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and therefore in 1866 another Act was passed extending the 

 time limit for another three years. 



In 1887 an important Act, known as the Hatch Act, was passed 

 for the -establishment of agricultural experiment stations. 



This Act provides for the establishment of departments, to 

 be known as "Agricultural Experiment Stations," under the 

 direction of the colleges established by virtue of the preceding 

 Act " to aid in acquiring and diffusing among the people of 

 the United States useful and practical information on subjects 

 connected with agriculture, and to promote scientific investiga- 

 tion and experiment respecting the principles and applications 

 of agricultural science." 



Section 2 of the Act enumerates various subjects over which 

 the activities of these stations are to extend, which comprise 

 every possible matter of interest to agriculturists. 



Section 3 provides for the uniformity of methods and results 

 in the work of the stations by ordering that the Secretary of 

 Agriculture shall furnish forms for the tabulation of results of 

 investigation or experiments ; shall indicate from time to time 

 such lines of inquiry as may seem to him most important, and 

 furnish advice and assistance. The experiment stations on 

 their part are to furnish an annual report to the Governor 

 of the State, copies of which are to be sent to the Secretary of 

 Agriculture. Bulletins of progress are also to be issued by them 

 at least once every three months. Under certain conditions 

 the sum of approximately £3,000 sterling per annum is appro- 

 priated to each State for the purpose of this Act. 



In 1890 the second Morrill Act was passed for the further 

 endowment of agricultural colleges. A further sum of £3,000 

 per annum was by this Act granted to each State, which sum 

 was to increase by £200 a year for 10 years until it reached the 

 total of £5,000 a year. 



It was made a condition, however, that no money was to be 

 paid under this Act to any State for the support of a college 

 where a distinction of race or colour is made, but the establish- 

 ment of such colleges separately for white or coloured students 

 is held as a compliance with the provisions of the Act provided 

 the funds received by the State are equitably divided between 

 them in accordance with regulations subsequently stated. 



Any part of this grant which is proved to be misapplied or 



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