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ceived. There are 114 agricultural high schools reported by the 

 Superintendents of Public Instruction. Fourteen States are re- 

 ported to have agricultural high schools, as indicated by the let- 

 ters from the superintendents, and four other States were re- 

 ported by the principals in the schools, making a total of eighteen 

 States. There are twenty-two States reported to have no agri- 

 cultural high school. Recent laws will require a few States to 

 teach agriculture next year. Pennsylvania will require the sub- 

 ject to be taught in every township high school. 



In comparing the number of pure sciences taught in the schools 

 it was observed that two schools, only, offered all. The schools 

 referred to are the National Farm School, Pennsylvania, and the 

 School of Forestry, North Dakota. No school was found which 

 did not offer at least one of the pure sciences. The Dunn County 

 Agricultural High School, Wisconsin, offered one subject only, 

 Avhich is Physiology, covering a period of eight weeks. These 

 schools represent the extremes. The others are tabulated as 

 follows : 



The following tabulation shows the rank of the separate sci- 

 ences as they are found in the various courses of study: 



Chemistry appeared 40 times. 

 Physics appeared 2>7 times. 

 Botany appeared 36 times. 

 Physiology appeared 27 times. 

 Physiography appeared 18 times. 

 Hygiene appeared 18 times. 

 Zoology appeared 15 times. 

 Bacteriology appeared 12 times. 

 Biology appeared 7 times. 



Chemistry, physics, and botany rank essentially the same, with 

 chemistry slightly in the lead. In the entire list, chemistry is 

 the most favored, and biology the least. The above list of ranks 

 is based upon qualitative values, and to make the comparison 

 more truthful the following tabulation is based upon quantitative 

 values, where the number of weeks taught is considered. Totals 

 are expressed in each instance. 



Chemistry is taught 1,225 v/eeks. 

 Physics is taught 1,200 weeks. 

 Botany is taught 770J/2 weeks. 

 Physiology is taught 629^^ weeks. 



