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in six large rooms in the Domestic Science Buildino- (PI. LVIII, fig-. 

 1), which is located near the center of a -t5-acre campus surrounded 1)V 

 the other buildino-s of the institute. These rooms are: 



The nuiscum and h'cture room for chemistry and animal industry, 

 the chemical hiboratory. the horticultural laboratory, tlie farm imple- 

 ment room, th(^ farm lal)oratory, the dairy. These rooms are tinished 

 with briciv walls ])ainted cream color and hard-pine ceilino- varnished. 

 ThcN' are lighted l)y electricity and are heated ))y steam. 



The nuiseum and lecture room for chemistry and animal industiy is 

 31 by 55 feet. At one end of the room is a lecture desk, titted with 

 water tanks, gas. drawers, and cup])oards, a chart case, chairs with 

 writings arms for the acconmiodation of classes of from 3(» to 50 pupils. 

 On the walls are 4i^ linear feet of 13-inch slate blackboard. The other 

 end of the I'oom is fui'uishcd with six large museum cases in which 

 there is a or()wini>- collection of illustrative material for use in class 

 work, such as plants, rocks, soils, fertilizers, insects, etc. A beginning 

 has been made toward an economic and industrial collection of farm 

 products, illustrating the steps in the preparation of the raw^ material 

 for use, the linished product, and the ]>y -products. This room is also 

 ecjuipped with photographs and cuts of fine stock and a set of charts 

 illustrating composition of feeding stuffs and fertilizers, the nutritive 

 ratios of dirterent foods, etc. 



This room opens into the chemical lalx^ratory, a room 31 by 15 feet, 

 furnished with the usual chemical work tables, equipped with draw- 

 ers, cupboards, l)ottle racks, water and gas, to accommodate 30 

 pupils. The room has two vapor hoods and a balance case, apparatus 

 and chemicals sufficient to larry classes through qualitative analysis 

 and to give them simple (juantitative work. One end of the room is 

 furnished with hand and steam turbine and Babcock milk testers. 



The horticultural laboratory is 31 by 15 feet. It is used for general 

 l)lant, soil, and entomological work. It has six laboratory tal)les, 12 

 by OU inches, and four 30 by 5o inches. These are arranged on two 

 sides of the room near the windows. They are furnished with draw- 

 ers and stools with adjustable tops. The center of the room is fur- 

 nished with chairs to acconunodate 30 to 10 pupils. At the back of 

 the room is a U)-foot cabinet for apparatus and illustrative speci- 

 mens. The room is also furnished with ))ook cases to accommodate 

 a fairly full collection of the experiment station Itulletins. bulletins 

 of the National Department of Agriculture, and a collection of 

 a«'ricultural reference books. Connected with this room on the 

 southwest sid«' is a small conservatory. S by 30 feet, furnish<'d with 

 iron and tile )»en(h. work tiible, siid\, and insect cages. There is 

 also connected with this lalioratory a seed and apparatus room, 1> by 

 1*2 feet. T\\\> laboratory has an outfit of six Bausch & Lomb com- 

 pound microscopes, furnished with double nose pieces, 1 and 2-inch 



