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theoretical science as given in text-books. The success of this institution has been 

 assured for many year* past. 



Minnesota. The course of instruction extends through ten years, conditions of ad- 



mi->ion requiring that tin- applicant In- at lea-t sixteen year.- of a-i-. a;nl possessed of 



d F.nglish c<liicatii>n. 1'iactical applications of tbe various sulijects of geology, 



mineralogy, entomology, &c., are given in the study of soils, t lie examination of insects 



and their eilVets upon vegetation, &c. 



ouri. In 1870 the county of Boone and town of Columbia, Missouri, gave, as a 



bonus for the location of the college at Columbia, the sum of $30,000 in cash, ami 640 



acre- of land as the agricultural college farm. On the farm are several houses, one of 



them an elegant mansion, worth 15,000 or $20,000. There are also on the ground two 



nieyards. 



/lunipxhire. The total area of the farm is 158 acres. Of this, about -.'."> acres are 

 purcha-ed by the college, and the remainder, in a separate tract, was bought by Pro- 

 fessor Dimond and is held by him to be transferred to the Agricultural College wheu- 

 ii shall have means to make the purchase. It has a desirable variety of soil uud 

 embraces a considerable number of acres of woodland. 



./ r*ey. The farm contains 99 acres in all. As only abont one-third of it is 

 upland, much draining has been necessary, involving a great deal of labor and exp- 

 The crops are the ordinary staples, varied slightly on account of the nearness to the 

 city and the markets. The farm is stocked with horses, mules, cattle, and hogs no 

 sheep. The horses and mules are ordinary team animals. 



}/-A\ Cornell University has a farm of over 200 acres, with the necessary out- 

 buildings and implements. In the instruction given, laboratory and lield practice are 

 combined with the usual lecture-room work, to the utmost extent possible. Three 

 courses of study have been arranged, one of which requires four years for its comple- 

 tion and leads to the degree of bachelor of science. Theothertwo are abridged courses, 

 one of three, and the other of two years, comprising nearly all the purely agricultural 

 instruction given in the full course. These abridged courses were made ont to meet a 

 want that appeared at the opening of the university, and it is believed that a large 

 portion of the agricultural community, which would otherwise derive little advantage 

 from the establishment of the college, will be benefited by them. 



Penn*>ih-ania. The farm at the Agricultural College, near Bellefonte, embracing 400 

 acres of land of excellent natural quality, is still quite rough and stony in many parts; 

 but, it is thought, a few more years of labor will bring it all into good working order 

 by the ( -Hurts of the students themselves. The entire college building is 234 feel in 

 front, embracing a central part and two wings, all facing in th6 same line, and two 

 curtains between the center and the wings and facing on a parallel line with the others, 

 but 10 feet farther back. 



There is a nursery covering abont six acres ; five acres more are devoted to producing 

 summer pears, mulberries, quinces, plums, &c. ; and two more are appropriated for a 

 vineyard. Hedges are cultivated to a great extent. Corn and wheat constitute the 

 main crops. 



The State maintains two other experimental farms, one in the neighborhood of Phil- 

 adelphia, and the other near Pittsburg, so that the eastern, central, and western dis- 

 tricts may have benefit of experiments adapted to local differences of climate, soil, &c. 

 Tennessee. We quote from the catalogue of the State Industrial College for 1870-71 : 

 " A beautiful farm, admirably suited to be made a model, is provided, where these sub- 

 - may be taught practically. In addition to the professor of agriculture, a very 

 competent agricultural chemist, who has spent the past two years in Europe,8tmlying 

 the sciences and visiting various colleges and schools, will return by the opening of 

 the next session with a supply of the most improved apparatus for the laboratory." It 

 i> frankly stated that this department is just inaugurated, and its woik is not fairly 

 beuun. but its success is certain if it only has the friendly co-operation of the farmers 

 themselves." 



at. The only form in which the Vermont Agricultural College offers train- 

 ing in agriculture is that of theory, except so far as practice in the chemical laboratory 

 can tie applied to agricultural subjects. 



A special course of lectures on agricultural subjects is given in February and March, 

 to meet the wants of young men who cannot leave their homes in the summer or 

 autumn. 



Wisconsin. The farm has an area of over 235 acres, and is intended especially " as an 



iHintal farm where agriculture is to be practically taught by experimenting on 



nt soils and location of the land, and not a model farm, where the best kind and 



M quantity of particular products are sought to bo obtained from a particular 



of land." 



As yet, everything connected with this department is too new to show extensive or 

 conclusive results in any series of experiments, but constant improvements are 

 being made in the farm itself, and the methods of experimenting on it. 



