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Home My WebLink About150001 'lfniteO %tates Eepartment of agriculture, 7Bureau of fl Cant 7fnbustrg, Office of(Thief of J$ureau. Vaasbington, ID. C., April 7 , 1915. Mr. Geo. A. Hodgson, Chairman, Weld County Commissioners, Greeley, Colorado. Dear Sir: I am inclosing herewith a completed copy of the memorandum of understanding between the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, the Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station, and this Bureau, regarding cooperative potato investigations in Colorado. Very truly� yours, 4 2 - l 4_ -7�., _,..-__._ Chief ofr=au. ( inclosure) . S (460% 150001 l4. .i$C:FIA ?)UN4 OF UNDERSTA.NDINGBETVEEN THE BOARD O ()SUM CON I S TONERS OF WELD X U?TTY, COLORADC, AGt I CULTUR..L ExnualarT STATION OF THF. COLORADO STATE COLLEGE CF AGRI- CULTURE, AND T12 BUREAU CF PLANT INDUSTRY OF TE ' UNITED STATES I PABT1MIT OF AGRICULTURE, RELATIVE TO COOPERATIVE 4rCrLi. ON POTATOES AND P(;TATC DISEASES UNDER IRRIGATION . (To take effect January 1, 1915) The objects of these cooperative investigations shall be: To improve the potato industry of Colorado, through, 1. An investigation of the nature and causes of the potato diseases prevalent in the State and to find remedial or preventive measures therefor. 2. A study of the cultural and crop rotation factors in their relation to potato production. 3. The introduction or development of new and improved varie- ties of potatoes. 4. Other studies for the benefit of the potato industry. The field work will be conducted near Greeley, •'olorado, on an area of land provided by the I'oard of County :'ommissionere of creld County. I . The board of County Commissioners of ;,eld County agrees: (1) To lease the property consisting of 4C acres together with buildings and appurtenances (described in letter to Ir. W. A. Irminger of Greeley, Colorado, bearing date of September 8, 1914 ) s'or a period of ten (10) years at an annual rental of $1,000 per year. (2) To contribute toward the improvements to be placed thereon the suer of 42, 000. -2- (3) To sublease the above-named property to the United States Department of Agriculture for the nominal rental of l per year, renewable annually at the discretion of the Secretary of Agricul- ture for a period of ten (10 ) years. II. The Colorado College of Agriculture , through the Director of its Experiment Station, agrees: (1) To contribute supplies and equipment as occasion may permit . (2) To provide the use of laboratory facilities at Fort Col- lins, Colorado , for such special problems as shall, from time to time, be arranged for. (3) To designate sn agent who shall not be an employee of the United States Department of Agriculture, who shall have power to sell surplus crops grown on the land and apply the proceeds to the extension of experimental work to be conducted thereupon; the manner of these disbursements shall be decided upon jointly by the :director of the Colorado Experiment Station and a representative of the Bureau of Plant Industry. III. The Bureau of Plant Industry, subject to the approval of tpe Ceoretary of Agriculture, agrees: (1) To pay the salary h.nd traveling expenses of Departmental workers engaged in this problem. (2) To furnish other supplies, material, and labor not other- wise provided for. IV. The bureau of Plant Industry, the Colorado Agri- cultural Experiment Station,and the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County mutually agree: -3- (1) That the details of cooperative work conducted at this station shall be planned and executed by the Bureau of Plant Industry. (2) That publications in general of the scientific and prac- tical results of the work shall be made by the Department of Agri. culture, but in case of results having local application, reports may be furnished for publication by the Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station in such a manner as may be hereafter agreed upon. (3) That both the bureau of Plant Industry and the Colorado Agricultural ='.xperiment Station shall have the right to make alterations, attach fixtures, and erect additions to the buildings furnished by the Board of County Commissioners of :eld County whenever such alterations, fixtures, and additions shall be requisite for the efficient use of such buildings for the purpose herein named. (4) That upon the termination of this agreement the Bureau of plant Industry shall have the right to remove its alterations, fixtures, and additions, and all frovern .ent property. The Colorado Experiment Station shall have the right to remove such alterations, fixtures, additions, and state property as it may hereafter install. (5) This memorandum of understanding shall take effect Janua- ry 1, 1915. Date March 27th , 1915. \ Cha rman, ;Board of .ounty Com- missioners of Wet County. Date C-1; birecfor, :Colorado AgricuTtur~a1 :.xveriment Station. :-,. Late � : . 11 Chief, Bureau of .'lo.nt Industry. CHARLES A.LORY.PRESIDENT C.P.GILLETTE.DIRECTOR THE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE FORT COLLINS.COLORADO March 26, 1915 . Clerk of County Commissioners, Greeley, Colorado. Tear Sir: T am inclosing four copies of the Memorandum of Agreement which have just come to hand from Pr. W.A. Taylor, Chief of the Fureau of Plant Industry. As re- quested by Mr. Taylor, T have signed these memoranda and em forwarding them to you. I presume you have a letter from Dr. Taylor asking - you to sign each of these memoranda and forward them all to him, after which he will return one to be placed on file in the office of the County Commissioners . Very truly yours, Director. Greeley, Colo. , • April 2nd, 1915. Dr. L. Traylor, Chief of the Eureriu of ''1rnt Industry, • :raehi ngtor,, D. C. Dear "ir: - • I am enclosing herewith four copion of the "ter^orar,eun of .igreener.t relative to co-operstive work on potatoes and their diseases t7Aer irrigation. Those werorinr?tr have boer fr!grea by C. G] lette, Director Agricultural xperi ent` ^tctior, Fort ';o11inE:, Colorado, and the Chrirr n of. the Borrd of lourty Cormission^rs of 701d County, Colorado . :.:r. C . Gillette directed that the t:bov, be forwarded to you at :'aehington. Yours very truly, 1 Deputy & Acting Clerk. i'H ': .Ilgi cadllFURZ, a�ede this 22ndday of :Ae+semb 1914. and B. 1etwn�f*-D,tlttekoils of the County of Vold in the State of Colorado• hereinafter for brevity termed the , Leaser°. party of the first part, e4d :1c14 C04.:.L; , c.2peoly, ,yat sir4awieer r �bseviry Israeli the „tLeseeez% party of the second pert. G1'L.,a`, :3'TH: That tho lessor has leased and demised and does bereb; lease and MI denies unto the losses the following desd*ibed property. tewitr The ltertheast quarter of the bostbsst quarter (Shj mein ) of Section Thirty—three (33) Township Six (i) North. of Hang. sixty—five (654 Post of the sistk Pa. in lel& County. Colorado. and for the irrigation thereof. all of the bassets right in sad to Pour (4 ) shares of the capital stook of :'no your Omaha La Poudre irrigating L Conpesny. Paul' (4) shares of the capital Stook of She i31ias :ieopego Ditch Company end :two (2) uuareu of 410 4pitsl stIuok of Pwa 4acha la Poudre Reservoir Company. To Hate and To Head the above dsesyibed premises with all of the appurtenaaoes thereunto appostaining unto the lessee. its successors and assigns frau tha 1 et day of January 1916 to and until the let day of January 1921. This louse is grade subjeot to the following tonic and soaditidms, towit: el- 1. Leesee shall pay as rent to least vb®.00 on Jsasury 1. 1915 and 15t0.00 at the expiration of as six menthe thoreaftor until tmeeterParemmte of 4$ b.ee sash shall bseamlrle. lt 2. rho looser Chall pay all taxes llawfally aellessid against the lend and ell ass a seats of ©very kind elate against the water and dlteh rtook and maintoalimos charges of all ditches leafing to tho land as tho name shall besome duo, 3, The lessen ereot. upon a may tho Premises a Laboratory and other a d !a . ti trosbuseA tad the 1 t i orail>ct on of the lease or sooner it it desires. ohnli' tin9 r9.get to remove from aka Property any permanent improve— meats ler other improvement, plaoed thereMt daring the rpeIenoy of this MrM leaoo, but tho lo '000 .-;ill novo tho loceOr :tom :ors rraent of any tan lcovied ogainet any of tho sc.id property becr:uce of any i provonente °rooted thereon by lessee. o. Too Z.o 000 hoc 00001'rod loo, oremiroo In "'t*.@4. n: t:fir rrn/ oaeo d i;ion and act the oxpiration o the lease will do liver up the proms to hoc locoor in no good ordor and condition au the oamo ...ore at; t ` 41 time of tho oommenoonont of thin loaee, ordinary roar amd tear oxoc r text. r. If tho bucaeo yhal1 rto7oo dafauit in nx ,= of tAiu tommc and conditiono of tho loose impococ upon end assumed by tho loosoo, that the lots* shall at ouch time texminato and the lea moo will deliver Olp pooaoeaion of tho property into ho 'tosser. 6.• If tho loasor shall foil to keep paid tho ausocnrmntc ro r t000s neon t?ho oroporto or arrr of the rcnco ems ntn upon tho oratc4P ri{i to or coot of reintonanoo of tho ditehoo loadinr to rho land. v'".e tot eeo rear pay tho cam enti dodeiot the coat of any moll cutloy 'rem tho rent noxt duo and to be rt i( l.eaeoo. 7. If from any claucto the loccor. .obeli be Anabio f, rn!. :h w o ' :.rsoo the oce of tho 1rr+:tor ond ditch rir .tc uf,0 ntoo► 'wroth etotoribod :;3 .:r 1ocmoo may tom zro -from other ocarooa atY the boot prioe obtainable rho a r.o of „'ator for tho irrigation of :.;aid lend in ^n aronnt oquivalont to that abtzain3ble under the ®took and ditoh right. herein d000ribod to the o snit nococcary to afford to lessee for irricatio4 of tree land annually on amotuti of ,-rat or eqUal to that obtainable by virtue of the ditch stook and rioter ri ,hte heroin lime# andIn ouch efent the eof L of obtr.inix any tooth oator noottu£ary `ro moire up any dofieionoy co oecocionod may be doduoted from the red. next tuoronftor duo. In oit n000 1l6horoof. tho o rtioc hereto hnvo axooutod thin: cone tract in aspltctito the day and year f ss abor 7rklito Yljcfrey SEAL • v �'.�...«...-.......r..«,,............ ��_'ii#A,J `J�.;i.Jii..�.iS \�.:A'.Y,.:b*�.i'J:�• BY (�-<t ell '!„or0o o/' Deputy. 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