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ported with fundsfrom three main souicoa—Federal fo*ds,Statefu»da, and private contributions by infe ' vidtnli W industry. A. Federal Fonda. By’Virtue of its large farm pecula tion as shown m tee I960 census, North Carolina will now reeetve ah increased prop&tioh of federal funds apportioned to states for agricultural » research. But this increase, whatever * it is, wOI be small compared to the funds needed. For instance, in the fiscal year ending June SO, 1950, fed eral funds accounted’for only about a fourth at tee total funds spent tof agricultural research in Norte Care lina. ' & State Ands. „ „ The 1951 Legislature made a gen-! erous appropriation for research as compared to appropriations three or more years ago. Butt this State, with its obligations for the'health, educa tion and welfare of all- its citizens, obviously cannot afford to provide funds for all these proposed research activities which are of direct benefit to only part of the population. C. Private Contributions. Private support of public- institu tions has long been an accepted means of financing worthy » projects. The Agricultural Foundation, Inc., was organised -at North Carolina State College in 1944 as an agent for solic iting and administering private funds donated to support research and teaching at the College. To date, the Foundation has amassed- a fund which has made it possible to assem ble a staff of top-scientists. Without this help the College -would doubtless have been unable to acquire or keep many of its most able men. By -the fall of 1950, it has become obvious to officials of the Agricul tural Foundation that some new method of soliciting and collecting To achieve these objective*, the committee made-the following1 pro posal. First; Mcn fran the Legis laturroa enaMin&\aet similar to that used in setting up • Tobacco Asso ciates In accordance'with thia act, *■ referendumcould then be held among fanners to see if they were In favor of • system of self-imposed contributions to be used in support of research. The recommendation was accept ed, and immediate fcteps were taken j to secure enactment of an enabling act by the’1951 legislature. The act Chiropractic “Kilims Ntr To Hultk" m tionswas in connection with fhe sale dates, which is financed by s *e*r acre levy collected -at thetime tobaccois sold. It wto agreed ««t of aH farm purchases or salesin the State,'the ones that affect all ferihete mortuhifomllrare thepnrehaaesOf feed and fertiliser. f Hence, 'tiie proposal is loir each farmer to contribute five cento per ton on ail the feed-and fertiliser that; |a buys.- The opntrilwtion is to be included in the purchase price of the supplies, but , either tags- or plaaards. will be used to inform the buyer that he is payings the addedlevy and de scribe what it ia to he used for. .TMs< point-of-sale educational - motorM will also inform the buyer that it ia his right to request the retain- of collected lories if he so desires. The funds collected in thus manner by the manufacturer will be remitted to tea North Carolina Department of Agri culture along with regular feed and fertilizer inspection fees, and for warded, in turn, to the Agricultural Foundation, Incorporated. It is estimated that under this pro posal the average farmer will con tribute about 20 ©t 30 cents per year to the support of -the afrieohual re search. When compared to the usual contributions for such proposes, this amount seems -trivial. But with all farmers in the state contributing,' the yearly return from such a system is expected to be about $100,000. November 3; 1951 has beta pet as the date tor the statewide- referen dum concerning -this proposal. Poll ing places will be set up in every community. In most eases, these polling places* will be the same as those used in' fJtA. committeeman elections. Every- person engaged in the production of farm commodities using feed and/or fertilizer will be eligible -to vote, ineluding the’wives or husbands of such individuals. Some possible questions regarding this proposal. - Question: Why should I pay extra for the support of agricultural re search work in North Carolina when I am already paying for it through my regular-taxes? ' Answer; Because you, the farmer, wig benefit most from the results o# agricultural reieardh. When toe restaurant- owners or bankers of North Carolina want to work to gether toward common objectives, they band together in an association, with each member paying' his pn> poitionate share of the expense. Such ari| be the case -with supporting agri i cultural research. A*-seen from the preceding -discussion,- increasing- our rreiearch effort is * worthy goal. Federal and State -funds'-are already Committed to the fullest extent possi ble. Further increases must come from those primarily interested—in this case the farmers. The proposed referendum is . -1 " S ( ■ m» tywumip continue, first approved, it mart be approved 'every three yews at the polls, I* you find out you don’t like it, you din vote it opt JHirtfieirinore, If ‘ a m*-" jortty oTthefarmewapprovtfit apt |you are not wilfing to abide by the majority, you may request and tit a refund of every penny you have‘con tributed. In fact, this proposal la a 819 wwsra gifftw ptom "‘•jbi'i dom from the devastafiagrttaclHr Of inserts, weeds “and disease, -freedom from me dniogeiyw wo mucn nana labor, freedom from poor housing, and kmr lneomes. Question: Isn’t thht just “a fodtin tint doerf* How do-1 know-but Uflhat you’ll raise tMs levy from five to ten or fetes t5 cents per ton once it'a ap proved? Answer: Yon will pay only- the* amount that you approve in- the refer endum—and no more. If the benefits from this program are great enough, •you yourself Sirtotherfaimers will determine any future change iff con tributions. But before it can be changed, it. musbbe submitted to aH farmers of the State for their ap proval. • ' Some Obvious Advantages Of IMs Proposal 1. It la a fair and equitable method of apportioning the costs of added research to all farmers. Large farmers will pay mote to support this program because they will be buyhig more fertilizer and feed. 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