HEARINGS BEFORE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE. 3877 
eye mower he thinks it is better than any other mower, and so with 
the plow he uses? Do you think your report would overcome that 
prejudice in favor of a machine that possibly might not be as good as 
the other machine that he did not like? 
Doctor Trux. It think it would be an influence in that direction 
with reference to machines just as it is with reference to varieties of 
tobacco or anything else which the Department would make. 
Mr. Lormer. Do you know, Doctor, whether the Illinois college 
has taken up this investigation in connection with the technical depart- 
ment of their school, or is it just specifically to disseminate information 
to the farmers of the State? 
Doctor Trux. In Ilinois? 
Mr. Lormer. Yes; I thought you said Illinois. 
Doctor Trur. Yes; Illinois, as you doubtless know, has, in recent 
years, put up an expensive building for the use of its college of 
agriculture. 
Mr. Loriwer. Yes. 
Doctor Truxr. Another one of the large departments in that build- 
ing is used for this work relating to farm machinery. 
r. Lorrmer. You know they have a technical department there. 
Is that just added to the technical department? 
Doctor Trur. No, this work is connected with the department of 
agriculture in the university, not with the engineering department. 
It is a special work. 
The CuHatrMAn. Doctor, are you through with that item? 
Doctor Trur. Yes; I have nothing further to say upon that subject. 
The Cuarrman. Now, coming back to your agricultural experiment 
stations, on page 25, there seems to be a little misprint here. Have 
you asked for $15,000 increase or $5,000 increase ? 
Doctor Trur. $5,000. 
The CHarrman. Then that is all right. There is no misprint 
about it. 
Doctor Trur. Yes; there isa misprint. That is on page 25 of the 
Book of Estimates the total sum is stated at $815,000. That is a change 
from ten to fifteen, and that is as it should be. 
Mr. Scorr. It ought to be $815,000, ought it not? 
Doctor Truz. Yes. Now, to account for that $815,000, there should 
be on page 26—— 
The CHatrman. Including the preparation and printings of charts, 
diagrams, etc. ? 
Doctor Truz. Yes. Above that, under the item relating to the 
farmers’ institute work, it should be—— 
The Cuairman. We understand that. We will reach that later. 
Now, reading that paragraph there you willsee this: ‘‘ Forty thousand 
dollars of which sum shall be payable upon the order of the Secretary 
of Agriculture, to enable him to carry out the provisions of section 
three of said act of March second, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven.” 
Just explain to the committee what that is. The older members per- 
haps know it, but the new members do not. 
Mr. True. That money is used for the maintenance of the office of 
experiment stations, which acts as a central agency for the agricul- 
tural experiment stations and agricultural colleges throughout the 
country, publishing the results of their work in different forms for 
distribution through the country; so that the results obtained in any 
