608 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Both floors of the south wing are given up entirely to the subject of 

 farm machiner}', and contain two laboratories, each 45 by 70 ft. These 

 laboratories are supplied with line shafting so that any machinery can 

 be set in motion when necessarj'. This wing is supplied with an office 

 room, class room, and seminary room for students in the subject of 

 farm mechanics. 



The east wing contains the stock-judging room, 45 by 70 ft., extend- 

 ing the height of both stories and giving excellent light from above. 

 It is well heated with steam, supplied Avith a tan-bark floor, and so 

 arranged that animals are fastened in the middle of the room. At the 

 north end of this wing are operating and dissecting rooms for the 

 veterinary department, together with lockers and toilet facilities. 



In the north wing the lower floor is devoted to dairy manufacturers, 

 containing bottling and cheese rooms, creamery, wash room, sterilizers, 

 refrigerating plant, and toilet rooms. The second floor is occupied by 

 the department of household science. 



The main building is provided with tw^o elevators, and each of the 

 wings with one. The building is heated b}" steam from the heating plant 

 some 800 ft. awa}" and lighted by electricity from the same source, all 

 pipes and wires reaching the building by a tunnel and being distrib- 

 uted in the subbasement. The interior finish is of yellow pine, except- 

 ing in the general offices, which are of oak, and the assembly room, 

 which is of poplar painted white. 



At first some doubt was expressed as to the appearance of so large 

 a pile of brick, but capable critics pronounce the building a decided 

 success in every way. This opinion is based not upon anj- attempt 

 at ornamentation, but upon the general effectiveness of proportions 

 and fitness for the work it is designed to accommodate, and all agree 

 that there is about the building an air of solid dignity that well l^efits 

 the home of the college of agriculture and the experiment station. 



