EXPERIMENT STATION NOTES. 



Idaho Statiox. — A station for Idaho has been located at Idaho Falls, and E. P. 

 Henry has been apijoiuted siiiK-rintendent. Lund is beinj; itie]»ared lor next year's 

 work. P'or the present, work will be confined to testiuj^ the adaptaViility ofeereals, 

 grasses, and fruits to the soil and climate of this region, and to experimenting iu 

 irrigation. 



Pknxsylvaxia Collegk. — The board of trustees have establi.shed two new courses 

 in agriculture, a course of home reading and a, winter dairy course. 



The course of home reading in agriculture is especially designed for the young oi 

 middle-aged farmer, who, from exi)erience, appreciates the need of better training in 

 agricultural science, but whose business interests will not permit his attendance 

 upon any of the lecture courses offered by the college. It is also expected that the 

 boys and girls of the farm will be interested in the class of literature comprised in 

 the course. 



The course is dividetl into three groups of subjects, each group being <lesigned to 

 cover a year of reading, as follows: (1) Soil ami crop juotluctiiui, (2) live-stock 

 husbandry, (3) horticulture. 



Supidementary groups will be arranged for those particularly interested iu some 

 special branches of one or more of the groups. 



In addition to oti'ering the latest an<l most practical works on the subjeits named, 

 the college proposes to make an abstract or synopsis of each text-book, to enable the 

 student to more easily understand the subject tn-ated and its relation to the practi- 

 cal operations on the farm. Arrangements are also made for answering by mail, as 

 far as possible, all questions arising in the course of reading; and when a club or 

 reading circle of 20 or more members desires it, a member of the college faculty will 

 visit such club and deliver one or more lectures on topics related to the reading, 

 provided the actual traveling expenses of tlie lecturer are borne by the club. 



The student is permitted to select such group or groups, or such studies within a 

 grou]» as he prefers and to pursue them as rai>idly as he chooses. A written exam- 

 ination may be taken ujjou each subject ami due credit therefor given. Upon the 

 satisfactory ronipletion of any two of the groups a suit.ible eertitieate or dijiloma 

 will be granted. 



No entrance exaniinatiim or fee will be required, and tlie only exi)ense of the course 

 to the student will be the actual cost of the books which m.ty be ]iurchased through 

 the college at a reduced rate. 



Thv'irintvr dairy course is one of a series of courses of twelve weeks which the 

 college proposes to offer, covering in time the subjects of soil and crop production, 

 live-stock husbandry, horticulture, rural economy, etc. These courses are to be 

 much more technical and practical than is possible to make the short courses in 

 agriculture as now arranged. 



The dairy course to be ottered this winter comprises two subconrses; one for the 

 home dairyman, and one for the creamery man, each occuiiying six weeks. All nec- 

 essary eciuipment will l)e put in and the practical work iu the dairy will be in 

 charge of an expert butter and cheese maker. The course i)rovides for instruction 

 in (1) dairying. (2) dairy breeds and breeding, (3) stock feeding, (4) dairy eheniistrv. 

 (.5) diseases of dairy stock and their treatment. 



KiionK Isi.ANP t'oi.i.KGK. — Hv an act of the State legislature jiassed May 19. 1W2. 

 the name of the Rhode Island State Agricultural Sclmol has been changed to Khodo 

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