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. Assembly of Kentucky. In 1887 it became the beneficiary of the first an- A » `
rgem nual appropriation of $15,000, under the Hatch Act providing for the es- » _ · » i
mted mblishment of agricultural experiment stations for the states and ter- , · ·
iy ip` . ritories. In 1906 an act of Congress, for the more complete endowment _ _ Ai
uimn of agricultural experiment stations, known as the Adams Act, appro- . '
3rSlty’ _ priated to each state and territory $5,000 for the year ending June 30,  
merits 1906, and the same sum with an increase of $2,000 per annum for five _` ,_ — A
ie dis" years, after which the maximum of $15,000 shall continue without change. · _ i
Ar€’.d0 In 1912 the Kentucky Legislature voted an appropriation of $50,000 an- , `
Bemg ually for the benefit of the Station. . ‘ ”
me to The work of the Station is directed to two objects: 1. To aconstant - · _A
it COUA _ succession of experiments made by specialists, in order to learn which . · 7 . ·
al ad` application of science will insure the best returns from the farm, the ¤     U
2 E5;} garden, the orchard, the vineyard, the stockyard, and the dairy. 2. To the _ i t
’ publication of bulletins announcing such results of the experiments as `A _ _
gd the are found to be valuable to the people of Kentucky who seek profit from `
Eh the any of the prime sources of wealth—the soil, the fiock and the herd. _. .
emgm The results of experiments have been published in twenty-three an- `
lbly of nual reports and one hundred and seventy bulletins, and general appre- - ‘
ciation of their utility is shown by the fact that, while no bulletins are sent r ·
except upon application, the present mailing list of the station contains · '· ,
about fifteen thousand names, and is constantly increasing. —
iutioiig The Station is well equipped as to buildings and apparatus and owns
gilding agood experiment farm of 240 acres, conveniently situated. It has a ·
iiidiesy stad of 61 persons engaged in eleven divisions of research and in corre- ' .
glam] spondence with other stations and with farmers throughout the State.
.8] and The Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station is not only an important
is and adjunct to the University in the education of students for the leading in-
he mc. dustrial pursuits, but it is also, through its continual diffusion of knowl- -
isabiey edge to a large proportion of our population, an institution of great
iibei-B] usefulness to the commonwealth.
and m Location. ··
·al and
riginal A 'lhe State University is located in the former City Park, in the south- . ·
ern part of the city of Lexington and near the Cincinnati Southern — -
Railway. The site is elevated and commands a good view of much of
the city and of the surrounding country.
Lexington, now a growing city of thirty thousand inhabitants, is in
Nas ESA the heart of the far-famed Blue Grass region, a region distinguished for A
_n Sep fertility and healthfulness, wealth and beauty. Numerous schools and · -
jgggi Churches, an intelligent and refined population, well paved streets, hand- ‘