HEARINGS BEFORE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE. 169 
Another point in connection with the work in that country. There 
is a great call for means for finishing off range cattle. In the moun- 
tain States, and west of the mountain States, they do not grow corn. 
It is not adapted to that country. They need some substitute for corn 
to feed their stock. We are working on that problem, and whenever 
we have the crop which we are confident will do that, we have to con- 
vince the farmers with some feeding experiments that that will be the 
case before they will go to the expense of growing these crops. 
The CHarrman. That is a case where your experimental station 
ought to come in. The United States Government ought not to go 
out there and feed any cattle. 
Mr. Sprutman. We do that. Take the work I am doing in Wyom- 
ing, for instance, in connection with the domestication of those grasses. 
I am doing that in connection with the Wyoming experimental sta- 
tion, and, as far as we can, we do that. Frequently it is impossible 
for the experimental station to take up a problem of that kind. They 
say ‘‘we have got $5,000 to work with; go ahead and do your work; 
but we can not help you.” 
The Cuarrman. The State ought to help them out. 
Mr. Henry. You do not find the desire to assist in these experi- 
mental stations? 
Mr. Sprruman. We find every man has his predilections concerning 
problems. We find the experiment stations filled up with able men, 
but they have their own views of things, and their views are restricted 
by State lines, and frequently they can not see some of these problems 
because they are confined to State lines. There are a lot of other 
problems that are of more importance to them, frequently. 
Mr. Henry. It is not a fact that under Doctor True’s administra- 
tion of the experiment stations they are cooperating with you more 
cordially and more satisfactorily than—— 
Mr. Sprruman. Well, we find that as time goes on the cooperation 
between the Department and the experimental stations is becoming 
more cordial. We are learning how to get along together. 
Mr. Ropry. In regard to the point brought up in regard to the lack 
of fattening food for stock, that result in the stock in western Colo- 
rado, Arizona, and New Mexico being shipped into eastern Colorado 
and eastern Kansas and Nebraska. There is hardly any stock finished 
fattening with us at all. The railroads carry them into the grass 
States. 
Mr. Bowre. It is noticeable to that effect in our State in Alabama, to 
some extent. 
Mr. Ropry. We have been wondering for years if the Department 
would not do something by getting us something as a substitute for 
corn. Even if we grew corn, it would not be anything compared with 
what we would really want for feeding purposes. 
The Cuarrman. What is your experimental station doing there? 
Mr. Ropey. It is doing splendid work in every way. 
The Cuarrman. The people ought to make feeding experiments. In 
these experiment stations in the corn belt they have done that. The 
Government has not made any feeding experiments that I know of. 
Mr. Spirtman. We furnish money for them to do that. 
The Cuarrman. They have done that all by themselves, I under- 
stand. 
Mr. Sprrtman. I am furnishing $1,100 this year to a station in one 
