'24 KKPORT OF OFFICE OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 



SKCtlNI) VKAH — I'lHST TICKM. 



]>iHcussion of soils — their foiniatioii nml chissilita.tion, their pliysiral defoctH and 

 remodies; dairy fanning mntinncil. 



SECOND 'lEKM. 



Lectures on the means to protect tlii' soil from waste and restore fertility; arti- 

 lii'ial and green fertilizers. 



Tnii;n ykak — Kiusr tkkm. 



Praetical gardening; lloriculture and horlicuUure; I'arm drainage; jilanting and 

 raising of grains, grasses, etc. 



SECOND TERM. 



Poultry, sheep, and cattle raising; luanagenientof dairy continued; pruning, graft- 

 ing, and budding; hee culture and lectures on political economy. 



Instruction in tigriciilturc is given by the professor of agriculture 

 and one assistant. "^Phe ])uildings of the college comprise seven large 

 college buildings, a nuni])er of smaller ])uildings, a new barn and 

 dair}^ and several of the old buildings that wove on the fjirm before it 

 was purchased for college })urp()ses. The ftirni consists of netirly 200 

 acres of land on the Meridiiuiville pike, about 4 miles north of Ilunts- 

 ville. It is well stocked with nudes, horses, Devon and Jersey cows, 

 hogs, poultry, vehicles, and implements. There is also an orchard 

 containing all the leading fruits of the region; a laboratory containing 

 chemical, l)iologicnl, and other apparatus, andiilibrary of choice books, 

 magazines, and journals. The different industrial departments are 

 also provided with sl^itable reference ])ooks and text-books, and the 

 literary and scientific departments with encyclopedias and other books 

 to which all .the students have access. 



ARKANSAS. 

 Branch Normal College, P'me Bluff. 



This college is a department of the LTniversit}^ of Arkansas, estab- 

 lished in 1878 for the purpose of training teachers for the public 

 schools of the State. The courses of study include a two-3'ear prepara- 

 tory course, a four-year normal course which comprises two years of 

 college preparator}' work and two years of college' work, and a clas- 

 sical college course of four vears. Graduat(^s of the normal course are 

 granted the degree licentiate of instruction, and of the classical course 

 the degree bachelor of arts. For admission to the normal course can- 

 didates, if 3"oung men, must be at least 16 years of age, and if young 

 Momen 14 years of age. and must pass satisfactory examinations in 

 arithmetic, English grammar, geography, and United States history. 



Instruction in agricultiu-e is not included in the curricidum of the 

 college. All students are required to spend ten hours a week in sew- 

 ing, typewriting, or shop work. 



