C)02 RKPORT OK OKFICK <»K KXl'KKIMKNT STATIONS. 



At tilt' ( 'ollt'ut' of Auricultuic of the riii\('r.sitv of Miiinosota a 

 course in riii:il ciiiiiiiccriiio- is otlciccl. which incliuh's the followinif 

 topics: 



"■SulKluiii^' new prairie iiiid liiiihcr soils, fai-iii di-ainage, irrijration 

 aiul irrii;ati()ii works, tillaj^fe of crops, roads, their liiuuieial support, 

 their location, construction, and maintenance, farm ))uiidings, farm 

 fences, farm implements and machiiu'i'v." 



Tn the shortcoui'sc foi" fanners at this institution instruction reoai'd- 

 ing farm mechanics and implements is given in accordance with the 

 followint,^ outline: 



Farm iitcrluinirn. — The inslructioii <^iv(ni in tins subject will cDiisist of lectures on 

 farm iiiechauics, taking up such subjects as ])Umi{)s, farm water systems, winiliiiills, 

 the general principles of steam and gasolint^ engines, i)lacing shafting, pulleys, and 

 belts; l>ii>c iitting, soldering, etc Some instruction w ill also lie gi\cn on sharpening 

 and using haml tools, su('h as saws, plnnes, chisels, juid ulhci- tools necessary in farm 

 practice. 



Farm implements. — The lectures on farm implements will be illustrated as far as 

 possible by sanii)les. Stereopticou views will be made use of in illustrating machines 

 that can not well be taken to the class room. It is the aim in tbest' lectures to bring 

 out the lines t'overing the draft of im2)lements and the objects attained ))y their use. 

 Suggestions will be made on selection of implements adapted to the various kinds of 

 work. The care of iniplcments when not in use will also be discussed, and an attempt 

 made to give as fully as i)ossible all information tli;it will lie lieneficial in the care 

 ami handling of farm machinery. 



Similar su])jects are also taught in the agricultural high school con- 

 nected with this college. 



At the North Dakota Agricultural C^ollege instruction is given in 

 the regular course regarding road construction, drainage, irrigation, 

 farm buildings and machinery, and the programme for these subjects 

 in the short course is as follows: 



Farm mechanics. — Three lectures on "Laying out the farm" will consider the selec- 

 tion of building sites, location of farm buildings, and the division of the farm into 

 fields. Twelve lectures on "Construction of Buildings and Works" will discuss the 

 principles of construction, giving plans and speciticatioiis and estimates of the cost of 

 farm buildings, the water system, sewerage and drainage, roads and fences, etc. Two 

 lectures are given on the elementary princi])les of physics, ui)on which farm mechanics 

 depend. Nine lectures disclose the principles involved in the use of the lever, evener, 

 wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane, screw, and wedge. Twenty-four lectures on 

 "Construction and Use of Farm Machinery" will discuss the several classes of farm 

 machinery in their order, the use of power machines, and the operation, care, and 

 repairing of farm machinery. 



At the Colleofe of Agriculture of the Universitv of Wisconsin a 

 course in farm engineering has for some time ])een given in the depart- 

 ment of agricultural ph^'sics. This luis included instruction relating 

 to "farm machines and engines, the construction and maintenance of 

 country roads, and the construction of farm building." In order to 

 provide more adequately for work in these lines the State legislature, 

 at its session in 1903, made an appropriation of $15,000 for a farm- 



