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and not adapted to rough life aud short feed. The Herefords arc more 

 hardy and by some preferred. The Devons, iu quality of beef aud milk, 

 are superior to the shorthorns, aud endure heat aud cold and rough 

 treatment better than any other breed. The Jerseys, as butter-cows 

 par excellence, are coming into favor in the suburbs of the cities aud 

 other places where the finest quality of butter will command a high 

 price. The Ayrshires have thus far made slower advances than the 

 other breeds. " The Percheron horse, of the small or medium size, com- 

 bining considerable weight with the clean limbs and action of the 

 smaller horse, seems to be the most desirable breed for farm purposes, 

 and is preferred by fixrmers to the heavier varieties which are so often 

 imported by dealers and exhibited at fairs. The Berkshire breed of 

 swine is preferred, although the Poland China or Magio is liked very 

 much by many farmers. The Chester whites give good satisfaction, 

 and are much grown. Coarse- wooled sheep have the preference at pres- 

 ent, the Cotswold standing first. 



The number of students in the university for the collegiate year 

 1872, is 381, of whom 328 are males aud 53 females, distributed as fol- 

 lows: Agricultural course, 68; architecture, 4; chemical, 14; civil en- 

 gineering, 45 ; commercial, 4 ; elective, 84; horticultural, 11; literature 

 and science, 44; mechanical engineering, 33; military, 15; mining 

 engineering, 3; natural science, 1; unassigned, 45. 



INDIANA. 



Purdue University — Agricultural College at La Fayette, John Purdue, 

 president of tlie trustees.— This college has not yet been opened for the 

 reception of students, nor has the board of instruction been appointed. 

 The buildings are in course of construction, and will soon be completed. 

 It has a farm, which has recently been increased to 184 acres, and is 

 valued at $60,000. Nearly the whole is in grass the present year, only 

 a small part having been cultivated. No experiments have been made 

 as yet, but it is the design of the trustees to employ the farm for experi- 

 mental purposes and instruction of the students in practical agriculture 

 as soon as the college shall be fully organized and put in operation. 

 The fund derived from the national land grant is constantly increasing, 

 being invested in United States 5-20 bonds, bearing 6 per cent, interest 

 in gold, which is paid semi-annually and added to the principal. 



IOWA. 



Iowa State Agricultural College, at Ames, A. S. Welch, LL. D., presi 

 dent — One hundred and sixty acres of the large farm belonging to this 

 college are cultivated with plowed crops, 20 are devoted to orchard and 

 nursery, 15 to garden and small fruits, 125 to ornamental grounds, 250 

 to pasture and mowing, and 300 are covered with timber. The object 

 in the purchase of the farm was to supply the means of instruct- 

 ing the students of the college in the various operations of skilled 

 farming, of conducting such experiments as will develop facts and prin- 

 ciples in the different branches of husbandry, and of furnishing employ- 

 ment for students who desire it, by which they may be able to pay a 

 portion of their college expenses. The plan adopted for imparting in- 

 struction is for the teacher to supervise, in person, the various opera- 

 tions carried on by them in the field, the garden, aud work-shop; and 

 to make observations and suggestions while the work is going on. 

 Lectures are also given in the barns and stables on the various animals 



