This section is from the book "The American Garden Vol. XI", by L. H. Bailey. Also available from Amazon: American Horticultural Society A to Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants.
The Clemson Agricultural college is founded by the bequest of Thomas G. Clemson, son-in-law of John C. Calhoun, and is to be established at Fort Hill, South Carolina, the home of the great statesman. The original gift was $100,000 and the estate. The stale has supplemented the bequest by $15,000 appropriated for buildings and some other purposes, and the Hatch fund of $15,000 has been transferred to it from the State University. The fertilizer tax is also transferred to it.
The New Mexico Agricultural college has been organized recently. Hiram Hadley is president and director of the experiment station, and A. £. Blount, late of the Colorado Agricultural college, has charge of agriculture and horticulture.
The Utah Agricultural college is located at Logan City. It is just getting under way. Professor J. W. Sanborn, formerly of the Missouri State University, is is president and director of the station. The horticulture is in charge of E. S. Richman, formerly of the Arkansas Industrial University, and W. P. Cutter, from Cornell, takes the chemistry.
North Dakota has recently established an agricultural college and expriment station.
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