. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 498 AMERICAN BEE Importance of Experiments in Apiculture. Written for tfie American Bee Journal BY PROF. A. J. COOK. It may be thought a matter of doubt by some—even of our wise and thought- ful men—whether it pays to experiment, and whether our several States and Nation are warranted in expending money, time and energy in experiment- ing and in passing laws endowing de- partments and institutions for the sole purpose of making investigations. The fact that all the most advanced Nations are doing this more and more, and the further fact that
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 498 AMERICAN BEE Importance of Experiments in Apiculture. Written for tfie American Bee Journal BY PROF. A. J. COOK. It may be thought a matter of doubt by some—even of our wise and thought- ful men—whether it pays to experiment, and whether our several States and Nation are warranted in expending money, time and energy in experiment- ing and in passing laws endowing de- partments and institutions for the sole purpose of making investigations. The fact that all the most advanced Nations are doing this more and more, and the further fact that one single discovery often brings immense returns, will go far to set all such doubts at rest in the minds of the reading public. Whether our States are wise in voting money for such purpose, and whether the Hatch Bill, appropriating such a munificent fund (which establishes a station in each State and Territory, and equips it so that if well manned, it can do much and excellent work) was timely and worthy, it is not my purpose now to discuss. We have money appropriated in several States to further experimen- tation, and aid investigation. We have the Hatch Act which appro- priates $15,000 annually to each State and Territory, which fund is to be used exclusively to further research in all directions that will foster and encour- age manual-labor pursuits. Besides these, we have large annual appropria- tions for the Department of Agriculture, which are given with the express pur- pose of developing information which shall aid agriculture in all its varied departments. Thus the amount an- nually appropriated, for the sole pur- pose of research in the line of agricul- tural development and progress, is up- wards of $750,000. We see that the civilized world be- lieves that such work is valuable and desirable. We see that our country is taking the lead in this new role-of en- dowed research, especially to unearth new and valuable truth in the aid of the industrial pursuits. Tha
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