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Leaving thesevarious departments I passed through 

 the collection of agricultural implements sent to the 

 college by manufacturers for the purposes of advertise- 

 ment, to a pit in the gardens which is covered over with 

 a wire roof. Here by wondrous scientific means are 

 shown the effects of rolling, harrowing, and other 

 agricultural operations upon the moisture contained 

 in soil. Other demonstrations in or about this pit 

 indicate the exact quantity of nitrogen that is lost 

 in winter and in summer under different cultural 

 conditions. Yet others reveal the results of cultiva- 

 tion carried out on sundry soils under the stimulus of 

 certain manures. I can only say generally that all 

 these series of experiments are of a fascinating 

 character. They must prove of great use to those 

 who study scientific agriculture. 



Next came the anatomical department, filled with 

 the skeletons of various animals, and with beautiful 

 "preparations" of the nerve and other structures of 

 their bodies. Near to this was the zoological collec- 

 tion, in which are shown specimens of all forms of life 

 from the lowest up, and specimens of morbid anatomy 

 or animal diseases, such as tuberculous udders, to 

 mention only one of them. Then there was the 

 microscopic room, and the great dissecting-hall, a 

 somewhat gruesome place to visit. 



From this I was taken to the veterinary depart- 

 ment where sick horses and cattle are lodged the 

 horses for a small payment, and the cattle, especially 

 cows, for nothing, as these are needed for the purposes 

 of instruction. Here is an operating theatre, a large 

 place floored with tan, having many windows, and 

 close by another department for medical cases with 

 an exercising room attached. Also there is a stable 



