COOPERATIVE WORK WITH COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 



This was undertaken in 1914 as an experiment, but is now so 

 well established that the last legislative budget contains an item of 

 $500 for such work. 



On account of the abundance of war news, it was impossible to 

 obtain the newspaper notices of this work that had been given in 

 previous years. Nevertheless, the attendance was good, and the 

 interest was never better. This is doubtless due to two reasons — 

 the practical, conservative nature of the work, and the additional 

 fact that Professor 0, S. Morgan, dean of the Agricultural School, 

 has established a place for himself among the agricultural teachers 

 of the state. Located as he is in the great metropolis, his con- 

 servatism and honesty, as well as his practicability, are becoming 

 widely appreciated at a time when the public is suffering from a 

 horde of would-be agricultural leaders, conspicuous because of 

 their vagaries and wonder-tales as well as their impractical ideas. 



It had been our intention to publish the entire list of lectures, 

 in this report, but it has been impossible to secure all the manu- 

 script. Professor Morgan's statement as to the work is given 

 below, followed by several of the lectures given at the University 

 during the past year. 



INSTITUTE FOR CITY-DWELLING FARMERS 



0. S. Morgan 

 Dean, Agricultural School, Columbia University, New York City 



The work of the third year of the institute has been satisfac- 

 torily closed. The cooperation of the State Department of Agri- 

 culture has been appreciated by many persons coming to the 

 Institute, as well as by Columbia University. 



The object of the work is to give as nearly as possible practical 

 advice on matters agricultural to all people of New York City 

 who are interested in farming and agriculture and who desire such 

 help from us. The institute has no axe, large or small, to grind — 

 unless the desire on the part of its sponsors to be of constructive 

 service to a number of citizens may be so considered. It is not 



