PROGEESS OF INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION. 6b 6 



the boardiug'-bouses of tbo college witb tbe necessary provisions. One 

 bnnclred and two acres of tbe farm are cultivated tbis season with 

 plowed crops, 28 are devoted to mowing, 10 to orcbard, 12 to garden, 

 60 to pasture, and tbe remainder to timber, &c. Tbere bave been 

 raised tbis year, 1,485 busbels of corn on 51 acres, 121 busbels of wbeat 

 on 12 acres, 250 busbels of oats on 21«'acres ', bay-crop almost a failure 

 on account of drougbt. In tbe production of tbese crops, one-fourtb to 

 one-tbird of tbe labor bas been performed by tbe students. Tbe system 

 of culture pursued bas been to plow moderately deep, and after tbe sod 

 bas become decomposed, to pulverize witb " subsoil cultivators," deep 

 stirring of tbe soil being preferred to deep plowing. Lime and barn- 

 yard manure bave been liberally used, being applied to tbe surface and 

 worked in. Tbe domestic animals kept on tbe farm are four carriage- 

 borses and seven mules for farm-work, one bull, eigbt Ayrshire cows, 

 forty -four bogs for slaughter, which will average 180 pounds each ; 

 thirty-five stock-hogs, all of which are a cross of the Berkshire and 

 Chester, and kept for the use of the college ; and a large flock of poul-- 

 try. The breeds of cows j^referred by this college for INlaryland are tbe 

 Ayrsbires and Devons, and of hogs, a cross between the Berkshire and 

 Chester. 



There bas been an increase of students over tbo pre\ious year, the 

 number for tbe present collegiate year 1872 being 147. 



MASSACHUSETTS. 



Massachusetts Agricultural College^ at AmJierst, William IS. Clarl-, Ph. 

 J)., presideoit. — Tbe farm of this college contains 384 acres, 43 of which 

 are cultivated with plowed crops; 125 are in mowing, 120 in pasture, 

 and tbe remainder in wood, timber, &c. Tbe objects had in view in the 

 purchase of the farm were to impart practical instruction to students in 

 tbe difl'erent processes of agriculture, to furnish them tbe means of ac- 

 quiring skill in the production of crops, in conducting farm-experiments, 

 and in tbe use of farm-implements ; also to provide for the college a bo- 

 tanical garden, green-bouse, arboretum, apple, pear, and peach orchards, 

 a vineyard, market-garden, small-fruit garden, an experimental station, 

 a veterinary hospital, a parade-ground, and pasture and hay for stock- 

 raising. Tbe most of tbese objects bave been candied into operation, and 

 are being perfected as rapidly as tbe means of the institution will per- 

 mit. Tbe students labor six hours on the farm each week, during the 

 intervals of study, and perform tbe labor of j)lanting, cultivating, and 

 harvesting the crops ; feeding, milking, and care of the stock and barns, 

 and the training of tbe colts and bulls. Tbe large bulls of tbe farm are 

 broken to tbe yoke, and used in tbe place of oxen, Tbe students have 

 also performed considerable labor in grading, in constructing roads, cul- 

 verts, and fences, and in digging up and removing useless and unsightly 

 trees, stones, and hedges ; in digging and laying drains, in setting fruit 

 and ornamental trees, and in otherwise improving and beautifying the 

 estate. Four teamsters are hired on tbe farm and employed principally 

 with tbe teams. All the rest of the work not done by these is performed 

 "by the students. 



Tbere bave been raised on tbe farm this year 480 busbels of shelled 

 corn and 20 tons of stover on 8 acres ; 500 busbels of potatoes on 4 acres 

 — crop considerably injured by wire-worms and the rot; 48 tons of sugar- 

 beets on 4 acres ; 110 busbels of rye and 6 tons of straw on 4^ acres ; 

 50 bushels of barley and 2^ tons of straw on 2i acres ; 300 busbels of 

 oats and 10 tons of straw on 11 acres ; 2 tons of millet on one acre ; 3 



