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dairy are worth more to the State than your whole endowment. He 

 has taught us to do such things in dairy matters, and to increase 

 dairy products, as we never dreamed of doing." And to this, sub- 

 stantially, Mr. Arnold has lately sworn before the Commission -of 

 Investigation. 



Take a few figures more from the same census. In 1 870, the 

 market-garden and orchard products of the State of New York 

 amounted in value to close upon twelve millions of dollars. 



Can any one, then, gainsay the wisdom of our employing, as we do. 

 a young naturalist of genius to devote his whole time to investiga- 

 tion, and to giving lectures based upon these researches ? 



Take still other figures. The same census shows the value of 

 farm implements in the State of New York to be over forty-five 

 millions of dollars. In view of this, we have investigations and 

 lectures upon mechanics related to agriculture, and have obtained 

 rrodels and implements at home and abroad, to illustrate this sub- 

 ject. Is not the mere pittance this requires, well laid out? 



Take another branch of the subject. We have' been fitting up 

 an establishment for experiments in the best rotation of crops, and 

 in the feeding of cattle. A careful resident Professor has been 

 called to carry on these, and I trust that Mr. E. W. Stewart may 

 be called to superintend them. 



Some time since, in view of this matter, I visited certain cattle- 

 feeding establishments with a gentleman whose sound sense on such 

 matters you all recognize, Hon. George Geddes. Said he : " This 

 experiment fairly tried will be worth to the State of New York 

 more than your whole endowment ; no matter which way it turns 

 out ; no matter whether ' soiling ' is found profitable or unprofita-' 

 ble ; to try this matter fully and fairly and scientifically, will be 

 worth more than your endowment." 



PROFESSOR S. W. JOHNSON, AUTHOR OF " HOW CROPS FEED," ON 



THE BUSSEY INSTITUTE, IN MASSACHUSETTS. 



[Results of Glass-house Research.] 



Dr. Storer's laborious study of the plant-feeding capacity of 

 these materials, while sufficiently interesting in itself, doubtless in- 

 volved other collateral questions. One important object but hinted 



