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eye pieces, ^, |. and ! objocti vos. a jjfood luicrotorne. water ))aths, 

 rea<:eiits. stains, etc.. for biological woi'k. Aside from these the 

 apparatus consists of ))ottles. glass tunibl(M-s. j)Iates, tin pans, panes of 

 glass, tlower pots, lamp chimneys, fruit jars, boxes, simple balances, 

 etc. One aim of the school is to make teaching as simple as possible, 

 hence the use of sim])lc apparatus in oixler to avoid confusion on the 

 part of the pupils and to acquaint them with such simple material and 

 apparatus as can be obtained almost aiu'where they may happen to be 

 teaching. 



The farm-implement room is furnished with a fair collection of 

 modern farm tools and machines, consisting of plows, hai'rows, culti- 

 vators, planters, mowers, harvesters, seed cleaners, draining tools, 

 spray pumps, etc. 



The farm laboratory has no special outfit of apparatus. (PI. LIX, 

 fig. 1.) It isused for general work, such as preparing soils forlaboratory 

 work, preparing vegeta])les for market, repairing implements, observa- 

 tion lessons in animal industry, and for storing crates, implements, etc. 



The daily is a room 31 by 5.5 feet. (PI. LIX, fig. 2.) It is equipped 

 with apparatus for illustrative and practical work in the different 

 methods of caring for milk and converting it into butter and cheese, 

 namely, shallow pans, Cooley creamer, three separators, aerators, 

 cream vats, churns, butter ])owls and patent butter workers, cheese 

 vats, cheese press, hot and cold water, and steam for sterilizing. 



In addition to the above-mentioned rooms in the domestic-science 

 building the institute has two plant houses, covering an area of 3,000 

 square feet, and several hundred sash for cold-frame and hotbed work; 

 also a farm barn, 50 by KM) feet, with an '"L" 40 by 100 feet. This 

 houses 25 horses and 15 grade dair}- cows, and has milk room, harness 

 rooms, and storage for grain, hay, bedding, carts, and tools. Con- 

 nected Avith it are two square brick silos. 



For practical work in poultry raising the institute has a poultrj^ 

 house that accommodates 210 fowls, representing eight breeds, with 

 several smaller houses for common fowl and chickens, an incubator 

 house, and a brooder house. 



Adjoining thel:5-acre campus are 90 acres of land under cultivation. 

 This land is disposed as follows: 



Two acres are used for a county-school garden; 8 acres are used 

 for simple experiments, illustrative and practical work with crops and 

 fertilizers; 12 acres are in fruit. The remainder is used for growing 

 truck, grain, and forage crops. 



Five miles from the campus is a second farm of about 600 acres, of 

 which 400 acres are under cultivation. This farm is conducted as a 

 dairy farm. 



The country-school garden is divided into three sections. Section 1 is 

 being developed into a small park; section 2 is divided into individual 



