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station is geographical!}- reiiioved. Of necessity, every teacher in a 

 college of agriculture who keeps alive is an investigator; this inves- 

 tigation should be organized and the results published. The student 

 catches the spirit of it, and develops a scientific habit of mind, taking 

 nothing on authoritv but everything on evidence. 



I\'. The Most Urgent Needs of the College of Agricultltre. 



The completion and equipmerit of the buildings of the College 

 of Agriculture will by no means provide all the facilities that the 

 College nmst have if it is to do its part in placing the agricultural 

 interests of Xew York State where they ought to be. The complete 

 equipment of a College of Agriculture is a direct investment in the 

 interest of the people. It is not a gift to any institution or to any 

 occupation. If the Xew York State College of Agriculture does not 

 need more buildings and equipment, it will be because the College 

 does not grow; and if it does not grow it will have small usefulness. 

 At the very least, the College must be put on its feet, and the new 

 buildings, large as they are, will not accomplish this. They will not 

 accommodate all the students that will probably come the first year 

 that they are ready for occupancy. The large auditorium will seat 

 less than 600 persons. The laboratories will be over-crowded with 

 500 and more students pursuing many kinds of work. The College 

 has not nearlv reached its full growth ; it is yet scarcely under wav. 

 I mention a few of the most urgent present needs. 



The first need is for more land. The farm area is now approxi- 

 mately as follows : 



Arahle land 92 acres 



Pasture land 94 



Wood and waste land 50 " 



Land ahfiut buildings, etc 4 " 



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This is not sufficient land, especiallv not sufficient tillage land, to 

 support good herds, let alone the crops and experiment grounds that 

 are essential. One farm should be devoted to research, free from 

 encroachment of ordinary farm operations. Another should be de- 

 voted to orchards, of which we have practically none at present. 



There must be barns. The best modern barn construction should 

 be represented here. The present barn is wholly unsuited to the 

 needs. It could verv well be utilized, with remodeling, as an addi- 



