Appendix 5 

 STATION CHRONOLOGY 



Year 

 1887 



1887 



1887 



1893 



1895 



1895-1900 



Hatch Act passed by Congress established federal Agricultural 

 Experiment Stations. 



The Agricultural Experiment Station became part of New Hampshire 

 College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts, at Hanover. 



Director Whitcher talked on fertilizer, crop rotation, restoring worn 

 out pastures. 



The New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station moved to 

 Durham. 



C. M. Weed, Entomologist, was first D.Sc. on the Experiment 

 Station staff. 



Early Experiment Station staff were generalists. 



1897 The Experiment Station cooperated with the State Board of 



Agriculture "on exposure of sales of oleomargerine." 



1900 C. W. Biu-kett, Agriculturist, was first Ph.D. on Experiment Station 



staff. 



1900 First Station report on analysis of poultry feeds. 



1901 First Technical bulletin published. 



1903 E. M. Davis, Purchasing Agent; M. E. Townsend, Stenographer 



— first women on Experiment Station staff. 



1903 First nursery inspection law enacted; Station Entomologist 



appointed inspector. 



1906 Adams Act enacted by Congress; provided funds to permit more 

 extensive planning and conduct of agricultural research. 



1907 The Station was investigating the "practicality" of milking cows by 

 machine (Bulletin No. 129). 



1908 Cucumber variety 'Granite State' nearly ready for release to public. 



1912 C. A. Black, first woman Ph.D. and first woman scientist on Station 



staff. 



1914-1918 Impact of WW I on the Agricultural Experiment Station. 



1916 Poultry Department established. 



1921 First appropriation by N.H. Legislature in support of agricultural 



research by the Experiment Station. 



1923 N.H. College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts became the University 



of New Hampshire. 



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