No. 7. 



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



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without some reference to these helpfuljnstitutions. The only way 

 that farmers of Pennsylvania can compete with the farmers of the 

 other states and of other countries is by progress. Research is the 

 foundation of all progress in agriculture. The many evidences of 

 increased activity and usefulness of the Experiment Station, is, there- 

 fore, a source of gratification to all persons identified with the de- 

 velopment of agriculture in Pennsylvania. 



The Station has continued its co-operation with the Bureau of Far- 

 mers' Institutes and has also supplemented this work with Farmers' 

 Weeks at the College and at other points in the State, and through 

 educational farm trains. These agencies have been found valuable 

 in bringing the results of the Station's investigations to the people. 

 The Station has also offered to give a special series of lectures and 

 have a round-table conference for the Institute lecturers at some 

 convenient date, prior to the beginning of the season's campaign. 

 This will serve to bring the Institute men in touch with the latest 

 discoveries and afi'ord them opportunity of obtaining the most ac- 

 curate information possible upon questions that happen to be at- 

 tracting special attention at the time. 



The attempt of the College to help the people through their Cor- 

 respondence Courses in Agriculture and by the introduction of Agri- 

 culture into the Public Schools is worthy of special commendation. 

 During the past year, 3,592 persons received instruction by mail, 

 almost as many as in the preceding three years. An inquiry develops 

 the fact that of about 900 High Schools in the State, 155 teach some 

 agriculture. While this is a beginning, much remains to be done, 

 especially in getting teachers to catch the spirit of the movement. 

 It is known that the College is endeavoring to prove the training 

 value of agriculture as a High School subject, and it is to be sin- 

 cerely hoped that rapid progress will be made. 



The increase in the number of resident students in agriculture at 

 the Pennsylvania State College has been extremely rapid, as is shown 

 by the following table of attendance during the past five years: — 



Pour years' courses, 

 Two years' course, 

 Winter courses, ... 



Classification of Students in the four years' course in Agriculture. 



Seniors, ... 

 Juniors, ... 

 Sophomores, 

 Freshmen , , 



85 



78 

 119 

 168 



400 



