Electrical Engineering 1037. 80
" II " Physics 526. 63
" " " Plant Laboratory ,)02. 06
" " " Biology - 580.19
" " " Botany 308. 85
" " " Traveling Expenses of Profs. ~ . 87
II " fI Insurance 376. 72
" " " Veterinary 404. 40
" Balance $17778. 70
1-10RRILL FUND
Receipts
To Balance
To Amount from state Treasurer
Disbursements
By Amount paid Salaries ..
I • " " "Library
II " "Electric En&ineering
II II ., Ci viI ' II
II II " Balance
Bills Payable
By Salaries - Endowment Fund
" fI Agricultural II
"" Mo rrill ff
II Mechanic Arts
Recapitulation
To Endowment Fund
" Agricultural"
"Morrill II
Receipts
Disbursements
By amount paid Endowment FUnd
" " fI Agricul tural "
" " "Horrill fI
$1670. 77
7988 . 40
$7791. 64
828. 52
928 ~ 04
106. 15
I '
"
4. 82 $ 9659. 17
$4250.00
325.00
1200. 00
$23389.53
l7778 ~ 70
9659. 17
$23366 ~ 83
15895. 26
9654. 35
$5775.00
144. 19
$ 9J827. 40
Balance $ 1910. 96 $~827 . 40
HATCH FUND
Receipts
To cash from United states Treasury
Disbursements
By amt. paid Salaries
II II fI , '" Library
II, II " Printing
" " " Stationery
II II " Experiment 5ta. Labor
11 fI " Soil Test
II II " Chemical
II 1/ II Trustees
II " " Building
fI II " ' Incidental
" II II Husewn
II " 11 Ept. sta. Current Expense
Respectfully submitted,
E. T. Glenn, Treasurer
$ 15000.00
$ 9404.11
499. 73
536. 28
14~ 47
1427. 12 ".
223. 49
432. 65
96.33
750. 00
B7 ~-25
500 . 00
1000. 00.
" " II ' Bulletins being published 28. 57 -$15000. 00 .
Respectfully submitted,
1 E. T. Glenn, Treasurer
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On moti on of Mr. C. C. Harris t he Report of the Treasurer was referred to t he
Finance Committee, consisting of Hessrs. Armstrong, Dowdell, and Culver.
On motion of 14r. C. C. Harris the annual appropriation as recommended 'by the
President of t he College for 1894-95 was made as follows: ..:,. ;.
Appropr iations for 1894-95
state
Original Morrill Hatch Ag'l"
endowment Endol'nnent Fund" .Fund · To~aJ.
1862 1890 l8~7.)
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President 2.:,000 1000 3000
Mathematics lSOO 1800
Botany & Geology 1000 SOO 1000
Civil Engineering 1800 1800
Agriculture 500 1500 - 2000
English 800 1000 .1800
Chemif?try 1000 800 i800
Hechanic Arts 1500 300
Biology 500 1300 r 1800
History & Latin 1800 1800
Modern Langs & English 1500 1500
Elect . Engineering 1800 1000
Physiology & Vet . Sci ence 500 599 800 1800
Commandant 0 300 300
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288
Assts. in Chemistry 1st 800 800 1600
" " " 2nd 500 500 1000
" " " 3rd 250 350 600
Assts. in Hech. 1st 1000 1000
" II " 2nd 600 600
Farm Superintendent 600 600
Asst. in Horticulture 300 300 600
Eight scholarships
1 English. 1 Chemistry
1 Mathematics, 1 Mech. Arts. I
1 Phys. 1 subfrewh,
1 engineering & mathematics:,:
1 secretary to President 2000 2000
asst . lib. & Sec. Sta. 500 500
Treasurer .- 1000 1500
Commutation for House ,. .. \..,.\ ..
Rent: Pres. & 6 Profs.
Chern. math. Bot . & Geol. d ,
Enging, English, History
& Latin 1400 1400
1 Scholarship, BioI. & Bot •• 250
Commutation for House Rent •
Profs. in BioI. & Phys. & Vet.Sci . 400 /.tOO
Agricultural Scholarship 1000 1000
Sect . Agriculture & Clem 200 - 200- 400
Clerk of Treasurer 250 250 II
Record of Trustees 200 200
Amount 18350 7400 8700 4250 38700
Library 500 500 1000
Printing & Adv. 350 750 1100
Coal 400 ioo 100 - 100 - 700
Stationary 150 100 '. '250
Postage 300 300
Labor (College 400 400
Commencement 200 200
Grounds & repairs 750 750
General Expense 500 200 700
Military 100 100
Supplies & Lab~r ' (Ex-Sta) 1500 1000 2500
Cooperative Soil Tests ; 300 300
Supplies & Labor (Mech) 800 300 300 1400
Supplies & Labor (Chem) 600 tIJo 1200
Equip., Elect. Engr. 600 ~ 600
Trustees expense 100 100 100 300.':
Physics 200 100 300
Equip. Physiology & Vet . 500 500 1000
Eqip. Biology 300 300 600'
Equip. Bot~ 200 200 400
Equip. Engineering 3)0 300 .
Equip. English 100 ioo
Equip. History 100 100
Equip . Gymnasium. 100 100
Museum. 300 · 300 600
Equip. Agriculture 350 350
Incidentals 300 300
Traveling Expenses
Lectures, etc.
Insurance
Coptingent
Aro.t. '.b ro-qght forward
TOTAL
. "
"
10000
150 200
~ .
6'300 ':3950
8700 -.~
15000 8200
289
350 . '
.- 200
600
16900
~8'7dO
55600
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By Mr. Haralson, Resolved: That all sessions of the Board be considered as
Executive and that the President of ,the college be invited to be present at
I" , f • r every se'saon of the Board. ADOPTED .
By Mr. C. C. Harris, Resolved: I. That in order to encourage meritoria.us
students there are hereby established ~ agricultural sc~olarships~ each with
and income of $100. 't"~..,
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The holders of the~e scholarships shall be appointed 'from different aections of
the state. i.e . one from each Congressional District, where it is practicable
and one from the state at large. Said appointment,s to be made by the faculty
with the approval of the President, from meriotorious young ~en wh~ need assistance
and desire to pursue a course of study in agriculture and ':its related
branches. •.
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II . Each student holding an agricultural scholarship ~all, ~en required,
assist in farm or office work at the station two hours per ~ek:
III. To carry this order into effect the treasurer of the college 'is hereby
directed to set aside annually from the funds received frOm 'the State Department
of agricult~ure the sum of one thousand (1000) dollars; an~ the first
appointment to these scholarships 'shall be made for the session' beginning ,
September. 1894. : AOOPTED.. ' , '" " ,,:
By Mr. Culver, Resolved: ,That the salary of Prof. Wilmore be increased to
eighteen, hundred ·dollar.s pe.r annum, ,and t .hat Dr. Cary-,'- Pr.of . o.f. Physiology and
Vet. Sqienqe ,be allowed two .. hundred dollars as co~ation for House~ Rent, the same t o
. take effect on and after this date, AOO~.
The President of the, College at the request ~f the Board read the Reports from the Professors
in ,charge of the several departments of the Gollege.
On motion of l.fr. · Bilbro the 'Board adjourned mitil 3 r o . clock this P .M.
Library of the A & M College
Monday afternoon - June 11th, l894 ~
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' The "Board of Trdstess of the A & M'Coliege met in Pursuarice '-of adjourmnent 'in
Library of said College 'at 3 o ' cioek· P.M. - ' .
Present: Mr. Haralson
}fro Culver
Mr. Dowdell
Mr. Bilbro
Mr. Harris, C. c.
Mr. Duggar
Mr. Armstr<?ng
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By Mr. C. C. Harris:
Resolved: 'rhat it shall 1;>e the dutY' of the 1st and 2nd Assistants in Chemistr.r~
to make tha-Chemical Analy~es required .by the .state Department of Agriculture.
In accordance lrr.ith the Act of the Legislature, and also, when possible, to
do such other Chemical work as may l;>e ' required by the Professor .. of Chemistry;
it being ~ prov1ded ·that ·the ~ $alaries :0-1: . said ' A$:'?t~ants shall be paid~ from the
fund received from the stat.e Department of Agri:c':llture.
That the 3rd Assistant in Chemistry shall assist in Laboratory instruction
and otherwise . '.
On motion of Mr. Duggar the Board adjourned ~o mee~ at 9 o'clock tomorr9w .
morning.
Library 9f the A. & M College
Tuesday Morning, June 12th, 1894
The Boa~d of Trustees of , the . A &·M College met at· 9 ~'clock a.m. in pursuance
of adjournp1en~! .. I ~ '"
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. Present: ) Gov. Jones, Exofficio ~res •
~1r . Haralson
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Mr. Culver
Hr. Bilbro
. Mr. Harris,
Mr. ~ Dujsgar
111'. Gilchrist
Mr. Dowdell
Vll' . Armstrong
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Gov. Jones, Exofficio President of the Board presented a communication from~ .
Hogg of Texas relative to the claim of Mrs. Dunklin -against the coll6g~, 'and it
was on motion referred to the committee heretofore appolnted on tne said claim.
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Mr. Haralson who was ·a member 'of .the· committee on claim 'Of 'Mrs. DUnklin -in" new
j r of the ,r~latio_~ship :~s~d..ng. between himself iaIld clajm~t asked to ~ eX9use.d
f rom further service on conunittee ,and th,at Mz,: '! 'Do~ell-' he .·appointed ~n .... hi$. stead,
which was agreed to, and the committee is now as follows -
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Messrs . ~trong, Dowdell &- Duggar.
Mr . Duggar .PteseI1te'd a ~cO{jmunicatien fr'¥'l the a.l:..umni associetiof! -:a:s . fol.lo~:
To the Trustees of the A & M College; o'
Gentlemen: . ,j r....:: ' ' .
The Alumni Association extends an urgent invitation to the
Board,'of Trustees ' to at-te~ the ~A~'Umni exercis.es, thi,s·.;:;morninq.;at, 10 o ' c::lpc~ . J At
the conclusion of the oration a beautitul .te~t~oni~l will be pre~ented on ~e half
of the Alumni to Prof . O. D. Smith. . -
The Association also extends a cordial. invitation to .,the Board
to attend the Alumni Luncheon this evening at 7 o' clock. - . ,
, .
Very r~ctfully
Charles -H. Ross
Chai~
Committee Arrangements
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,On motion of Hr. Haral son, Mr. Annst!'ong Acting Secret ary of t he Board, was
requested to express regret of t he Bo-rd at its inability to > attend the '
morning exercises, and to accept invitation to Luncheon. Adopted.
Library :A & M Co1leg~
June 12th 1894
Mr . Charle,s H. Ross .
Chainnan Committee of Arrangements.
My Dear Sir:
J I am requested _by the Board of Trustees to acknmv-ledge the receipt of
the Court~ous invitation extended by 1ihe Alumni Association of the 'A & M College,
to the >exercises of ' said association this morning. ' And also, to attend Luncheon
at ,7 .o'clock this evening.
The Board regrets exceedingly that ~he pressing nature of the business
bef ore it is such as to preclude the P9ssibility of ' att'endance upOn the morning
service, but acbepts gratefully th~ invitation to Luncheon at 7 o'clock t his evening.
\lJith very best wishes, I am 0
Si ncerely yours
"lie Clay Annstrong
-Acting Secretary of Board
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Mr. James A. Reeves, St ate Examiner of Public A~counts,at request of the Board of
Trustees appeared before the Board and made the following>' report as to the condition
of the Books and Accounts of t he Treasurer"of t he College. nThe Books are neatly
kept, an~ I find vouchers for all monies paid ~ut, there were some unimportant errors
or inaccuracies which were promptly corrected as soon as the attention of the, Trea-surer
was caiied to them. !he Treasure r has a ~ nttmber ' of differentt accounts to keep, all of
which must be kept separ ate. Hence, it is difficult, indeed,> almost impossible, t o
prevent little errors from creeping in."
• By .... Hr. Haralson:
Resolved: That the Treasurer of the College be instructed not to draw from
the Treasury of the St ate, at any t ime, any more money coming to the College than is
necessary to pay the obligatio~s of the College that may fall due~ 'during the> cur rent
month; and then only, on the approval of the Pres. of the College. Provided the
Chai~an> of the Ex~ cut}ve C?mmitt~e of the Bo ~r~ of Tru~tees and the President of t he
College may draw ror a l arger 'sum, if in their opinion the s ame shall be needed.
Ado'pted.
By Mr. Harris.
Resolved: That the Prof. of Agriculture shall be also Agriculturist of t he
Experiment Station and as such shall have pontrol of all property, employees, and
exper imentation at the Station Fann, and shall be responsible for the bulletins as
required by the Act of Congress to establish Experiment St ations . Approved, March
2nd 1887; Provided this resolution shal l not take effect until Jan. 1st 1~2 . r
By Mr. Haral son:
Resolved:
- cooperate .d'th the
2nd .
...
That fhe president ,of the College is hereby requested to meet and
Committee pf this 'Board on Experiment Station.
The Professors of the College who are also connected with the Agr i cultural Experiment
St ation, will, ,,\Then practicable deliver lectu'res during the vacation, on
subjects relating to t heir departnlent s , at t he Farmer s Institutes conqucted QY t he
Commi ssion of fl~r i culture .
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3rd. Th~ Treas ~rer i s hereby directed t o make no charges against the Stat e AgricuI
tural Fund" until the . . money from said fUJ1d :is rece i veda
4th. The Professor of Veterinary Science shall have charge of ~periments
relating to food and care of animals at the Experiment Station, and also,
investigations relating to their diseases, r emedies, etc.
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5th. That a Committee of three be appointed to look after fhe inferest of tile
college before the next Leqislature .
6th. That Mr. Armstrong be appointed a Committee of one to settle with the Commission~r
of Agriculture for the iron safe ·now in possession of the .Treasurer of the A & M College,
, pr~vided · the same can be done .at a sum not exceeding one hundied doliars .
On motion of Mr . Harr is the foll owing were appointed as a Committee on Legislation by
the next G~neral Assembly .of Al abama .. ~
MessT-s . , Ar.mstrong, Dowdell, Swan, and Haralson
On motion of Mr . Armstrong the following elections ~iere had,
In Chemistr.y
Mr. And~rson - 1st ~~t .
Mr. Noble - 2nd Asst .
Mr. Hare - 3rd Asst .
In Mechanic Arts
Mr. Crenshaw - l~t Asst.
Mr. Tr~ell - 2nd Asst.
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The compens5ltion for service performed by the gentleman abov~ elected to be such
as .is set forth..in the Appropriations made by the ;Board.. of Trustees for that . purrose •
Adopted
On Motion of Mr. Haralson the Board adjourned until 3:30 o' clock this afternoon.
'I Library of the A & H College .
Tuesday Afternoon -' June 12th 1894 • *
, The Board of Trustees of the A & M College met at 3:30 o' clock in pursuance of
adjournm~nt
Present -
His Exclcy . Thomas G. Jones, President •
. Mr. , Haralson
• Harris
• Gilchrist
" Culver, ,
r
" Dowdell
• Duggar
" Bilbro
" Armstrong
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Mr . Armstrong .on behalf, of the Finance Commi,ttee to whom was referred the Rerort
of the Treasurer of the A & M College, made 'report as follows: -
To the Trustees of the A & M College
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Your Commi ttee to whom was re f er~ed the report of t he Tr~a~urer , begs l eave
to report that they have examined same, verified the additions in the several
columes therein given and .find the sums of money correct. The .vouchers and papers
of s aid Treasurer having just been examined by Mr . Reeves , St ate Examiner of
Public Accounts and by him r eported to this Board as correct, your Coromi tteesaw
no necessity for any investigation on those matters .
Your Committee begs to say that the Treasurer has been dilligent, painstaking,
and f aithful in the di scharge of the duties of his office, which are ext enstve,
varied and emplicated, and difficult to perfonn with exact accuracy.
Adopted.
By Mt. Harris •
• Resolved: That the Fgculty may in their d i scretion admit yo~ng ladies of
seventeen years of age and over, to t he benefits of the A & M College and who
POSSess the qualifications nC?'f_required by fonner re,~lations .
, Adopted.
By 'Mr. Bilbro.
Resolved: That all the expenditures recamaended by the President and appropriated
by .theBoard of Truste~s ,in t he ann~al appropriations for 1894-95 be paid
out of the f unds from~ which, said expenditures set forth in . the _list of appropriations
are to be drawn.
j; Adopted.
On 'mption of Mr. Armstrong the Degree of Bachelor of Arts was conferred on James J .
'Banks of Jefferson County', AJa.
Revised list
Adopt~.
of Committee' 5
'On Finance
Messers . Armstrong, Dowdell, Culver
, On Agri culture
Messers . Gelc~ist , Culver, Duqqar
On Mechanic Arts
Mef?srs . C. 9. Harris, Swan, Bilbro
Rivision of La"m
Hessers . Haralson, Bilbro, Harris J .G.
College Lands & Grounds
Messers . D, owdell, Annstrong, Swan
.. Claims
Messers . Bilbro, Rich, Culver .
~ . Course of Study
Messers . Rich, Harris J .G. , Duggar
Visitors to Experiment ·St at ion
Messers . Culver, Gilchrist, -Armstrong, Dowdell .,
Executive Committee
Gov . Oates, Anastrong, Rich, Haralson
Buildi ngs , Reparis, & Improvement s
Armstrong, D01<Vdell, Culver.
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Mr . Armstr ong, Acting Secretary of the Board, read the Minutes of Pr oceedings which
on Moti ons of Mr. Haraison were approved.
On Motion of Hr. Bilbro the Board adjourned Sini-die.
AgriCulture
Dr . ~fni . · LeRoy Brown I
Pr esident of A &'M College
Sir:
I respectfully submit the following report of the present coadition Gf the
Department of Agriculture, and of the 'work done during the past two years .
,
6lass Instruction - During the session of 1892-93 our hundred and three students
matriculated in thi s deparbnent; during the present the present Session 1893-94, the
number has increased to one hundred and thirty-five. No change has been made in the
character of instruction given in the clas sroom since my last bienial re~rt .
The 'instruction given to students in this department · is by lectures, textbooks, with
books of - ref~fence .
Freshman Clas s - The instruction to this class treats of Agricultural soils, their
classification;. defects, c~uses of dimini shed fe rtility, and the means used to
protect them from waste and restore them to' fertility, . the theory and practice of
surface and sub-drainaga plants condition of gro"rth, cultivation on the mechanical
handling of soil for the benefit of crops . This class has two recitations a week thE
l ast term of the session'.
Sophomore Class - This class had t~ee -recitations a week during t he session 92-93;
for the session 93-94, the number of reeitatlons by the schedule was reduced to two
a w'eek. In the Sophomore Class, the physical prope.rties and treatment of soils are
discussed, the met hods of stUdying their defects, and their remedies are also discussed,
s aving f arm manners, making r com~sts, the relations of pl ant growths to soil
and atmosphere, drainage, terracing and grading land to prevent washing, system of
plowing, indeed everything connected with tilling the soil is treated. This class is
also instructed in domestic and commelfcial hort'icuUure, care and management of all
farm anL~als, management of dairy green manuring and soiling.
Junior Class - This ' class has two recitations a week, running through the entire
session.
They are t aught stock breeding and management, the cultivation of the
different f arm crops and cultivated farm grasses, a course in Pomology, including the
propagation of nursery stock, planting, manuring, cultivating, harvesting and
marketing freuits.
Lestures are delivered to this class upon subjects relating to AgricuI
ture, the selection, purchase, equiI=tll9nt and management of a farm, rotative devers
ified f arming, the source of supply of plant food, home mixing of fertilizers, preparing
composts, and applying commercial fertilizers .
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Labratory Work - .
In addition to instruction in the lecture room during the session
92 & 93, labratory work was required of the Junior "and Sophomore Class , this
consisted of pr actical field work on t he ~ t ation f arm and of an educational
char acter, thus, enabling the students ~o put into actual pr actice the t heory t aught
in the lectures' room. Two hours per ~ek were ' required of each section of these
clas ses f or t h~s pr actical labratory work.
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During t he session of 93 - 94 t he l abratory vlO r k: f or the Junior Cl ass was dis continued,
and t hese hours given to the study of Physiology and veterinary science .
The practical labratory work with the sophomore class was carried on, under -my direction,
by the aid of my assistants Messers . Clayton and Cory up to the time they left t he
..J stafion January 1st 1894. Since t he l ast of January 1894, the ,agr~cultural students
have not had the advant age of this practical educational instructiort. - I attempted to
continue this instruction after the first of January. OwiI}g t<.> the chan<ie in the"·' personnelN
of the station, and the difficulty surrounding the work, I found it impracticable
to keep it up and much to my regret had to abando~ · it . H~retQfore , the ~tat i on
farm and all buildings pertaining to the same have been considered as the Labratory of
the Professor of Agriculture, and they are as important to him for the instruetion of
the students in his department, as the chemical or any other labratory is to the Pr ofessors
in those departments for the instruction of students under their charge. I t
is L~portant that this branch of the work should be restored to its forraer basis and
competent assistance s hould be provided to aid us in giving practical labratory
instruction in Agriculture and Horticulture.
Parents who are spending their money to give their sons an agricultural education
are already compl aining that the ye is no provision made ' for carrying on the part of
Agricultural Instruotion.
The ExperL~ent St ation
Sinoe my last bi-enial r eport the following b~iletins have been issued from the Agricultural
Department.
Bulletin No . 33 Contains experiments w~th cotton, comparison of varieties, e~perime nts
with phosphate a~d nitrogen.
Bulletin No. 34, Coopetamive soil tests, made by 42 f armers living in different parts
of the St ate with fertilizer compounded by the Experiment St ation and sent to them.
Bulletin No . 37, Tobacco bulletin - Contains information for ~ the pFeparation & culti vation
of tobacco, "TaS issued to meet the demand for information on t his subject.
Bulletin No. 39, Contains exper iments made to find variety of wheat best adapt ed t o
the soil and climat e of this state, and approximate cost of raising wheat .
Bulletin No . 40, Comparison of t hirty varieties of cotton, reporting r esults of different
kinds of cotton experimented with as a variety. test tand· experLment wit h fertili zer.
Bulletin No. 42, Contains the report of exper~ent of cooperative soil-tests experiments
, made by t hirty-six f armer s in different parts of the state, with fertilizers
sent to them from this department .
Bulletin No . 44, This bulletin discusses the experiments conducted in raising tobacco
on the station. His illustr ation shGwing the methods of management of the tobaoco
plant. in the plant bed, and through its entire growth.
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Bulletin No. 46, Contains ' results of the effect of rye and ensi~age in the yeild of
milk, in the experiments made with the obj ect of crnnparing the effedt of these t wo
feeds .
Bulletin No. 47, This bull etin contains a summary, of eight years experiments in
cultivating eifferent freuits and the conclusions ~eached from careful observations .
Bulletin No. 49, Conta ins experiments of .. ,heat and grasses . These experiment s in
varieties of wheat were begun in 1890. The results of which were published in
Bulleti ns 32 and 39 . It also contains experiments with the Spurny plant, · a forage
pl ant vThich is 11 ttle knovm in the south, but is exciting interest in sections .
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Bulletin No. 51, This bulletin shows the results of experiments with a few leading
varieties 'of vegeat'ables groWn on the station.
'Bulletin No. 52, Contains experiments -with varieties of corn, intercultural experi~
ments with a few leading varieties of 'fertilizer on cotton, and a comparison of
varieties of cotton. '
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Bulletin No. ~ 54, Contains the results of theexperiments with tobacco conducted in 1893.
ExperL.-nents '
The foliowing is a list of experiments conducted on the station during the year 1892-93.
29 Experiments in grab,
30 II with varieties of (Jotton
24 " with fertilizers on cotton
10 " varieties of tobacco
11 " Varieties of, onion
17 " varieties of sweet potatoes
15 " varieties of Irish potatoes
2 " varieties of cantalopes
rl3 " varieties of ~ watermelo~s
,
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1 " Lathgras Sylvestris
8 " grasses
40 If with ootton' cGnducted for Biologist
25 " " " " " Chemist '.
84 " " n '1 " Botanist ~
2 " ,,; " " . " Presdt. of Board of Directors
The f ollowing ShO"1S the experiments conducted at the station for the year 1893 and
up to January 1894 •. ' '
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15 Experiments varieties of wheat
22 " " " tomatoes
7 ~ " " cabbage
7 " " " Irish potatoes
2 " " '~ ,, - s1.;eet "
7 " fertilizer tests of sweet potatoes
2 II varieties of cantelopes
3 " " " watermelons' ·r"'~V"Ot' ...
60 " g " grasses
42 " of 14 varieties of tobacco
20 " with fertilizers for chemist
86 " corsses of cotton for Botanist
The above experiments were ' en~rusted for, the details of ,management to MI. , James
Clayt on, Asst. Horticulturist, who in addition to his duties in experimental work,
gave instructions regularly to the students in practical labratory .work.
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The fo1l~iing experiments by my direction were conducted under the management of Mr.
A. F. Cory, Asst. Agriculturist, who in addition to his duties as Asst. Agriculturist,
had charge of the cooperative soil-test work; •
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16 Acres of fall seeded oats
10 ' " " spring-It
. 3 " " fall "
10 " " wheat
20 Acres
5 n
2 II 1* II at "
25 "
3 "
2i "
exr~riment station yellow corn
Clayton .."hi te bread corn
corn f or soiling
variety test of corn
Sorg4mn for soiling
Experiments in cotton
Corn for ensilage
Experiments in Blue grass
Duplicate of Cooperative soil-test .
Ex:,ceriments with fertilizers on ,?orn ,
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" - II 17 varieties of cotton .
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, ' in rotation which. is designed to be: continued five years . ,
An application dideo cuI tura~ly of 'mi trogen fe r tilizers to cotton, experi.'nent
comparing floats and cottoI.1 seed meal with acid'phosphats and <::otton seed meal .
If " ' ' Co-operative Soil Tests
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-During the years 1892-93 and 1893 up to the 1st bf January 1894, experimenters
in the counties named belo.'; were supplied, each with 200 pounds of fertilizers
comp)unded at the station to make ~experiments on different soils, n~ely -
11.utauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Butler, Bullock, qalhoun~ Cherokee, Chilton, Dale,
Elmore, Etowa~, Fayett e, Franklin, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Henry, ' Lauderdale, Lawrence,
Limestone, Lovmdes, "Macon, Madison, Harengo, Harion, Honroe, Morgan, Perry, Pike,
~andolp~: Russell, Shelby, s t Clair, Tallapoosa, ane! ~[ashington:
Distribution of Seed
The following shows the distribution to farmers from June l8~2 to the first of
January 1894. ' 1,000 ,grape roots, 10,000 grape cuttings, 500 raspberrY plants,
- 509 strawberry plants, 2,500 papers 'garden seed; sao papers watermellon seed, '
500 papers cantelope seed, 495 -Paper - tob~cco seed, 50 packages corn and' cotton seed,
20 pkgs. wheat. •
In ~daition to the foregoing distribution made gratis to fa~ers, to each of the
cooperative soi l test experL~enters were s~nt ~ 200 strawberry plants, 25 rooted
grape vines, 12 r aspberry pl ants, and one Package each, watenaelon and canteloupe
seed, field & garden seed.
Donations
The ,U. S. Department of Jl..qriqulture donated to this station 'from June '92 ' to January
'94 tRe fdl10winq seed for e~:,cerL~ent al .purposes,
244 packages of garden seed
,25 " :&;:typtian Cd'tton seed
12 - improved corn
18 " fieid and y,ard grasses
~ 12 " Tobacco seed .
19 " ,iatermel1on seed
8 " canteloupe "
The state Department of Agric~lt~re through its commissioners Hon. H. D. Lane
r " contr~buted as follows: ,
-'165 paqkages of 'g.arden seed.
: ): 4 '" " ~' ..
Mi;~\~~sippi k1ricul tura1 Experi.rllent Station
50 ·pa?kages of grass seed.
w. A. Burfree econtributed
5 packages of garden seed.
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Northrop, Brazliro, Good\oJYn Co.
2 packages of improved corn
C. E. Haller-Strawberry plants .
H. C. Crittendere
Grape vines and olive trees.
Improvements
Since the bienial re port of 1890-91 - 1892, ' substantial improvements have been
made on t he residence in the way of remOdeling ,and adding. to the same, making ~
it more _commodious as well qs ,more attractive in appearance~ , " .
Much new fencing has Dean done. Old fencing repaired • . New gates built.
"The unsightly fence in front of ' the r~s idence of the Agriculturalist has been
remo"lred and a desirable galvanized vdre fence with iron posts and gates put in
its place. -
The residence of the Assistant horticulturalist has been added to and improved.
The old pebble 'stable, pig pens and other unsightly buildings have been
removed from the front and rebuilt.. 'A new barn conveniently arranged for
seuring the experimental crops, and as a ' labrato~ ~ot students at practical work
has been bunt. Th~ water 'povrer has :O~en improv~d l;>y tlie increase of a wind'1lil.l
witli attaclunents of piPes conveying nl.water to the new oarh, Cattle and 'hogs.
' A mddern tobacco barn with 'curing apparatus has been built to meet tne requirements
in t his iine of station ~ork.
Columbian 'Exposition
In the summer of '92 typical . agricultural soils were collected by my departrdent
for the Columbian 'ExpOsition at Chicago and war,e sent as 'a wrt of the
exhibit .of the Al~ama Experiment St at~on; Duplicates 'of 'these soils were
placed in the }qricultural museum of the A & M College for the purpose of
Class instruction. " •
Farmers Institute
In accordance with the request of Hon. H. D. Lane, Commissioner of Agriculture,
I spent one month of vacation in 1893 in Farmers Institute work, deliverjng
lectures on agricultural subjects to the Farners of the St ate at the following
places: \ Evergreen, Conecuh County, Whilesb~rgh, M~ctison County, Albertsville,
Marshall County, Gadsden, Etovlah County,- Col1in~vil1e, De1(alb CouJ;lty, 'Sc.iittsbaro,
Jackson County, Huntsville, Madi son County, vlooley S.prings, Limestone County,
Elkmont, Limestone County, Athens, Limestone,. County, Rogersville, Lauderdale
County, Lexington, Lauderdale County, Florence, Lauderdale County, Ley ton, Cqlbert
County, Courtland, Lavrrence County. The farmers I s.eerned muoh interested at these
meetings, and the audiences were generally good af-every .place where we held the
institutes.
Farmers Testing Seeds
I 'was reqUested by the Agricultural Department at Washington to furnish names of
farmers in different parts of the State, who ,vere willing to cooperate \"ith the
department in experimenting with foreign cotton and foreign seeds in this state,
with the view of ascertaining such as ,may be suitable to our soil and climate.
In compliance with this request, I ' furnished the names of fifty-two intelligent
farmers in different parts of t he State to carry on tiis experimental work. The
pl an as proposed is to distribute seed direct from the Departnent of Agriculture
at Washington to the farmers. Blanks t o be supplied by the Department, reports
of the experLrnents are to be fo rr...:arded to my deparbnent t o be r evievTed, edited
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in bulleti ns and fo rwarded to t he bepartment at Has hington. This ne\'1 line of work
will increase the duties of t his office . As good results illay · folloTt1 for the benefit
of the Agr i cul turist of the State, i t has been willing by undertaken, in t hi s distri bution
of seed for car rying on experiments with foreign plants and seeds, I sent
special requests that t he D i re ~ tors of ~he Exper iment St ations of the ~ t ate should
be f urnished a supply of seed for a idin~ in this important experfmental work.
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·~periments in Process for 1894
Changes were made in the " pe rs~nnel" of t he St ation January 1st ~894 . Hr. ·James
Clayton, Assistant Horticulturist, who had been connected with t~e station several
years, left J anuary the first to' accept the position of Agricult~rist in the A & M
College of Texas.
Mr . A. F. Cory who acted as assistant Agriculturist for t he ye ar~ 1893, ' and who al so
had charge of the Cooperative ~oil Test experiments, left the St~t ion January 1st
1894. Exper iments commenced which had been entrusted to these two Assistants for
details of management, could npt be carried to successful comple~ion o~ ~ccount of
t heir leaving at t he tL~e they did. For conducting the experiment s for the year
1894, I preferred a full schedule of experiments that I wished c~nducted for the
Agricultural department, on t h? St ation of cotton, corn, and tob~cco , an9. pl aced
t he same J anuary 1st 1894 in t~e hands of t he f arm super intendent whose duty it i s to
cultivate and carry out all the~ experiments . : .
Thi s s chedule cont ained fu~l direc~ns for conducting the experiments, with direc-tions
to have them recorded by t he Clerk of t he Experiment St atlpn. ~
Expenses
The St at ements hereto appended shows t he expenses from 1st of J une 1893 to 1st of
J anuary 1894 as shown f rom t he accounts as kept by Hr . H. B. Frazer, Clerk of the
Experiment Station. ~
Rece i pts ..
Receipts which I hold f rom Mr. E. T. Glenn, Treasurer of t he C o l~ege, show. that I
pai d t o him f r om t he St ation farm from t he f irst of June 1893 uP. to t he -first of
J anuary 1894 the fu~ount of $1075.28/100 dollars .
Current Expenses from June 1st 1893 t o January 1st 1894.
J une 1s t $ 5. 40 Oct. a $ 2. 40 Dec . 23 $ 9.20 .
II 17 1. 63 ,. 8 2. 35 " 23 ':80 . "
" 23 . 70 " 8 . 90 H 29 1. 50 .
II 23 2. 30 " 8 . 60 " 30 1. 95 .
J uly 1st 3. 50 II 8 1. 50
" 11 .85 II 14 1. 25
" 11 5. 00 " 14 1. 25
" 30 11 . 35 . J
292.00 '
" 28 1. 80 Ifov. 2nd 11. 90
" 29 2. 45 " 4 63 . 00
Aug. 5th . 75 " 8 . 68
" 5 17. 55 II 10 . 95
" 19 . 40 II 10 2. 99
" 24 1. 75 " 10 2. 25
Sept . 2nd 31.56 " 10 35. 62 .... ;"' .
" 2 7. 05 II 10 . 50
" 15 . 50 Dec . 9th 1 .. 00
" 16 2 . 60 " 9 33 . 67
" 16 2. 00 II 9 3. 50
" 16 ill. 00 " 9 . 30
" 25 . 20 II 14 2.70
II 23 1. 00 " 16 5. 00
Oct . 2nd 5. 40 " 23 5. 00
300
. ,L Labor Account f rom June 1st- 1893 to January ist 1894
June 3 . $ 27 . 00 - Oct. 7 21 . 38
" - 10 21 . 75 Oct 14 20 . 94
" 17 28. 50 " 21 23.82
" 24 33 . 60 ", 28 18. 60
. " 30 69 . 20 " 31 62 . 00 'Ju1y' 1 24.90 Nov 4 16,. 99
" 8 · 32 . 70 H 11 ' 16 . 35
H 15 12 . 30 n 18 14. 10
" 22 22 . 20 " 25 17 . 58
" 29 24. 60 " 30 ~2 . 00
:f " 29 70 . 00 Dec 2 12 . 00 "
Aug 5 29 . 70 " 9 12 . 60
" 12 28 . 20 " 1'6 10 . 80
" 19 19 . 20 " 23 46 . 64 ..
" 26 29 . 40 ,II 23 6. 30
" 31 62 . 00 " 30 9. 05
j- Sept 2 26 . 40 942 . 03
" 9 25 . 57
" 16 ' 18. 16
" 23 23 . 08
" 23 638. 46
" 30 26 . 44
" 30 62 . 00
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Building Fund Account from June 1st 1893 to January
July 29 1. 00
II 29 1. 25
Aug. 4 25 . 00
" 10 8. 50
n 26 11. 44
" 30 2. 00
Sept. 15 34. 65
II 23 5. 00
" " ( 6 . 25 )~ From current account
" n (156 . 001 " labor "
" 27 13 . 75 .
n 27 3. 4.0 . C
" 27 3. 40 .
" 30 7. 50 .
" 30 49 . 44
Oct 28 4. 80
" 28 7. 48
Nov 2 10S.05
II 18 2. 62
" 18 3. 33
" 24 4. 80
456 . 66
Recommendations
Equipment for Class Work
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I t is important t hat my department in College, should be suppl ied with suitable
. apParat us for ClaSs instruction. ~he need of this is apparent, and my department
is behind other scientific departments in t his respect. ' The Board at its
meeting l ast-June allowed $500 f or equi ping in part the Agricultural museum for
Class work by' mistake t his amount was used by the Professor of Biology for t he
General College museum. I think t he amount of $l,OOO is needed for this purpose
at this time, I therefore request that you will ask- for $1,000 appropriat i on for
equipment of my department for Class instruction •.
Practical Labratory Work.
As I stated in t his report under college work, the practical instructi on of the
agricultural students on the station farm had to be discontinued owing, to the f act
that no arrangement had been made for carrying it on. As I have not had control of
the St ation f arm since t he first of last January, it is desirable t hat this be
remedied and provisions made for the Agricultural students to receive practical
labratory instruction on the station f arm as was formally done .
The St ation f arm is as important as a labratory for educational instruction of t he
students in Agriculture, as t he chemical or any other labra.tory in college is to
the professors in charge of it, and without t he control and complete management
of t he Station f arm t he Professor of Agriculture cannot give the practical
l abr atory inst r uction to students, which is promised in t he Catalogue and which
parents expect t heir sons to have, who are taking the agricultural course of study;
I r e commend t hat competent assistance be furnished to take charge of the classes
at pr act ical l abr atory work on the farm at the station. Assistant employed for
this pur pose should be capable not only in performing t he services mentioned, but
should daily t ake full not es of all the experiments conducted on the station by
the diffe renct departments; should give as much time as possible to the coope r ative
soil test experiment work as he can by ' studying out places for conducting this
work, preparing and shipping fe r tilizers to the soil test men, donducting correspondence
with them and aid in the wo r k of the station in every way that may be
requir ed; a part of his duty of his duty should be to make accurate reports of
all the experiment al 1'lork, and give as much t ime as pos s ible towards aiding in
making up reports of all t he experimental lnvestigation and r esults and a id in
carefully editing t he cooperative soil test bulletins and other bulletins to be
issued from this department.
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Inventory
The Inventory showing what I t urned over to Mr. T. ' U. Culver farm:'superintendent
1st of Jan. 1894 accompanies t his report.
Respectfully
Alex. J . Bondur ant
May 26th 1894.
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Report of FalLn Superintendent
Alabama P.qi:l . Expt . St ation
Auburn, ,Ala . June 1894
Dr. Wm. LeRoy Broun, Pres . 1
Dear Sir:
Find herewith In, entory of Stock and Forage Tools etc. on
hand on the St ation, July 1st 1894. I have also t he honor of submitting t he following
report of work done since Jan . 1st and also what is now in progress.
, Repairs
On taking charge of t he f arm J a~u ay 1st 1894, I f ound the fences in bad condition,
particularly t he back fence on the di viding Une. I tore dO'tm and made new 1272
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-.yards of f ence , reg1ll.rlng 4 wires and 'O,ne ).2 i n9h pa~'e plank the entir~ length.
R.epaired 1468 yards fence by putting in new pos,ts ·and ne .. ; 12 inch base plank in
300 yards f fence . Made and put up 5 . new gates , wagon drive .ddth. Built 8 pig
styes and a pl ank -fence encl osure attached to each for Dr. Cary's feeding
experiment . Laid out 100 ft . iron piping for condu~tipg water to- pig styes .
Painted windmilL ~d tank . Moved 2 two- ro.om houses and rebuilt them into one
tI'lO room house for servants •. Building 2 new t wo- room houses for s~ryants,
moved one old framed house and rebuilt it on the farm house lot for slviage and
shelter, made Hexagon table around t he Mulbury tree ~t Tank. 4La~m ' benches
at tank. Made and pai nted (two coats paint and prints dipped in carbolemiun)
r 1250 Lobels 2i f t . by 3 inches ~ll of heart print . Cost of lunID~r for fencing,
labels, pig styes, a $700 per hundred 114, 53.
CrQP in ~ltivation
25 acreas in oats
2 " " rye
50 " II corn
50 " It peas
22 II " cotton
2 II " sw~et pbtatt'e~
2 " " melons ,
1 " " sorghum (cut once)
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Experiments in Small Grain
5 acreas in oats, planted in winter of '93
1 " "rye" It" ,,~
3 " " . wheat " "" ""
Ii acres
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Corn Experiments
rotation experiments
nitrogen "
Comparison of fertiljzers
Soil-test experiment
Variety te~t
applied at different time
CottaR Experiments
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Intercultural
fertilizer Experiment
Comparison of Fertilizers
(Divided i nto 2 plots) comparison of fertilizers applied
at different tL~es)
comparison ~f flOAts of acid phosphato
45 varieties of ",crossed cotton"
Foreign and domestic cotton
Variety test
Foreign Cotton
Experiment with peas
, Grasses
It Acres Texas Blue Grass t " Foreign & Domestic Grasses
Pea.n uts i Acrep -' 2 variet'ies
Sugar Beet ! acre "
Rice
1/8 acre kil1ed 'Qy March ·freeze '
Pig Feeding •
8 pigs - from 7 mos. to 1 yr. old. . Commenced this Experiment
April 28th under Dr: Cary • •
Tobaeco
2 acres Variety _& Fertilizer Experiments
HORTICULTURAL DEPARTI~NT
At the beginning of the year, this department was in a very bad condition,
many trees and vines having dieci and many others in an unhealthy 'state.
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The vineyard on the ·south side which' was set out in 1889 'had- so badly died out
that it was not worth keeping up unless replanted anew, hence it was deemed
better to discard it, 'and transplant the few living vines in the missing places
in the vineyard on the north ' side. To complete filling out the missing places
and to add a small one to this vineyard 190 grape vines,asoorted varieties, were
brought and set out. A like condition existed among the pear, apple, and pl um
trees, the mortuary being heavy,many of the pear" and' apple trees have succumbed"
to the blight, and at thi s time the disease has not abated.
The foi1owing fruit trees were boUght and planted: Pears 20, App1'es· 24,. Peaches
3O, ' Plums 95. A donation of 6 Peach Trees was made, making number 36; The Pe ach~
orchard is in better condition than other portions. of the orohard, a very few
trees having died. .
I have taken pains to increase the strawberries, 1313 plants set out, .consisting
of 22 varieties, 1350 peach seedlings plants were taken up and transplanted for
budding purposes, which can be done from our choicest fruits.
5604 Grape cuttings we,re put out
1251 Raspberry plants
50 ' Goo se Berries
200 Black Black Berries
215 Fig Cuttings
lGO Raspberry Cuttings
400 Quince
90 Pear Grafts
Experiments in .Irish Potatoes, and Garden- vegetables generally are being carried
on. The freeze of March 25th killed out some varieties and it was impossible to
replace the seed.
Dairy Department
No experiments have been conducted in this department, the milk is sold daily
to custom9rs in tQ~,now milking five cows. Product last month,i42 Gals.
stock Employed
2 horses rented from me
2 mules belonging to station
One of my horses died on June 2nd but will endeavor to complete the crop with the
three head.
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Condi tion of Crop
Corn though small from backward spring is in a growing condition, healthy, and
with ordinary seasons from now on, the yield will be satisfactory. Cotton was
retarded by the late cold spells and in consequence is small " for the time of
year. The stand is fair, and culture good. Oats yield will be " good.
Forage, Etc.
lVhen the inventory was made Jan. 1st, corn, oat~, and fodder were not measured
and weighed, but the quantity estimated • • This ~stimate ha~ proven incorrect,
for instance, inventory calls for 206 bushels of corn, when there were not
exceeding lSb bushels, for 50 bushels oats, there were 37i, 360 bushels
cotton seed, there were "260, and a proportional falling off in, hay, fodder and
shuckS. Hence, I was forced to buy about 120 dollars worth of feed, not contemplated.
Also, the inventory showed 15 tons of ensilage out of which I used
one ton, the ballance being rotten, and completely worthless.
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The veterinary surgeon' advised that it be not used. '
I think it proper to mention that from the stock feed consumed, I have fed one
horse and one cow belonging . to myself,being authorized to do so by the Board of
Control. .'
Expenses
For current expenses, I have certified bills amounting to $1377. 61, from Jan.
1st to June 1st. ",
Mr. Frazer. finds on comparing with the Treasura;account that there are various
amounts certified to by officers of the college and charged ' to experiment st~tion,
not knowing anytQ.ing about this, the.se amounts were not returned on our book6. .
Besides some bills made last year - latter part - were not preseuted by outside
parties to the Treasurer, until after Jan. 1st which bills starrl as expenses
from Jan. 1st • .
Labor
I have spent for labor 476.22 including several accountsOKed by Col. Bondurant
on Tobacco work.
Farm Products
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Receipts from sale of Farm Products show $220 . 59 from Jan. 1st to ,June 1st •.
1'lants
The two- horse wagon is badly worn and will soon have ~ to be replaced with a new
one .
One-horse wagon almost worthless and a wagon of this kind is ve~J much needed.
Milk cart -worn out, and a new one needed.
One new wheel barrow needed. A general.line of plowsr hoes, etc. needed.
Several articles in the line of carpenter's tools are badly needed. An assortment
of nails is needed. The front fe nce on the street is in bad condition,
unsightly. I ask your attention to this,
Hr. G. 'H. Hollyfield, t he Horti cul turist, has proven himsel f to be a very valuable
man in his Department and has been studiously industrious 'in advancing the
interest of the station.
Mr. Frazer has done his work well in keeping a correct record of all things,
conducting correspondence, etc ~ , and when necessary has been a reaqy and willing
helpe~ in as~isting Farm and ,Experiment work.
Both gentlemen 'have 'been k~pt busy ~a~d at all t~s have been willing to c~operate
wi~h me for the go~ . of the Station.
Respectfully submitted
T. U. Culver
Farm Superintendent
Supplement
Dr. W. L. Broun
..... Dear Sir:
~ I ~ Qmitted the following,which please annex to 'my report .
Donations
The following seeds, plants, etc. , were mailed during the year to residents of
the state:
66 packages of watermelon seed
48 packages of cantaloupe seed
45 packages of okra seed
147 packages of tobacco seed
11 packages of grass seed
17 quarts of cotton seed
24 bundles of asparagus sets
1 bundle of raspberry -sets
1 bundle of fig cuttings
2000 tobacco plants
Donations (to the Station)
47 sacks .of Asstd Grass, cotton and other seed, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
1 peck UID010Wn pea - Mr. Bass
12 packages garden seed - Burpee & Co .
6 peach trees - Farmers Nursery Co . - Tadmor Co . , Montgomery, Ala .
Lot of Hedge Plants - Christ" s Thorn - 11r. Caldwell
200 yds. SWiss Moss - ¥!I'. G. "T. Hollyfield
1 Weeder & Cultivator by Zachariah Breed.
1 Ton Phosphate, By Ashapoo Fertilizer Company.
100 Currant Plants by Mr. T. vI. Cullers
Tobacco Beds
Two Tobacco Beds, One in the woods' and the. other at the Tank were sown in 11
varieties s'eed. Cost of preparing Beds about $16.00 • . .
Expense Account for Experiments, Crops, Etc.
A daily account is kept of the expense of labor devoted to each experi.lTlent or
crop., and all cost of conducting 'experiments and different· crops in the way of
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fertilizers, labor, etc., ar~ charged to the same . ~~en a crop or experiment ·
is completed an accurate statement of the cost can be rendered.
.. Labeling ',' r
Much pains was taken in correctiy l abeling all eJqSsrin1ents, crops, etc. , to
correspond in quantity and quality with the records - and over 1200 labels have
been :iritten on and put out to indicate the various plantings, etc.
Library of the A & M College
Auburn, Alabama, June 10th, 1895
Respectfully submitted,
T. U. Culver
Farm Superintendent
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The Board of Trustees of the A & M College met in annual se-58i0n in the Library
.of the said College on the .10th .day of June, 1895, at 3 o'clock P.M.
On call of the Roll they were found to be present.
His ExcellertcyWffi. C. Gats, Presiding -
J . G. Gilchrist 2nd Dist.
I . F. Culver 3rd Dist.
H. Cl~ Armstrong 3rd Dist .
Thomas Williams 5th Dist.
J. A. Bilbro 7th Dist.
C. C. Harris 8th Dist.
R. H. Duggar 9th Dist.
The President of the College made his annual Report and on motion of 1'1r. Harris,
it was referred to a special committee consisting of Messrs. Harris, Bilbro _
and Williams.
By Mr. Harris - Resolved: That the Degrees as recommended by the Faculty be
conferred.
By Mr. Armstrong - Resolved: . That ,the President is author ized to grant to
John A. Wills, a member of the present Senior Class a Diploma upon the approval
and recommendation of the Faculty.
The Treasurer of the College made his annual report, and the ·same was, on
motion, of Mr. Armstrong, referred to the Committea on Finance.
Mr. Armstrong read a letter from Mr. , Rich, the member from the 1st .Dist., expre
ssing great regret at his inability to meet with. the Board at its present
session.
Mr. Armstrong read application of the Y.M. C.A. asking that a suitable room
furnished with chairs, etc. , be $et apart for the use of said' Association,
and the matter was, on motion of }1r. Harris, referred to the Faculty for such
action as they may dee~proper.
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