Fifty Third Annual Report Of The North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station

Author : N. C. Agricultural Experiment Station
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780364761885
Total Pages : 112 pages
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Download or read book Forty-Sixth Annual Report of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station, Conducted Jointly by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering written by N. C. Agricultural Experiment Station and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-17 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Forty-Sixth Annual Report of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station, Conducted Jointly by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering: For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1923, Statistical Report Year Ending December 1, 1923 It has seemed wise in making this report to alter the form of the general summary somewhat for the purpose-of calling attention to the many lines Tof investigative work being conducted by the Experiment Station on its branch station farms. There are seven of these farms in addition to the Central Farm at the State College. In order, these seven farms are; The Swine Station near Raleigh, the Mountain Branch Station near Swannanoa, the Piedmont Branch Station near Statesville, the Tobacco Branch Station near Oxford, the Upper Coastal Plain Branch Station near Rocky Mount, the Coastal Plain Branch Station near Willard, and the Blackland Branch Station near Wenona. On these farms, as well as on the Central farm, the work has been carried along in a satisfactory manner. Progress is recorded in each of the various projects, and many permanent improvements have been made in physi cal equipment. The i'swine Station is a new addition to the research facilities, and was made possible by a donation On the part of the State Department of Agriculture of the Old hog cholera serum plant for research work with swine. Though not occurring during the period covered by this report, the death of Commissioner of Agriculture, W. A. Graham, was a serious loss to the agricultural life of the State. Commissioner Graham died on Christmas Eve, 1923, after fifteen years of service as head of the Depart ment of Agriculture. He was succeeded by his son, W. A. Graham, J r., on the appointment of Governor Cameron Morrison. The resignation of Dr. W. C. Riddick as President of the State College and the election by the Trustees of Dr. E. C. Brooks was. Another important change affecting the official life of the Experiment Station. Dr. Brooks came to the College after serving for some years as State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and With an established record of educational activity behind him. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.