CHAPTER V 



THE EXPERIMENT STATION 



BY act of the Legislature, the Massachusetts State 

 Agricultural Experiment Station was established May 

 12, 1882, with a yearly grant of $5000 l for its main- 

 tenance, and Goessmann was made its Director and 

 Chemist. He had persistently advocated the desir- 

 ability of such an institution, and was exceedingly 

 gratified at the final realization of his hopes. As time 

 passed, his interest in the work of the Station increased 

 and he gradually turned his college work over to others. 

 Those who were associated with him in the early 

 eighties will remember how continuously he discussed 

 the present and future prospects of the Station. 



He began at once to make plans for the future work 

 of the Station. The Cowls barn was remodelled and 

 fitted for the carrying on of experiments in feeding, 

 plats were laid out for field experiments, under the 

 supervision of Professor Manly Miles, and several 

 small rooms were set aside in the College Chemical 

 Laboratory for the chemical work of the Station. The 

 fittings and conveniences of the laboratory were of the 

 simplest kind, and office-room was not available. 



The following principal lines of work were carried 



1 This amount was soon increased to $10,000 yearly, and later $500 were 

 added. The National Government added to this support by the Hatch and 

 Adams funds. It was not until 1913 that the State Legislature came to the 

 support, with an additional grant of $5000 yearly for five years. 



