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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
.
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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Tuesday morning, June 11th, 1895, the Board of Tr.ustees of the A & M College met
pursuant to adjournment at 9 o'clock A.M. They were present:
His Excellency W. C. Oats, Presiding
Mr. John O. Turner, Supt . of Ed.
" Gilchrist, 2nd. Dist.
"o • Culver, 3rd. Dis.t.
II Annstrong 3rd. Dist.
" Haralson 4th. Dist.
" Williams 5th. Dist.
" Harris 8th. Dist.
" Duggar • 9th. Dist.
Mr. Harris from special committee on President's Report made r eport as follows and
same was adopted.
To The Trustees of The A & M College
Gentlemen:
Your COIlll."llittee to whom w'as ref erred the report of ,the President beg leave
to report.
1st. That for the purpose of, constructing an gymnasimu there be appropriat~d
$2,500 from the 'incidental and other fund of t he Session 1895-6 and 1896-7 and f rom
the proceeds of t he farm. .
And that for the purpose of
ground there be appropriated from
Hatch Fund of 1895-6 $750.
construct~ng conservatory on the horticultural
the Hatch Fund of 1894 & 5 $507, and from the
- 2nd. That commulation for house .rent $200 be granted to the Professor of Mechanical
Engineering and Director of l>lechanic Art Labratory, J . J. \·lilmor.
That he be made Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds and will have, subject
to the President, under his special supervision, the wat er, gas, heating, etc., of
t he buildings, and their general care and protection, and t he care of t he grounds •
.
- :t 3rd. Tliat the i-salary of the Instructor in the Physical Labratory be $SOO per .annum,
and that of the 2nd Assistant in Mechanic Arts, R ~ J. Tr&"llmell, $750 per annum.
4th. That there be established a school of Phannacy under an assistant professor
with a salary of $1000, and the sum of $400 be appropriated for the e~ipment of
said school.
. .
5th. ~nat the Department of Biology by .hereafter associat ed wit~ Horticulture to be
known as the Department of Biology and Horticulture, and be under one professor.
~ t 6th. - That for the purpose of aiding in e~periments in the manufacture of cane syrup
and in the '&nalyses of soils t here be appropriatedJt.e fees from the Chemical
analyses, $200.
7th. That the Professor of Chemistry be authorized not to undertake che~ ic al analyses
to ' determine the presence of pioson when such work will cause neglect of his dU'cies
as professor. That when such work can be performed without neglect of his college
duties, he can retain such amount of the fees as may be necessary to pay. expenses
incurred t hereby. Provided, the above requirement does not conf!ect wi~h any l aw of
the S ~~e, now in force.
8th • • at the following instructors and assi stants' be reelected for next session:
J. T. Anderson
R. E. Noble
C. L. Hare
Assistant Chemist
2nd Asst . Chemist
3rd Asst. Chemist
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B. H. Crenshaw
R. J . Trarrunell
Inst ructor Mechanip Art s .
, Ass t . Instructor Nechanic Arts
9th. That we approve and r ecommend t he system of correlated schools as
recommended by t he President.
lOth. That ,<1e do not recommend the payment -of expenses , ·of John J . 1tJilmore
in attending t he meeting of the American Association of Agricultur al Experiment
St ation, held in Washi ngton, D. C.
By Mr. Har alson.
Respectfully £Ubmitted
C. C. Harris
J. F. Culver
Thos. Williams .
Resolved: That t he Secret ry be- instructed fo notify Prof. Stedman that the chair of
BXiogy has been conbi ned with t hat of Hor t i culture and t hat his services as Prof .
of Biol~y will not be needed afte r the expiration of t he present quarter in July
1st 1895. }\dopted. .
Mr . Armstrong read the following invitation from the Alumni As sociation which was
Cj.ccepted vtith thanks and ordered to be spread upon the minutes .
To the Board of TrQstees.
Gel1tlemen:
The Alumni Association cordially invites you to
at t end its public excercises in Langdon Hall on Tuesday morning at 10 0 ' clook. The
P~umn i address will be del ivered by R. H. Thach Esq. of Birmi ngham.
The Association also cordially invites you to be present at its annual ban-quest
in t he College Ghal*!l on Tuesday night at 10 o'clock. r-
Respectfully Charles H. Ross
\ . President
By Hr . Duggar.
Resolved. That when, it becomes n ,cessary to employ an assistant in the Depart-
'ment of Veterinary Science, t he ,professor of that Department with the apptoval of
the President be authorized to employ one of his students as such as s i s t ant, and
that he ~be ~id for suchservice out of any funds of 'the . College available for that
purpose . Adopted.
By Mr • • ~strong.
Re solved: That t he President of t he College be authorized to -rent a ~uitable
· ·building to be used as a DGrmitory 'by students who desire to live in that way, the
said Dormitory to be supplied free of cost to t he student s , but t he student s must
in all cases provide fur nit ure, fuel, t lights; and all-toehr things needed • . The
said Dormit ory to be under the control and supervision of the Fa~lty of the College,
who may, f or cause, r emove any student from t he Dormi tory. Adopted.
By Mr. Harris. .
Resolved: That Emmerson R. Miller be elected to the Chair of Pharmacy. Adopt ed.
By Mr. Haralson. ,
Re~lved: That a committee 0f three be appoiQted to· con~ider the practicabil it;
advisabil i t y and pr obabl e expense of erect ing suit able . Dor.mlt ories fqr the use of
st udent s of the A & M Coll ege and r eport result of such investigation to the next
' annual meeting of the Board of Trustees . Adopted.
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By Hr. Har alson, Reso-lved: That Dr. Charl es, H. Ross be r eelected adj l.mct Professor
,of .Modern Languages • . AOOPTED . .-
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By IVlr. Culver,· Resolved: -'That the Secretary be instructed to notify -Prof. It. J .
Bondurant t hat his services will not be needed' after the fir st of January 1896, and
that his) resignCl:tion will be accepted t o take effect o~ or be~o re that ·, date .
ADOPl'ED .
The following is the President's annual report .
To the Trustees of the
A & 1'4 College
Sirs:
. A & 1'4 College
Auburn, Alabama
May 30th 1895
I have the honor to repo~rt that during the session 1894-5 there were enrolled 271
matriculates, of these 19 were in the prepar atory or sub- freshman class and 13 were
gr aduate students. •
The heal th of the students has been exeellent; no epidemic of any character prevailing
and their attention to 'study generally commendable . The good order observed throughout
the year·, ,vi th the exception of t he disturbance· of the night of March 3rd has been in
every respect gr atifying. The genera~ . tone of the students and the earnest work of the
Faculty give evidenre of a nealthy giowth of the college'. .... I ~.
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College. ·Funds
The total j,ncome of the .. college, s ave a small amount from incidental fees) .sale of
farm products, etc . is derived from four different fUnds . These w~re given for .
definite purposes, with prescribed conditions. The original endovnnent fund amol.mting
to $253 , 500 accrued ,from the sale of the land scrip donated by the general government
of . Alabama by act of Congress July 2, .. 186;;, for the endowment and support of the
College. The ~ate p~s annually 8 percent. on t his endowment amounting to $20,280;
and as a solemn pledge. to the continuance of this "payment", the code uses the. f oll.ioing
language ••• lIfor the payment of t he interest at t he rate of 8 percent per annum, t he
f aith and credit of the state are forever · pledged." It would be difficult to· express
in words a more solemn obligation by which the state has pledged herself to· p~ to -
posterity in perpetuity, t he amount named as interest on the bonds .belonging t o t he
college. If there be any obligation for a state to preserve its faith iriviolat e,
this interest must be regarded as permane~t .
The act prohibits the use of any. portion of this fund for the erection ,?r r~pair of
any bui,?-ding. (
2 - By .!Act of Congr ess March 2, 1887, there. is annually appropriated $15, 000 to the
Agricultural Experiment " Station., "for scientific· investigation and ·experiment r.especting
the principles and applications of Agr i cultural Science . II The Act devotes t his·
income to investigation not instrUctio~ and perIDits 5 percent to be used for· building.
By a recent Act of Congress, . this fUnd is· pLaced under the control of the Secretary of
Agricultura, ... rho is authorized t o send' i nspectors to the differ ent Experiment Stations
to examine and report the nature O[ its disbursement .
3 - By an act 'approved August 3P, 1$90, Congress appropriated an additional am<;,unt II f or
the more eompl ete endo'WlIlent of eoll eges <;>f Agriculture and Mechanic . Art~ . " . Th~s ( knovm
as t he Morrill fund, is divided in the ratio 'of 'school populat ion of .... oJtl1te and col ored
children i n the State between this col l ege and t he Normal Institut e for co19red students
of Huntsville. At the ratio of division for last year, 56-2 percent for this College,
there will be received next year $11,802.
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Five years hence the total amount Teceived by trre state from tis appropriation of
Congress will be $25,000 per annum. By the provision ~f the Act this fund is devoted
only to instruction and the tacilit.ies for instruction in t he English language and
the various branches of natural and economic science, excluding by omission, the
ancient and modern. languages; and by special provision no portion .of this fund can
be used 'for the "erection, preservation, or repairs of any building ." The college
is required to make an annual detailed report of the disbursements of this fund to
the Secretary of Agriculture and to t he Secretary of ~he Interior.
4-From the St ate Department of Agricult ure , by Act of Legislature, there is now
received one-sixth of t he proceeds from the tax on the sale of fertilizers. This
,.Tas appropriated to promote the interests of the department s of Agriculture and
Ilfechanic Arts in consideration of the College having chemical analyses made of all
fertilizers, marls, etc . required by the Commissioner of Agr iculture, free of
charge to the state .
The treasurer has received from this source t he present year $5011.
The report of the Treasurer sho,.Ts a palance on hand as fol lov{s:
From Endovnnent Fund
From Horrill Fund
rrom Hatch Fund (reserved for building) From AgricultUral Fund
$ ' 11.37
114. 74
507.00
921.14
I recommend that $507. 00 from the Hatch Fund of the present year be appropriated
to altd in building a conservatory re reafter reqommended.. This amount is included
in the Treasurer t s report a:s expended for building.
Auditor
.;. . ,
There has been this year upt to the present time no examination of the accounts
of. the Treasurer.
Sone years sinc _ a resolution was Passed requesting the Governor to have the state
Examiner examine the accounts in time to report at the annual meeting of the Trustees
but it 'vas not mde t he duty of the President to notify the Governor when the
accounts were ready 'for examination and hence no. notice was given.
I t i s impor1:!ant that this examination shouid. be made annually and it is hoped that
such action ,nIl be taken that this report of the examiner will. be ready to be
pre sented at. your annual meeting.
Athletics
Athletic 'exercises are worthy of encouragement in every college , and when judiciously
pr actised promote the well being of the students both physically and mol-ally. But it
is the duty of those, in authority not to, place students in the way of t~mptation but
to remove ap far as poss~ble. all influences of evil t~nd~ncy . For these reasons.
in~ercollegiate football game~ in cities are, by action of the faculty, prohibited
in the future , save one next session. But a limited number of, games sufficient to
excite interest in athleti~s without detriment to study will be permitted. to take
plac~ on t he college grounds of this and other institutibns~ - ,' .
The special buildings needed by' our college at present is a gymnasiumo The room
now in the f ourth story of the mai n building Us> ill:"'t,itted for such purposes, and
besides its 'use incr eases the danger f rom' fir~
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I t he r e f ore recommend that all funds avai labl e f or buildi ng a gymnas ium be reserved
and appropr iated for t hat pur pose .
This would i nclude all inc i dental fees receivable by the college, with receipt s for
~ale of farm products, etc. The sum thus received would in two y~ars amount to
...-' _ ~ about $2500. Thi s would be sufficient to construct .-a plain wooden building t hat would
suffice for present use.
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The future, TlJ'e hope, "TOuld pr ovide a gymnasium worthy of t he college.
Phannacy
As -t h~ special function 'of the €allege i s to present ,courses of study designed to
qualify young men ror 'the industrial pursuits and professions of life, I beg to
r~ ~ommend _ for your cons ide T.ation t he propriety of establishing a school ~ of Pharmacy .
, ,
Inasmuch as the Eollege i s al r eadYSlpplied with of ficers and labratories in. the
various scient ific 'deparhnent s , t hi s school can be e s t ablished vlith a comparitive ly
small expenditure. ~
A sum sufficient t o se cure t he s ervices 6f aj properly qualified officer, with suitable
equipment and supplies f or instruction, would suffice f or t he present. Probably
this _ w~uld not exceed $~5 . 0 0. '
A school of rpharmacy would open to our young men, an industrial pursuit of l arge and
growing importance; I t herefore reconunend t hat it be estab],ished.
Youn;- vlomen t
A s pecial reception room has been f urnished and set apart exclus ively for ' the young
women who may enter college as students. Though every facility for instruction is
of fered to t hose who may desi re to ava i l themselves of t he opportuni ties he r e of fie red
for high~r education, but fevl so ~a r ,hav::e accepted t he offer. "
There were only five young women \'Iho ent ered' college . t his session; tvm of t hem were
special students and one pursued post-graduate studies. All we re f rom Auburn.
Agricultural Scholarshi ps
In accordance with t he act ion taken last session eleven students were appointed
f rom the efiferent sections of the state, to t he Agricultur al scholar shi ps established,
and hqve received e ach $ lOO~ ,The amount appropriated. Ii. cadet recoramended by the
Gove rnor was, with the approval of t he resident member of the Executive Committee,
appointed as t he eleventh, being one in excess of t he }tumbermmed in t he resol ution of
the Board.
Inasmuch 'as the college now receiles only one-sixth of t he net proceeds of t he tax
on fertilizers, '-lhich income this year amount to les s t han was appropriated . from t he
fund l ast June, and as the legitimat e · demands of t ne colleg~ for maintainance and devel
opment are becoming more exact i ng.
Further, as the propriety of us ing trust funds g iven Hith presc r ibed conditions , for
student s chol ar~h i ps i s at l east questionabl e, do not r ecommend t he continuance of
t he appropriation.
By reserving a small sum for ass istants i n different departments, as experience may
show neces s ary, valuable aid may be given to worthy students f or services whi ch they
can satis f act orily perform. With your approval thi s pl an will be adopt ed and I am
sati s fied with advantageous results to the college.
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Drill Ground
In accordance with your order the campus west of the college building has, been
carefully graded, and now makes an admirable ground fo r ~ilitary and athletio
exercises . It is a permanent improvement of value to the college • . Its entire
cost amounting to $747.36.
Insurance
Under your order the buildings in 1893 were all insured gene rally for three (3)
years . The amount of insurance on buildings and equipment being $84,000. In t he
annual budget there is reserved,an amount to continue the insurance on the expiration
'of th~ policies. It is all Lllportant that the c0111panies in l~'hich t he building
are insured shall be first class in all respects, and that they conform to the laws
of Alabama in doing bus iness in the St ate. In the reinsurance this will be carefully
noted.
I here~Tith pr esent a list of the companies in which policies how .exist.
Physical Laboratory
, .
In the development of the College the re will exist in ,the near future, in fact
already exists, the necessity of having a well equipped laboratory for teaching
physics. This is recognized at the present ,day as essential in all well organized
scientif ic instruations, and thoug~ the probability of securing .a suitable ~uilding
is remote, I desire to pl ace on record the recognition of the value of this important
and essential adjunct to the scientific departments :0£ the ' ollege.
The proper equipment of such a labrotory would require a large expenditure of
funds; and a building especially constructed for its use.
I respectfully suggest for your consideration, and action at a future day, the
propriety of appropriating for this purpose one of the halls now set apart for
the use of the literary socie·ties . It is a well known f act t hat the interest in
lit e ~ary socieites is not manifested as formerly, and it becomes a question for
consideration whether college halls should continue to be appropriated for such
purposes.
Library
The general library now contains 5,705 bound volumes, all s elected with care.
A catalogue arranged by subjects and authors 'has been printed for t he use of stqdents.
There is also a card catalogue of the same. Besides beirig used by t he students as a reading
room, during the past session 4217 I>lere wi t hdrmm f or use . It is thus .hown to
be a valuable educationa l , adjunct of the collegeo Including the publications of the
general government and the agricultural library and t he technical works in the
scientific departments, the college library contains 9411 bound volumes and 8415 pamphlets.
Huseum
The museum has been provided with glass cases, and now contains Gollections of
interest and of educati onal value in t he different departments of science.
Amount these is a valuable collection. of birds mounted by a gr aduate of the college.
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Equipnent
The different scientific depart~ents have all received add itions of value, especially
the departments of mechanic arts, electricity, and veterina.ry science. It is a cause "
of congratulation that the college now possesses a very full and valuabl e collect i on
of s2ientiric apparatus adapted for instruction and investigation ~
Military
.. .
The term of service for "Thich Lieut . J . H. Hills, U.S.A., was detailed to act as
Professor of HilitaIY Science expires with t his session .
With the approval of the Executive Committee" "application was made to the Secretary of
War for the detail of Jonas A. Emery, 1st Lieut . , 12 Infantry, U.S. A.
,·He was' highly recorruuended by t he officers who preceded him, and it is i nferred he' will
be assigned to . duty at the college.
Professorshi ps.
Accoring . t o t he action of the Board in September, 1893, the term of service of recently
elected"professors expir~d at the close of t he third year.
Hence" it is my duty to ' call" your at te~t ion to the expiration of t he .terms of service
of the following officets .
1. The Professor of Agr icul"ture and l~gr icul turist of the Experiment
St ation .
2 . The Professor of Biology .
3. The. .i\<;ijunct Professo,r of Modern Lc.nguages . "
Agricultural Experiment Station.
The object of the appropri ation made by the general government kn o~m as the Act of
Congress, Hto diffuse useful infonuation on subjects connected with agriculture and
to promo"l:E~ scientific investigation and expetiment respkting the principles and
applica.tions of agr i cultural science."
In one organizationi: the Station este.blished by this fund is made a department of the
college, and each offi cer of t he S tatio~ is also a professor in the coll~ge, and hence
has a two-fold duty to per fo rm, one of instruction, and one of investigation; his s al ary
being paid, partly from the Hatch fund devoted, to scientific investigation and experimentation,
and partly from t he" ehdovJl!lent or Horrill fund 'devoted to i nstruction. - ,
The att ainments and qualifications necessary for success in scientific i nvestigat ion
~re of a high orde r , and persons specially qualified for investigation
found than a re t hose who are 'qualified to make successful instructors .
latter deal with v.rhat is knovm, the former llmst be f amiliar vlith what is
t rue, before investigating the ~nk~ovm.
are less frequently
For while the
established as
The difficulty of f indi ng men specially qualified by scientific attainments to prosecute
successful investigations relating to agriculture has not been conf i ned to anyone
locality. The sudden demand for a compet ent cor ps of scientific i nvestigators in the
gricultural Stations of each St ate far exceeding the supply.
But since the est ablishment of ' the Experiment Stations competent agri cultural 'specialists
have been ~duc ated, and hence in future more s atis f acotry work no doubt vlill
be accomplished.
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The agricultural i nterest; of the State are of such vast Lllpor tance t hat its improvements
demands the t hought and energy of the best available scientifically trai ned
t al ent .
The ExperL-nent St ation touches varied. economic interests of large va lue, ' and, hence
should be so conducted as to challenge the confidence of all i ntelligertt - agri- -
cuI turlsts •
I ask your especial attention to its pos s iblities and necess ities , and to a careful
conside r ation of pl ans by whic4 its efficiency"may be promoted.
Horticulture
The attention' gi vEm to Hor ticulture has not been as well directed, nor the results of
the work in t his deparbuent as valuable as its growing i nterests in the State r equire .
Many portions of t he State are vle11 adapted to the cultivation of fruits and vegetables
for market and to the promot ion of t hi s important interest the St ation should contribute
in every way possible, but especi a l~y . by introducing and experL-nenting on the
acclimat i on of f ore ign plants of economic val ue .
In order to - i ncrease t he e f ficiency pf this department, I recommend that it be placed
under the direction of a ' scientific expert who possesses theoret ical and practical
knowl edge of pl ants and pr actical knowledge of pl ant growth, and that it be compined
,.,ri t h t he department of biology by pl acing both departmeI\ts, biology and horticulture,
under the charge of one officer. I further recommend that the f acilities for experi~
en t ati on in t hi s deparhuent be increased by contruction at t he station of a suitable
conservatory •
The amount t hat can be used from the Hatch fund for buildings in t wo years, $1500
would construct a conservatory adapted to present necessiti es .
Annual Appropriations
.
In the annual budget submitted, the salaries of all professors, instructors, and
officers amoUJ.l.t to $39,200, and l qbor. supplies, equipnent, etc., to $14,~OO.
This consumes t he entire i ncome .
There has been pl aced on increase to one professor of commutation for house, $200, and a
small . increase to an instructor in phys ical l abr atory" and also to one in mechanic arts •
•
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No other increase of slary has been recommended, not because t he officers applying
viere not wor thy, but because the college funds did not penni tit, and t he interests
of t he college did not dem~~d it .
The budget does not make provisions for the expenses of delegates to the fl~soci at ion
of Agricultural Collges, nor f or a Bight 1-tatchm~~ .
Correl ated" Schools
To aid in the Lllprovement of our system of public education, a more perfect cor relation
should exist between t he State Col~gep, by which the gradation from the lower to the
higher forms of educ a~ion would be made regular and more unifonn.
In t hi s "laY the sY9tem would t end to become unified, and t he higher instirutions
be recognized as a necessary part of public or state education. As a first step towards
t hi s correl at i on, I r ecommend that students from properly accredited academies nd
schools of the state be admi tted to t he Freshman Class without examination on,
Certi fic at e of the principal s .
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A ~~~r relating t o t his correl ation of certif icate s chools a~prov ed by the f aculty,
is here~ith submitted:
Certificat e Schools
"The names of academies and public high schools of the State reporting to t his college
courses of study ~lhi ch fully prepare f or t he sophomore cl ass v-iill, when application
is made for cor relation on appr oval of t he f aculty, be publ ished i n t he Cat a lo~ue ·as certif
i cate s chools ."
A~~i ss ion by Ce r tif icates
"Students f rom~ certificat e s chools will be admitted to t he Freshman Class .\1"ithout
examination, upon t he c e rt i f ic at~ of the president or princiPal showing definitely
t hat such students have compl et ed satisfactorily all t he studies required fo r
admi ssion, as s t ated i n t he c at al o~ue , and a r e ot he rwise admissible ."
Donations.
The college has rece ived some val uabl e donat i ons from ma.ri.uf actorers, illustrating
works of value to student s . The value of. t he donat i ons to t he Mechanic Art Department
i s estimated to be $250, and t hose to the deparbnent of El ectrical Enginee r i
ng about $600.
Checmical Depar tment
Application was made by an agent of t he U: S. Department of Agriculture for assist ance
f r om our Chemical Labr atory and of fi ce rs, in havi ng analyses made of f ood s tuffs used
in t he South . The required ass i s t ance , ·laS of fered and t he work: is nml being done~.
The com!Jensation ·for t hi s extra ,1Or k: \ ... i 11 be pai d by t he U. S. Depar tment .
The Professor of Chemistry desi res t o enter upon a physical and chemical examination
of t he so i ls of t he stat e, and al so to cont i nue experiment s i n t he manuf acture of
cane syrup. It i s recommended that an appropriat i on of $200, der ived from t he proceeds
of t he chemical anal ys i s , be gr ant ed f or t his purpose . Also t hat Dr . }\nderson,
who will have charge of t hese soil analyses be made associat e chemist .
Also t hat the professor of chemi stry be authorized to inves t igat e' cases of supposed
poisoning. only when he will not thereby neglect his college duties .
H
Graduages
The followi ng named students having pas sed s at i sfactor i ly the requi r ed examinat i ons
are recommended by the f aculty for t he degrees named:
Name
Robert Higgi ns AdamsDaniel
Hugener Ahde r son
;{al t er Scot t Asken
Hugh Bickers t aff
George Perkins Bondur ant
Frank Asbury Boykin
1tlilliam iVqllace Bus sey
Gordon Flewellen Chambe r ~
Lebert Coleman
Solon Lycurgus Coleman
Langdon Bm'lie Garmnon
Benj CUllin Br owni ng Har alson
Bachelor of Science
County or St ate
Pike
Lee
Chambers
Russell
Lee
Lee
Georgia.
Russell
Madison
Russell
Georgi a
Dal lass
316
Name.,
Benj &~in Glenn Jennings
Henry Hearst Kyser
Charles Linn
Jmnes Neil McLean
Nilliam Cunningh~ McMillan
James Ne.vson
Henry Hi nds Peevey
Tilden Hendricks Phipps
Walter Russell Shaf er
Henry Howell Smith
Percy Hilton Smith
Herpert W~rren Taylor
J ames Claude Tnpmason
Audren Hearne lihitman
Lee Stafford Boyd
_ Kate Conway Bro,m
Master of Sci ence
James Vandiver Brovm
Roseberry Covington Conner
Charles Gordon Greene
Ri nal do Greene Williams
J ~es Archibald Duncan
John Prep ley Staton
Gi vil Engin~er.
County or State
Russell
Talladega
Jefferson
Iviont gomery
Talladega
Georgia
Madison
Georgia
. Hontgomery
Lee
Georgia
Montgomery
Randolph
LOimdes
Lee
Lee
Georgia
Macon
Lee~
Lee
Pike
Macon
They also recommend fo r t he honorary deg re~ of Bachelor of Science
Mr . ~orman Ruth~rford Weaver Dallas
. .
and for the ~egree of Master of Science
Dr . W. H. Blake '79 Clay
I a l so herewi t h present the r epor ts of t he professors in charge of the different
de~~ rbnents with the inventories of equi pment etc. These r epor t s also give the
special appropriati ons applied for.
Respectfully
'Ilm. LeRoy Broun
President
Report of Treasurer f or t he Fiscal Year ending June 1st 1895 -
Endowment Rund
Receipts
To Bal ance , June 1st 1894 $ 22 . 70
II Cas h f tom State Tr easurer 20280 . 00
" I ncidental Account 1145 . 00
II Surgeon II 1142 . 50
" LiPrary II 508.05
J
f
i
To Expense Account diplomas
To Fuel Account
To grading account
By a.mt . paid salaries
II 11 " library
II " II expense
II II · II printing
Disbursements
II " · II ' expenses at conunencement
II It · II fuel
II II · " stationary
' II " · II postage
" II · " servant hire
" II · II repairs and grounds
II " " 811 military
" " ,_' __ JI . , grading
II II ~ It' - trustees
II II · . II . surgeon
II II II insurance
II " II gymnasium
Balance
,-
To balance June 1st 1894
To ca~h ' f~om state Treasurer
To f~ pr,oducts account
To analysis account
To mechanic account
To electrical engineering
To chel11ica1
By amt; paid salaries
By arnt;~id fuel
By amt; P,aid mechanics
By amt~ paid Trustees
By amt; paid chemical
By amt; ..pai-d botanY
By afnt. paid fair
By arnt. paid museum
By amt . paid scholarships
By amt . paid experiment station
By amt. paid veterinar,y
Agri~u1tura1 ,Fund
Receipt,s
By amt; paid electrical engineering
Balance
250 .00
21. 89
17. 50
$ 23 ,387. 64
17,349. 93
508.05
1 .. 234. 43
472;27,
362. 70
342.34
'29. 47
327. 83
376.73
124.26
113.46
747.36
200.00
1,142. 50
10.00
35.00
23,376.33
11.31
.$ 23,387 .64
1,826.43
5,011.1$
1,059. 87
474.00
4.60
54.60
, 11;0. 95
$ 8,471. 61
2,995. 81
200 .00
405. 54-
124. 56
479.29
120. 78
201.02
300.00
1,100.00
1,038.00
531.47
54. 60 ,
$ 7,551.07
920. 54
$ 13,471. 61
317
318
To balance ~Une 1st 1894
Morrill Fund
Receipts
To cash from St at e Treasurer July 1st 1894
To cash from State Treasurer
Disbursements
By amb,. paid salaries July 1st 1894
II 11 -' II II
II a " library
II II n mechanics
" " 11, it"lPMssees electrical engineering
II " II english
II " II physics
II H . " civil engineering
II " It history
,. BALANCE ~
Hatch Fund
Receipts
To casfi from United States Treasurer
Disbursements
By runt . paid salaries
" " " labor
" It r It publications
II II II postage and stationary
" It II freight and express
II II II heat, light, and water
II " II chemical supplies
" " . 11 seeds, pl ants, and sundry supplies
" • TI fI fertilizers '
" II ' "feeding stuffs
II II II library .
"II "tools, implements and machinery
" I} II furniture and fixtures
II II fI ~ scientific apparatus
II II - " livestock
II" II traveling expenses
II II " contingent expenses
II " II building and repairs
TI
Endowment Fund
Agricultural Fund
Morrill Fund
Hatch: :Fund
Recapitulation
Receipts
4. 82
2, 662. 90
8 ; 775 . 1~
$11,442.8
1, 200.00
6,975 . 00
559. 93
1,100.00
617. 60
103.90
290. 83
3.80. 95
99.91
·Tll ,12~.12
114·74
$11, 442 . 86
$15 , 000. 00
gzoo.oo
968.17
682.21
1~Q920
282,23
245,14
. 547.20
,218.81
. 348.60
256.19
500.00
105 . 44
276.61
551:61
156;25
218:42
. 93:75
-598:77 . ,
15;OQO.OO
$ 23 ,387:64
8, 471:61
11, 442 . 86
15 , 000.00
$ 58,302.11
'/
Endowment
Agricultural Fund
Morrill Fl.md . -
Hat ch Fund
-. Balaiice on Hand -
Salaries Due July 1st, 1$95
Endowment Fund
AgricUltural Fund
Morrin Fund
I
Jl.me 1st 1895
Disbursement s
$ 3, 850. 00
687 . 50
11700.00
$ 6, 237. 50
Respectfully submitted,
E. T. Glenn, 'Treasurer,
A & M College
Appropriation for 1895-6
Original Morrill Hatch State
Endowm't Endowmtt Fund Ag tl
319
1862 1890 1887 Fund. Total
President 2000 1000 3000 .
Mathematics 1000 800 ... 1800 '
Botany & Geology 1000 .. 800 1800
Civil Engineering 1000 800 1800
Agriculture . - 500 1500 2000
English 1000 800 1800
Chemistry 1000 800 1800
Mechani c Art s 1500 300 1BOQ
Bio,iogy- & Horli'Culture
-. 506-.• . .
1300 1800
History & Latin 1800 1800
Mod. Lang. & English 1500 1500
Elect . Engineering 1800 1800
Physiology & Vet . Science 500 500' 800 . 1800
Commandant 300 300
Asst . in Chern. - 1st 800 800 1600
" II " 2nd 500 500 1000
II TI It 3rd 250 - 350 600
Pharmacy 1000 1000
Asst . Hech . Arts 1st 1000 1000
II II " 2nd 750 750
Farm Supt. . 600 600
Asst . Horticulturist 300 600
Physical Lab. 500 '500
6 Scholarships: 1 English;
1 math, 1 mech. art; 1 sub-f
r esh; 1 eng. & math; 1 sec-.
Pres . 1500 1500
Asst . Lib . & 500 . 500
Treasurer 1000 500 1500
Commutation for house rent
President & 7 Professors 1400 1600
2 scholarships - Bot . & Chern. . 500 J 500
House rent 400 400
Sec. Agr. & Clerk . 200 " 200 400
320
.
Clerk df Treasurer
Recud. 'of Trustees
Total .Am:>unt
Library
Printing & Advertising
Coal
Stationary
PostagQ
Labor -College
Comm~tnae~.!l:t· .
Grounds .& ~epairs
General Expense
!vfilitary
Sup & Labor (Exp. St~ .)
Coop. Soil Tests
Sup & Labor (Mech.)
Sup & Labor (Chern.)
Equp. Elect. Engr.
Trustees Experise
Physics,
Equ,ip •. ,. Phys. ~ -Jet. SP .• __
Equip., Botany
Equip., Pharmacy
Or iginal
Endol'nn 't
1862
250
200
16450
350
200
150
300
400
200
200
500
~' 100
600
100
Building 1500
Traveling exp., lectures, etc.
Insurance 1000
Contingent
Amt . brought fOl'Vlard
TOTAL
Balance on hand June 1,
1895
r
5600
16450
22050
11.31
Horrill
Endol'nn' t
1890
10650
300
100
300
100 ."
400
l200
.. '10650
11850
114.74
Hatch
Fund
1887
8950
500
650
-100
100
100
1700
200
t¢¢
. 600
100
100
300
300
750
150
200
6050
8950
. 15000
507
St ate
Jig ' l
-Fund
3250
100
600
400
400
100
100
..2L
1750
3250 :'
.5000
921,14
Total
250
~O?
39290
800
1000
400
250
300 ,
. 400
2QO
200
600
100
2300
200
1100
1000
300
300
200
300
300
400
2250
250
1000
220
_ ?-46Qo
39200
53800
By Mr. Gilehrist - Resolved that the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees
be authorized to call the said Board together at such time as may be deemed proper
for the purpose of electing a professor of Biology and Horticultur~ and a 'Professor
of Agriculture, and that said meeting be held in the office of the' Governor iU
Montgomery, Alabama. . ADOPTED
The President of the Board appointed the follol'dng committee on Dormitories for the
College: Messrs . Turner, ~'lilliams , Gilchrist, and Armstrong. .
By Mr. Arrftstrong - Resolved that the Committee heretofore appointea on the claim
of Mrs. Dunklin be continued until the special meeting of the Board in Montgomery.
ADOPTED. •
The following committees were announced by the President of the Board:
Committee on Finance: C. C. Harris, Armstrong, Bilbro .
Committee on Agriculture: Culver, Gilchrist, Duggar"
Committee on Mechanic Arts: Bilbro, Smal'l, Rich .
Committee on Revision of Laws: Har ralson, Bilbro, Turner.
Committee on Coll-ege Land, & Grounds: .Williams , Armst r ong, Sman.
Committee on Claims: ' Rich, Williams, Culver.
Commit tee on Course of s t udy: Turner, Duggar, .sman. . " .'
Committee on Visi tors t o Experiment Station: Culver, Gilchri st, Armstrong .
Executive Committee: Gov. Oats . , Armstrong, Harralson , Rich.
On motion of- Mr. Arm3trong., ·th.e Boa rd adjourned until called together t?y the
Execut i ve CoIIllIii t tee .
,
Report' of Professor of Agricult~
Teaching Department
321
Class I nstruction: During the sessi on lS94-95 one hundred and forty-nine students
matriculated in the School of Agriculture . ' No change has been made in the
character of instrUction given in the ~lassroomB since ~ last report.
. _... .
The iristrUction given to students in this department is" by l~ctur~s, text 'book,s ,
with books of reference. IIi additiion -to ~this" practical laborato17 work, in 'field
instruction is conducted by me personally.
Freshman Class
The instruction in the class treats of agricultural, s,oils , their cJ:assificq,tion
defects" causes of diminished fertility, the meahs used to ' protect' ·them from ~ste,
and restore fertility, plant growth, the theory and pra,cti re ' of !;Surface and subdrainage,
cultivation or . the mechanical handling· of soitl to th~ best advantage for t he
benefit of crops. This class has two recitations a week the las,t · tenn of the s~ssion.
Sophomore Class
. This class ha s two recitatibns a week dur~ the session of lS94~95 running through
the entire session. In this class t he physical properties and treatment of soils
are discussed, the methods. of studying their defects with remedies are alsQ discus sed.
. Sav:i.ng and 'method 0'£, ,managing farm manure, the ,application" of ,manures., a,nd commericia1
fertilizers" making composts, . the relation of piant -grov.th to soil ~and atmosphere ,
drainage t .erracing ~d grading land to .prevent washing, system of p!mdng, ' indeed
everything conne~ted with tilling t he soil is .treated. This ,class is also inter e st ed
in domestic and coIilInercial horticulirure, care and managem~nt of all farm anirrta1s ,
management of dairy, green manuring and soiling . '
... , Junior Class .
. "
The Junior Class has two .recitations a ,week running through the entire session.
They are ' taught stock~bree9ing 9!ld management . of ~l kinds of, ;=stock" the cultivation
of the different fanm crops, cultivation' of farm grasses and forage crops, a ~ourse
in pomology, including the .propagation of mlrsery' stock, planting" manuring, cU!-tivating,
.ha·rvesting" and marketing fruits,. Lectures are .delivered to this class
upon many su~jects relating to agriculture" such as the ' source of the different
ingredients of conufiercial fertilizers, value of the different substance" method
of home mixing of fertilizers, compounding compost, t he selection purchase; equipJOOnt
of diversified f arming and ma.nY othersubjects pertaining to the study of
scientific agricult ure .
Apparatus for class instruction: My department needs additional equipment with '
.apparatus f or class instruction.
What is needed immediately, for t his purpose is apJaratus for cleaning of field seed,
testing their purity , vitality, and mangnifying gl asses . With such. appar atus I wiiH
be prepared to prosecute investigation and give inst ruct ion w~ich I have not been
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able to give on account of not having suitabl e' apparatus . I est imate the cost of
such apparatus as will answer for present purpose-s at $600 and I -request an
appropriation to purchase the 'same. ' 1 , .
, Practical Work
In addition to tnstruction rin the lecture room laboratory work was 'performed
regularly by the sophomore class as was required. To this work durIng the past
year I have given close supervision in the afternoons from two to four olclock.
This consisted of practical field work on the experiment station grounds of an
educational character thus enabling the students to put into actual practice the
theory taught in the lecture room. ,- .
Two hours three times a week were ' requilled of ttie sophomore claws the first and
second term~ 'of this practical work. The laboratory work required of these classes
was in aiding in the work on the horticultural grounds and field experiments, such
as pruning and vines, bedding,' grattting, planting .fruit trees, putting .in field
experiments, use of the Babcock milk -test, 'feedirig ' animals and aiding the' dairy work.
Scholarship Class
At the last meeting of the Board ten scholarships were awarded to meritorious
students 'to help them to defray their ' college expenses - -with ,the condition that
they were to give ten hours a week in labor orf'the station. 'These scholarships
were aWarded by the faculty as provided by t.he resolution of the Board. The
schol arships were held by'bio members of the jUnion class, two in the sophomore
class, and the' 'rest 'by members of the freshman 'class. . .
I have required these scholarship boys to perform regular work on the station at
such work as I directed on the horticultural grounds and:--in the field ten hours
. a week, and in ,ai-ding in the work in the experiment stat, ion llbrary at the '""College.
In general the' boys have performed their '\'rork . cheerfully and well" by which -they
,are gaining valuable instruction to prepare them for future work ~s " station workers •
Some- of the advanced scholarship students ,have !:ad char~e of the :f:'eeding, expel'iments
"with dairy .cat-tIe, which has been carried on for sevel'aLmonths, also "assisted in
making tests of the "butter fat" of the ·dairy cows .by the Babcock milk t~st, have
assisted in the milking, buiter making, aI"?-d iI} ~es~ing the butter capacity or the
dairy herd by the churn test . '_ . '. .
Recommendation for Scholarship
As the scholar.ship appointments have worked well .the present session, I recommend
.that it be continued as by .that means meritorious students ~hat are unable' to pay
their way -through _college will be aided in getting an education, besides will be
.. ·useful helpers ' at work at the . sta~ion . It is important that the appointment to
scho+arships moUldbe .eonlined to .students who give satisfactory evidence of the
want of means to educSlte themselve.s without ,thi;> aid, and l.mO , Shm:l by thier
diligence as students that ~ they are dese~ of . a . s~holarsnip. '
.. ,
ExPeriment Station
Since my last annual report four bulletin~ have been issued from the department
of agriculture.
Bulletin no. 56 contains the experiments conducted by twenty three cooperative soil
test experiments in different parts of the state in corn production, with fertilizer
( - -compOunded at the station and sent to each of the experimenters with directions for • J J
conducting the eliperiment .
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B~letin No . 62 contains r eports of experiments made on t he s t ation t he past ye ar
with corn and cotton •. Bulletin No . 64 reports the tobacco experiments with
different varieties of tobacco Wifli -method of fertilizing , -cultivation, curing and
the general management of this crop. Bulletin No . 66 contains the r eports of
cooperative seed experimenter~ \iho conducted experiments with seed furnish~d - for
this purpose by the agricultural department at Washington . Under restrlictions
issued from that department th~ repoFts from these cooperative seed experimenters
were to be foniarded to my department and edited here.
Oo-operative Soil ,Tests
Cooperative soil tests I have been carried on by experimenters in different parts of
the stat'e during the year. The fertilizer necessary for these experiments was
mixed at the station and sent, to the experimenters with directions Ior conducting
the same .
Incident to this line of work has been an extensive coprespondence with' the soil
test men. I~was deemed best, for the present year to revise the list of these
experimenters. as this wgrk had been done by many of them i'r.ithout recompense -f orseveral
years. ana pOssibly in some respecte could be better performed by others .
After much cor.r~sp?nc:l~nce with th~ agricultural socieUes and prO1!linent agriculturi st
in the state a new list of intelligent experimenters was made and these 'till conduct
the ,experiments this year. I consider this an important work for the department
and I request that the former amount $500 be appropriated for this ~JPOse . - ' 'In
addition to the amount that is necessary to purchase and distribute the fertilizers ,
t here should be a sufficient amount to pay the tra~el1ng expenses of the agriculturist
in visiting and inspecting the work of the different experimenters. The agr i culturist
can make these visits generally in vacation ' i'r.ithout interfering with his
station duties. The sum of $500 will be sufficient for ' fertilizers and necessary
traveling expenses for this work.
Co-operative Seed Tests
The cooperative seed tests connnenced last year has bee,n .contdnued this year. I
was requested by the Department of Agriculture at Washington to furnish names 0f~
farmers in different parts of the state who were 'ldiling to coop3rate in experimenting
with field and garden seed in this state with the vi~w of- ascertaining
such as may be suitable to our soil and climate.
In compliance with this request I corresponded with prominent farmers in the state
and secured the names of one hundred vmo will conduct cooperative seed test experi ments
this year. The seed are sent direct from the Department of Agriculture at Washington
to these farmers. Blanks supplied from Washington are sent to my
department; t hese are sent to the experimenters for their reports which, l'lfhen made
out, are returned to the station to be revised and edited in bulletins. This new
line of vfOrk has increased the duties of this office, as good results may i -ollow
for the benefit of the agriculturist of the state it has been wiilingly undertaken .
Montgomery Exposition
A few days before the meeting of the Hontgomery Exposition la-st fall , I was requested
to prepare the different products from the station for exhibition . .. Thi s was done
with promptness making such an exhibit as could be collected iri £0 short a time, the
list hereto attached s hows What was sent from this department.
Contents of Box 1: 7 packages cigar tobacco; 4 packages air cured tobacco; 2 pkgs .
air cured cheldng tobacco; 2 pkgs . flue cured chewing tobabco; . 1· pkg. variety tobacco;
7 pkgs }ilg tobacco . TOTAL - 23 packages.
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Contents of Box 2: '
20 mounted tobacco le~ves
1 mount~d paper - 8 plugs
-1-illounte~ paper - 4 plugs
22 pieces .
Contents of Box 3:
1 sack expo sta. yellow corn •
1 sack American pride corn
1 sack experiment station white corn
1 sack Renfro corn
1 sack Virginia - - - -- Oats
1 sack Texas ~ust Proof oats
1 sack Southern Rye
1 sack whippo-will pea
1 $ack Little Black pea
1 sack wonderf~' pea
~k clay pea
11 sacks
, Contents of Box, 4:
4 bottl~s whippo-will pea
6. bottles wonderful pea
5 bottles clay pea
2 bottles littl~ black, pea
9 bottles Virginia o~ts
6 bottles Texas rustproof oats
- 2 bottles Southern. raised rYe
3 bottles purple :;traw wheat "
9 bottles experiment station yellow corn
3 bottles improved golden dent corn
4 bottles learning corn
2 bottles Virginia gourd seed corn
4 bottles gentry market cofu
~ bottles co~kes prolif~c ~orn
2 pottles plo~ts prolific ~orn
4' bottles Pride of America corn
5 bottles experiment station white 90rp
9 bottles renfro corn
9 bottles framers pr~de
, 2 bottles giant bo~~d grain
- 4 bottles buck wheat
1 bottle sh~aleys southern corn
1 bottle yello\-, Sesame
1 bottle whit~ sesame . . .
2 bottles Havana seed leaf tobacco seed
1 bottle connecticut seed leaf tobacco seed
. 1 bottly Hyco " .
1 bottle barley
1 bottle hestors
1 bottle comstock spanish
2 bottles horse grain
1 bottle rescue" gra.ss
1 bottle Texas millet
1 bottle catrain bean
2 bottles soja bean
1 bottle kado millet
1 bottle variagated corn
1 bottle red adsiko
2 bottles Rajig~ass seed
2' bottles white velvet okra (dWarf)
l · bottle - ' pkg •. com shuck around grain.
116 '
Box nO. 5
1 sack nansemond potatoes (~reet)
1 sack r ed nose II .
1 sack dOoley yam 11
1 sack bunch sweet potatoes
1 sack expo sta. bunch yans
1 sack \-mods yam
11
11
1 box manufacturers plug tobacco
,1 pactage bo:>~ 11
$ pkgs . '
Summary:
Box no . ,1
Box no . 2
Box no. 3
Box no. 4
Box··no. '5
TOTAL
- 23 pkgs .
... 22 pkgs.
11 p"kgs.
- 116 pkgs.
8 pkgs .
' 178
II
List of Experiment s conducted on Horti cultural Grounds, H~9 5
Vegetables
Irish potatoes
Watermellons and canteloupes
Corn
Forage plants
Strawberries
Raspberries
Othe 1" berrie s
Figs (number planted 140)
Grape- cuttings (no. planted 5502)
Apple grafts (no. planted 1167)
Apple stock for grafting - 200
Peach seedlings budded 1894 (697)
Peach seedlings planted 1895 (1000)
Palurus (hedge plant) cuttings - 700.
Palurus " II roots - 450
, Citrus 1-1ifateala - ' cutting 2950 .
II . it II • . for culture - 000
Plum stock budded (94) 66 • .
Tobacco
Sugar cane - 4 experiments
Additions t o orchard and vineyard:
43 plum trees planted this spring
57 peach trees planted this spring
35 apple trees II " "
24 Japanese per6LuIDon trees planted thi s spring
2 chestnut trees planted this spring
Number Varieties
156
41
19
13
13
32
15
5
26 -
26
18
19·
7
26
1
275 grape vines raised on the station - set out and replanted missing places;
35 scuppernong vines raised on the station extension' of vineyard
650 new pine labels, 3 ft by 3l inches, made, painted and points··trea:ted with
carboleuin , .
1250 labels (of. 1891) repainted.
Experiments and '<fork done on Farm:. .-
4 experiments in corn - 3 acres - 20 varieties
7 experiments in cotton - 5 acres - 20 'Yarieties
. 8 experiments ip wheat :- 4 acres - 8 varieties
2 experiments in pe'as -. 2 acres - 12 varieties .
4 experiments in tobacco - 3! acres , 30' varieties
2 experiments in watermelons r- ~ acre , 2 varieties
2 acres in -drilled rye
3/4 acre in sorghum
45 acres in corn
35 acres. in oats r e-liTowed
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1 tobacco bed - 30 x 30 ft . planked aroun~1/2 mile fence repaired, ,new po.sts and
base plank
~ mile new fence complete
12 tons compost
ne\,T fence built around Texas B. Grass
142 feet tiling - large size, put in on Prof. Mills t dept .
148 feet tiling - large size, put in on farm
all lands .on culture were broken, broardcast and bedded before planting .
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Experiments in pig feeding - pigs begun for ve~erinary department .
Feeding experiments in milk and butter making and making scientific tests with
Babcokc"milk test to determine ration value for butter, making anew the roads
t hrough the station grounds .
1 e.xp3 riment in sweet potatoes 2 acres - 6 varieties 0
1 experiment in pumpkins
1 experiment in blue grass - 2 acres
Donations made to Experiment Station 1894-5 .
Nov. 27 - 2 tons Kanit
1894 i ton muriate potash
2 ton sul potash
)
) - from German Kale 1tlorks, ~ew York, N.Y.
)
Dec . 16 - 4 carrot plants
6 tea plants
113 fig cutt ings , 20 varieties
8 camphor plants
6 olive plants
12 rooted grapevines (assor t ed)
)
) . . ~ )- f rom Ho'n •. C. 1'1. Dabney, Ass lt . Sec.
) Ag Il.. U.S. Ag Il. Dept., ~ashin:gton ,
D. C. '
Jan. 24 65 concord, 38 berckmans
1895 30 denna, 43 ives
61 motions Va, 36 lutie
34 special red, 64 goette .
35 warden, 65 Iversons Catabg
20 eaton
f rom J. Baxter Allen, Anniston, Ala.
Total 491 grape cuttings )
Feb . 6 100 strawberries ' ) from J. H. Hoor e, Opelika, Alabama
Mar. 6
Mar. 22
Mar~ 20
lIiar. 27
Mar. 27
Feb . 22
April 2
April 2
ApriL13
Apri lJ3
May 11
Mar. 1
18 black berry vines )
168 paper s asstd garden seed from Hon . H.D. Lane , Mont gomery, Ala.
Root ed grape, vine' flNew plack super" from A.S. Rice, Griswaldville , Ga.
50 pr t s ' garden and flower seeds from W. Allee" Burpee Co., Philadelphi a
1 box "Iron Cladn seed potatoes (sweet) from Prof . CCL Dill, Dellburgh,Ala.
1 pint dent corn "Champion Yelloi'lll from J . - C. Suff ern, Vpor hees, Ill.
1 bu. each Triumph and early rose i rish potatoes from Whelan, Huntsville.
30 varieties, about 2 bushels , irish: potat oes from J . B ~ Swann, Loveland,
Cal. - , ,
~ pint teosiule from C • .F . ' Carpenter, Bart on; Florida
1 package (~ gal) new era ·field peas f r om J .G. Little , Louisville, Ga.
27 pkgs . vegetables & 10 flower seed fro~ H ~ f. -Buckabee, Rockford, Ill.
1 pkg. unlmO\'JIl pea and' l running §peckle pea f rom H.C. Winston, Auburn.
250 pkgs . garden and f ield" seeds from U.S. 'Dept . Agr . , vlashington, D. C.
1 pint field peas from Rev. M. McClure, Al exander City ,- Ala .
2 Mary grape vines from Georgia Expt . Sta. , Experiment, Georgia
Disbritution of vegetable and gar~en seed and vines. Pkgs .
257
126
Tornatoe seed " i.
Garden seed, assorted
okra
watermellon
cantaloupe
corn
rog grass
so ja bean '
cotton
tobacco
Total seed
~
268
121
26 '
23
29
23
501
1439
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RQ,o.t ed vines. and ,cuttings" et,c ,!
Scuppernong rooted ' .
cUttings grape
figs rooted
.currants
;blackberry: rooted ,~
citrus, - hedge cut-tings
PalumB ~cul~atus -
Total dist~bUti6n ' •
ca,b15age' pla~ts
ttoma~o, pla~ s , '
· 327
~rimerits have been conducted in the· Dairy Department during the year such as
test with differ.~nt grain rations and fORge crops to secure the greatest yield ot
milk ' a.nd butter, testing the ' b1I.tter :rat -'of all Ule ' dairy- cows by- the Babe-ock ' ,
methoel, · also the yield in',~Utter ' bY the, churn process of--tffe d:tfferrent cows in 'the
herd. Notes are made of ~ll , t~ese ~per~ents ,and are entered ·upOn"· th'e '-:recor d
book to be used'-for Bu1letins-~ ,~ " .
The supply of milk fromrth~ ' dairy cows'being greater /than could be 'sold; I thoUght
it best to commence butter making. These butter experiments have been carried on
for several weeks. I had tq, utcur a sma.nr~se to have ,some '6f the'( dairy ,apparatu.
s rePaired and small additional labor 'expense. Ttle uairy apParatus ·is now
in good condition but to carry on, ~pis wor!<: as well as I wish, some additional
scientific apparatus will be needed for the next year, and additional labor, and I
ask that ,t ,hE! s:ma,.ll sum of $250 be allowed my department for such outfit and labor
,. .. . j ~ ~ r I " ..... . *"' r> • 4 • as may be needed for the dairy' wol"k. . - < v ~ ''', : ' ~ r ' ,
Proce~ds ,Qf ~h~ dairy f~ ,I respectfully suggest· that I think it wise to allow
all of the prqceeds 'f~m sale of' the· ·'produet~ or-·the ' station farm; as fast · as paid
in t.o the T~a~er to be pl~ce~ t8"tne cr~~t or-:tne ' agricultural deparlment af
,:the ' statiori tq , ~~ used-for the experiinent ~'Wol"k : and· aiding in kEiepiIig Up' the general
, . repairs needed armwilly to keep the' butldings, fenees; et~. 'in gOod repairs. rr
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This is being done in Tennessee and some other stations and I understand work well.
With such valuable buildings water power arid machinery as the station has, it is
impossible to keep , tq~m in such , condition as i s expected, without a liberal appropria~
ion for tl;1is 'purpose ~d~ With the 'amoUnt "that has been'lapprOpnated heretofore
for the general worR on the station t fiis':' repair. -WOrk can not:'be done. ' ., ,. ., ' . ..... . . ' . -... . . ,-,
With, the proceeds of , the farm added to the other appropriation that will be made
t<) , the agriculturaJ. dep~rtment, ' i "Will be able to-enlarge my lihe of' experimentaL.
work "Which shoUld be done and 'to keep all of 'the 'propertY<'ID good condition ~ .
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~eriments for , oth~r departments: ~is department has been made during the year
'6\l.t of 'its appropriation extensive e.xperiments '· for other depiu-tment$ 'as is' ~fu.iJ.T
. • ,- r' ' . . ~ . .. .. ,.. .. shown elsewhere in, th~s report . "!3Y hanng much experimental work to do' for other
c!e,t>art:nents "and 'expense atte~diIli,- ~?e same l!l~a.hs that W'a~ a~pI'<?pr:!-ated,Jor ' the
,agricultural department had -to be used for that- purpose. ' ' _ . , '
I The station workers can conduct e~riments for other departments that are
1_ ne ce Bsary to be conducted here,- ","ut . 1~ " justice . t~ tH';'s dep3.rtment, its workers and
ltJ.ean'S set aside to :run it, . the eXper1seof eondueting tne'se .experiments shoUld' be
paid by the departm.~nt fQr which they are' conducted and 'credited to ttre 'kgricultural
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By this means the work can be carried on without friction and without the feeling
that one department is trespassing upon another to furnish Ileans to conduct ,its
4 I experiments without: compensation. - -
Moreover ~ it can then be clearly shown what the ec~nse account e:C each department
is and prevent confusion of accounts which is likely to oc~ur. ~ work done on "
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the station for other departments is charged to the agricultural department. The
botanist- who has considerable experiments in grasses, etc., concurs- .in this view
and expects to ask the board to allow him an additional appropriation to pay the
cost of his' experimental work as conducted on the station by the station labor and
teams at :present . The line of experimental work that should be carried on by the
agricultural department is inc:fleasing rapidly and every dollar that is appropriated
for that department is needed to Qonduct its"-experiments.
BE'l'TERM&NTS.
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Sincef:my 3:ast annual report much 'ntnf fencing has been done ·as will appear more , '
tullY' elsewhere, ' new pipil}g has been added' to the water power i • repairs to the·dairy
water works-, . t~e 'tool house ~d tank ot the horticultural grounds. d8.1i-;r and
at the residence have been repainted, fEmces and b~Udings , white-washed. "
" Tile drains have been put 'in :OQ, grass garden and, on up~ds .
ATLANTk EXFOSITION ~
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Arrangements are being made for extensive exhibit of 'farm. products-at the .
Atlanta Exposition. . - ,
'I think it advisable that this depa~~t. t~~ part in · this,, ' e~c~ally in 'tobacco
as there ldll be ,_a larg~ displr of this product f~m the tobacco states and an "
exhibit of this staple fNm"the station maY 'result in much good to the, state. ' I
request ·that this depe.rtment be allowed tpe sum of $200 for emibit at the Atlanta
Exposition of station products, especially toBacco. .
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DfPRO~S NEEDED
:As 'the work of ·the station is constantly on 'the increaser it. is deeme~ best te
indicate in,. this re:pQrt such improvements ' as are n~eded for c~ on work .
with estimate of the probably cost. .
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-(I) A'well constructed manure pit for economicall7 'saving the manure is needed.
I think -a" stone cemented .pit t-hat wiil answer for present purposes can be built .
for $250.
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t2) The ' station is in need: 'ef a.rwth~r dwelling ' house. At this time the gardener
. is not 'supplied 'with a. 'house .and has to rent a house some c:11stance from the
station. If the ~ans can' be ' provided it w.ould be well to b:uild another ctw.'ellin8
house . I estimate that ~ house suitable for this ,purpose ,c~ ,be built, fQr ~lOOO
or $1250.
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(3) :rt is important that room should. be provided for holding the seed that' are
r al:sed on t~e station for 'planting and distributing 'te the farmers of the state,
The best arrangement for this is to build seed · cases in ,the large room -of the; ,
Station orfice. This is an important need and $100 should cover the cost . of this.
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0 .. ) It is important that the, water power at · t he dairy should 'be improved. This
can be "one 'by purchasing a smau ~und mill • . I e st i mate the · cost of this-at ' $100.
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(5) The station offi ce and residence of the agriculturist will need some repairs to
keep them in order the coming year which I estimate will cost $150 . ' I ask for this
amo1}Ilt . out of the -Hatch Fund. , .
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(6) The consel'Vatory which is very useful tor propagating plants, rwhich was built
DIBllY years 'ago out of old timb~rs J ~ must be-repaired thoroughly tl:te present year or be
taken down, as it is utterly useless in its present condition. As new. woodwork and
new sash and glass is needed for this, I estimate the repairs at $i50.
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, (7) Cannery - As anstruction to st1:ldents :in the study of agrlcu;Lture, U' the means
can be providedJ it would .be ·well. to ni8ke a small outlay '!9r a canning outfit~ I
have investigated the cost of canning apparatus and such as will be ne~ded:, here will
not exceed $250 in cost .
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. ' The art of canning ,is s~ple ap.d carl. be caxTied on without the aid of an · ex~rt.
The canning of fruits and vegetables is an industry that need encouragement in the
South.
' .. ,' Amount ' that wili b~ neede~ f~r expenses 1895-96:
Labor on farm
apparatus and labor for dairy
equipnent, implements, fertilizers, seeds & supplies
soil test work
stationery ~d postage .
$ 1300
250
1500
3050
500
60
For permanent improvements, repairs and scientific
apparatus for class. ipstruction
apparatus and other purposes:
600 ' ~ . '"
Atlanta Expos ~tion , ', 290 .
dwelling nouse for assistant '
seed cases in office
. ,'12.59 . -? I
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dairY water power
conservatory
canning outfit ,
repairs to station office, residence & other buildings
out of Hatch Fund 'r
100
.150 .
250
359
$ 6610
The work Generally: The amount of work in this department is large and requires
my constant att ention in the various duties assigned me, in teaching, superi ntending
the practice work, conducting the extensive correspondence, looking closely to the
business acco1.n1ts, directing the experimental work, ete.
The agriculturist could give better attention to the outside field work if he
were supplied with a horse so that he could ride fre~uently over the stati on and
inspect the experiments. I r equest that I be allowed to fumish a horse on my
own account for this purpose, the horse to be fed at the station eost and to be
used for station and my private use jointly. With a horse as mentioned, the cost
of hauling from station to depot could be sav~
Mr. Hollifield who has the horticultural work requests me to state that the wages
he receives are nat sufficient and for the kind of services that he renders that
he should have an increase of salar.r. Certainly should have sufficient increase
to pay his house r ent, say $50 as house is not furnished.
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Mr ~ w. ~. ,Frazer, clerk of t-he experiment stat ion, requeSts an inerease of salary
that will place him on equalit y with ' t he other assistants of the stat ion. He now
receives $400 and the work he has to do is such that requires the serviee of an.
educated man. ' , " "i '.: ' , - , ~ , ' -
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!Amoutn of proceeds from station farm: As sholom by receipts field by Mr. T. U ~
,C\llver from , June +894 to ~c . ' 94, and from receipts, h~lQ. by D\Y~elf from January
1895 tQ April 1895 ~here has beel) ' paid to the Treas~~r ~roni tfie "stat ion tarm the
sUm of $1002. 76 . 'l'hi~5 9Pes' n()t include , collect~Ons f~r l:fay 1~9~ , as they are not
yet collected.. . - . ' , .
Uncollected Accol.mt~: It is p:.;-oper fo~ m~ to ~tate th~t? I fin~ o~ the books ot
the , ~xperimeI:lt station run:qing from January 1, +894 to 1st Jan~ary ?-?95 that there
are 'a ccoUnts on the DOoks jto' the amount ot $32. 67 which 'are due and have not been
collect ed; ,. , - , ' ~ , , . " .
These credit accounts were considerably in excess of the amount abo~e stated
Jan, +st 1895 bUt have been' now , redu~ed."b:r ,' co1~eetfon8 to aMl:lt' ine SJIlOl;1l1t- stated.
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Respectfully submitted
Alex J . Bondurant, Prof. of Agrieulture
and Agricultur:tet of the eipemEitt Station.
REAPPORTION
The Board at its meeting June 1895 appropriated $350 to my department for the .
purchase of apparatus for class instruction.
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Contract was made with Thomas Hall a student at COrnell, N.Y. , in October 1894
with the approval of the President to make this apparatus for $350 ~ OO . :f.fr~ Hall
has been delayed in .finishing this work and will not:"haTe ' it finishea to be paid
for by June 1st 1895. . ',' . .
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I request that this -amount $350. 00 be reapportioned by the Board and-neia by the
Treasurer to pay for this wor~ a~ so.o n as it is f~ished.. , . ' . . '
The inventory forming part of this report will be handed to the~'President by
Jl.me 5th, 1895 .
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Montgomery, Alabama
September 9, 1895
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The Board of Trustees of the A & M College held a special session in the office
of the Governor of Alab~~ at 11 o' clock A. M. on September 9, J 1895 f or the
purpose of electing a FrQ~e~sor of Agriculture and ~ss istant Professor, and a
Professor of Biology .
They were present :
His Excellency William C. Oates , P resident . Ex~officio
J . O~ Truner, Superintendent of Educat ion
J . C ~ Rich , 1st' District
J . G'. Gil chr~st , 2nd Di stri ct .
J . F. Culver, 3rd District .
H. Clay Armstrong, 3rd Di st r i ct
Jonth Haralson, 4th Distri ct
Thomas Williams, 5th District
J. A. Bilbro, 6th District
C. C. Harris, 8th District
R. H. Duggar" 9th District
ON MOTION of Mr . Armstrong, Mr . G. M. Shelton of Australia was elected Professor
of Agriculture at a salary of $1800 and house.
ON MOTION of Mr. Haralson, Mr . - J. F. Duggar was elected Assistant Professor of
Agriculture at a salary of 1500 and a house .
ON l't.OTI ON of Mr . Rich, Hr. L. M. Underwood was elected Professor of Biology at a
salary of. $1800 and a house.
MOTION of Mr. Armstrong, the President of the College was requested to communicate
with Professors Shelton ~~d Underwood and inform them of their election respectively
to' t he ~hairs of Agriculture and Biology.
There bei ng no further business t o come before the Board at the presen~ .s ession • ,V
ON MOTION of Mr . Harris, the Board adj ourned . Sine di e .
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