LETTER OE TRANSMITTAL. 



U. S. Department of Agriculture, 



Office of Experiment Stations, 



Washmffto/), D. C, May IS, 1903. 



Siu: I have the honor to tmn«iiiit herewith a report on courses in 

 aoroiKJiuy in several agricultural colleges. There is now considerable 

 activity in our agricultural colleges in developing and strengthening 

 th(^ coui-ses of instruction in this division of the science of agriculture. 

 The report has. been prepared at the suggestion of the connnittee on 

 methods of teaching agriculture of the Association of American Agri- 

 cultural Colleges and Experiment Stations, and is an outcome of the 

 work of that committee. I feel sure that such a comparative presenta- 

 tion of courses actually being given in some of our colleges will aid in 

 the further development and strengthening of this line of work in 

 otiier institutions, and I therefore recommend the publication of the 

 report as Bulletin 1:^7 of this Office. 



The illustrations have been carefully selected from a large number 

 furnished by the colleges, and are intended to show distinctive features 

 of the equipment for instruction in agronomy at the institutions repre- 

 sented in tiie bulletin. 



Respectfully, ' A. C. True, 



Director. 

 Hon. James Wilson, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



