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Audubon Sugar School. — The fourth annual session of the 

 Auduhon Sugar School closed on Saturday, Juae 29th. Since 

 the opening of the school in October, 1891, over sixty students 

 have matriculated, coming from Cuba, Porto Rico, Spain, U. S. 

 Colombia (South America), St, Croix, Hawaiian Islands, and 

 the States of California, Kansas, Nebraska, Illinois, Tennessee,, 

 Georgia, Mississippi and Louisiana. Over one-half of the above 

 number have been from Louisiana. 



This school has been established and is being prosecuted 

 solely with the view of benefitting the sugar industry of 

 Louisiana. It, therefore, appeals to the sugar planters of this 

 state for their earnest sympathy and support. 



Upon the grounds are conducted a large number of experi- 

 ments in sugar cane (covering over 100 in diff'erent kinds of 

 fertilizers, 50 or more in physiological tests, 30 plats of varieties 

 of cane, including several promising varieties of seedlings and 

 numerous experiments in different modes of cultivation, 

 drainage and irrigation). Besides sugar cane, numerous ex- 

 periments w^ll be found in corn, sorghum, teosinte, grasses, 

 clovers, alfalfa, and other forage crops, ramie, jutes and hemp 

 garden and fruit crops. 



There are three well equipped laboratories : 



1. Agricultural, where special investigations of soils (physi- 

 cally and chemically), fertilizers, feed stuffs, coals, bone-black, 

 etc., are made. Mr. J. L. Beeson, a Ph. D., of Johns Hopkins 

 University, has charge of this laboratory. 



2. Organic and Sugar Laboratory, wliere the physiological 

 and organic properties of the sugar cane and kindred plants 

 are studied, and where sugar chemistry in all of its branches is 

 carefully taught. Mr. L. AV. Wilkinson, M. S., a graduate of 

 the University of Heidelberg, directs the work in this labora- 

 tory. 



3. Station Laboratory, where analyses of all kinds are made 

 for the public good. Mr. R. L. Biving, M., S., a graduate of the 

 Alabama Polytechnic Institute, has charge of this laboratory. 



In the Department of Mechanical Engineering there is, be- 

 sides a fully-equipped sugar house, a drawing room with everv 

 facility for excellent work, furnished with handsome drawino-s 

 and illustrations of the various sugar machinery made by the 

 leading manufacturers of the world. Mr. R. T.Burwell, M. E., 

 of Cornell University, has charge of this department. \Vm. C. 

 Stubbs is director. 



