THE BATTALION. 5
of agricultural education. If the agricultural resources of
Texas are equal to those of several of the great agricul
tural States combined, should not the equipment of her
agricultural colleg-e and her agricultural experiment station
be equal to that of almost any of the Western, or at least
equal that of the best of them? Given all the directors
ask for, and still our collegfe, in its agricultural depart
ment, will be less complete than that of almost any of the
western, northern or eastern states. We feel confident
that if members of the leg-islatures were fully aware of the
work and needs of the colleg'e, there would be no difficult}^
in g-etting- the necessary appropriations.
The old plea of poverty on the part of the state has
done its work and should be retired. The State is now in
’fine financial condition and the reputation of the present,
g-overnor is a guarantee that her finances will remain in
tact during- both his first and second terms. There is no
lack of funds, and the people’s shoulders are at the wheels
for progress. The work to be done is to let the legislature
know the facts. Farmers are the parties directly interest
ed in the agricultural department of the colleg-e and the
agricultural experiment stations. The great mass of
these, from their segreg-ation and lack of org-anization can
not act, but there are org-anizations of farmers, fruit grow
ers, truck farmers, cattle raisers, live stock breeders, etc.,
who can act as occasion offers. Some of these have taken
action, and we hope the will all fall into line. Individuals,
whether farmers or not, who feel the interest in this mat
ter that we think they should, oug-ht to let their immediate
representatives ineach house know their wishes in this mat-