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station in a place where it would be comparatively inaccessible 

 to the farmers, and where it would cost from a thousand to 

 fifteen hundred dollars a year more to carry on the laboratory 

 work, would not be at all economical. Laboratory work has 

 to be carried on under certain conditions; it is like any trade. 

 I will venture to say that there are a thousand farmers in tlie 

 State of Connecticut who would give a nice plat of ground to 

 a sewing-machine company, or any thing of that kind, if they 

 would go and plant tlieir works tliere ; but a sewing-machine 

 company could not afford to do it, nor a plow manufacturing 

 company ; they want a location where they can do their work 

 to the ])est advantage, and not be put continually to extra 

 expense in carrying it on. It is just so with us. My belief 

 is that it would be a very easy thing to get quarters where 

 they would not do us any good. It would be a very easy 

 thing to get quarters where it would cost a great deal to carry 

 on the station. 



Now, what we want to do is to have an appropriation made 

 so that the money can be expended where it will do the most 

 good to the farmers. I am willing to answer any questions 

 that I can appertaining to the institution, and if I cannot 

 answer them I will say so. ^ 



Mr. Hart, How much money does it want to put it on a 

 reasonably permanent foundation ? 



Prof. Brewer. That is a question which I cannot answer 

 specifically. We ought to have, I should say, from five to ten 

 thousand dollars as a plant, and then an increase of the 

 appropriation for the annual expenses. We can get along 

 with our present means, but we cannot get along well enough. 

 A man who has a grain farm can frequently do his threshing 

 with a two-horse power threshing machine, but it is a good 

 deal better to have a larger machine. I have known grain 

 farms where they have had five-horse power machines. We 

 can use a small sum, but if we have more we can use it to a 

 great deal better advantage. 



Mr. Bill. T would inquire of the Professor where it is 

 intended to take the Experiment Station to ? Can the State 



