346 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE. 



employed, and some collections for a museum in this department of 

 study have been made ; also, a hall has been provided for an agricultural 

 museum, anrl a few agricultural implements have been deposited in it. 

 The library contains 5,000 volumes of well-selected books, especially 

 adapted to illustrate the branches taught in the different courses of 

 study. The students of agriculture and the mei^hanic arts have free 

 access to these works in the same manner as those of the other depart- 

 ments. The annual interest derived from the proceeds of the congres- 

 sional land-grant is now 87,500, being the interest, at 6 per cent, on the* 

 new State bonds, which amount to $125,000. The interest on these bonds 

 is now collected and paid over regularly to the trustees for the support 

 of the college. The college-year is divided into two terms. The expenses 

 of a student for room-rent, washing, board, wood, light, and books are 

 from $93,50 to $123.50 per term ; tuition free. 



Professors, 7; assistants. 2; students in the college, Glj in all the de- 

 partments, lOG. 



OHIO. 



Ohio AfjriciiUural and Meclianical College^ at Columbus; Edward Orton, 

 PJi. 1)., president. — This college has been in operation three years, and 

 is now in complete working order. The report of the president shows 

 that a large amount of work has been accomplished in all the depart- 

 ments. Military science and tactics have been introduced as a regular 

 branch of study and drill, and Lieut. Lnigi Lomia has been detailed 

 by the Secretary of War to take charge of the instruction in this new 

 department. All male students, not incapacitated by bodily infirmity 

 or exempted on the ground of conscientious scruples, are required to 

 take part in the military drill, but are at liberty to choose tor themselves 

 whether they will pursue the course in military science or not. Four 

 drill exercises, of thirty-five minutes each, are required weekly. The 

 War Department has furnished the college with a full supply of arms 

 and ordnance of the most approved patterns. 



The college-farm contains 320 acres, and is valued at $200,000. Its 

 value has been recently much increased by its being brought within* 

 the city limits. Extensive imjuovements have been made upon it 

 during the year. A swamp of GO acres has been reclaimed by under- 

 draining, and the njost of it is now dry and in good condition for 

 cultivation. Fences have been built, one small building removed and 

 another erected, and a supply of excellent water furnished lor the stock 

 at the barn. The total cost of these improvements was $1,090. Ex- 

 periments have been made with wheat lo determine the comparative 

 value of thick and thin sowing; with oats, to ascertain which varieties 

 were most productive; and with corn, to test the elfects of different 

 fertilizers. There wi-ra raised on the iarm 1,975 bushels of corn, on 4G 

 acres; 303 bushe\s of wheat, on 32 acres; and 75 tons of liay, on 57 

 acres; total value of all the crops, $2,122 ; net i)rofit, $1,342. A part of 

 the work was done by students and a part by hireil labor. Nine head 

 of fat cattle were sold from the ])asture for $835; 32 hogs, for $733; 14 

 pigs, for $42. Six of these cattle, having been bought th(^ year before, 

 were kept'through the winter, and sold for $90 ea(*h. The stock now 

 key)t on the farm is valued at $1,812, and the larm-implements at $994. 



The annual interest derived from the proceeds of the C(jiigressional 

 land-grant is $30,000. The receipts of the college from all sources 

 during the fiscal year were $40,539; the disbursements $38,517, of 

 which $20,970 were paid for salaries. John H. Wright, A. B., assistant 

 professor in the Latin and Greek languages, has resigned his professor- 



