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Show JillNT WORKS JI M THE COLLEGES fc-operation of FeHeral Au-l Au-l plhorities and State Institu- m tions Is Plan Arranged. Lclal to The Tribune. mJX)GANr. Dec C. Closer co-operation lb Between the federal government and the JHrtoua agricultural colleges In the pol-JpBty pol-JpBty announced by the new head of the jlBfpartment of agriculture, according to UEr. E. D. Ball, dlroctor of tho experl-HKe'nt experl-HKe'nt station at Logan. "Doctor Ball has Juut returned from attending at-tending the Congress of American Ag-, Ag-, Kcultural colleges and experiment stall sta-ll flftlons. which has Just finished Its eos-"Bon eos-"Bon in Washington, D. a In lino with ho policy announced abovn, it la tho 162 mention of tho department of agrtcul-(uro agrtcul-(uro to refuse to approvo tho appointment am f anv individual as an agricultural dem-nstrator dem-nstrator unless tho agricultural college -f llic atato shall have first given Its Mil 'JiiU'accordlng to Doctor Ball, will be . decided step forward In lnoreaslng the 8&t ifflclenoy of the men and women who are o carry "first aid to the farmer" In the Uture, aa It means that henceforth all i (ondldatcs for suoh positions ahall bo I laccd absolutely upon tholr own merits H gardless of position or Influence. II Jt was the consensus of opinion of tho n lelegatea present at the congress, that i ill professors of agrlaulturo, or those on- isged In research work should hold offloo or life, thoroby adding materially to Dhelr efficiency In their work. (Doctor Ball was again unanimously (Jeatcd a member of the executive com-nlttoe com-nlttoe of tho Amerloan Pomologlcal solely. |