24 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Jan., 



engaging regularly in farm work, enjoy all the advantages to be 

 gained by regular practice under competent supervision. 



Furthermore, it is intended to teach on the farm the application 

 of the principles learned in the class-room, and this means something 

 more than teaching how to plow, or harrow, or milk, or anything 

 of that sort. After the student has learned hovj to do these and 

 similar things, he needs to learn when and why to do them. The 

 WA^ he learns mostly in the class-room; the When he must of 

 necessity learn largely in actual practice, either on the school or 

 home farm under instruction and supervision or by possibly dis- 

 astrous experiments on his own farm. There can hardly be two 

 opinions as to which course is preferable. 



I must not occupy too much of your time. But it may not be 

 out of place to add to what I have said concerning the aims of the 

 school and its course of study some little information on minor 

 points. 



One of these will naturally be the expense of attending the 

 school. The tuition has been fixed at $25 per year, payable as 

 follows: $10 at the beginning of the first and second terms each, 

 and $5 at the beginning of the third term. Good board, including 

 fuel, lights, washing, and mending, is fui-tiished at cost. Text- 

 books and stationery are also supplied at cost price. Probably 

 $10 per year would cover all necessary expenses of this sort, and 

 the text-books are all standard works, which form a valuable 

 foundation for a future library. 



Considerable may be done by students in the way of self- 

 support. The work done on the farm and about the house, except 

 such as is performed for purposes of instruction, is paid for at 

 reasonable rates. During the past term students have earned in 

 this way, according to their ability and ambition, from one to three 

 or more dollars per week. 



During the summer vacation of three months opportunity is 

 afforded to a certain number of students to remain and work on 

 the farm, the number being of course limited by the needs of the 

 farm. 



The school year begins on the last Thursday in September and 

 comprises three terms of twelve weeks each, with a vacation of 

 two weeks at the holidays and one week the last of March or first 

 of April. In the summer, as mentioned, there is a vacation of 

 nearly three months. 



