THE SCHOOL AND THE COLLEGE IN RELATION 

 TO FAKM TRAINING 



The special emphasis of this book lies on 

 the relation of the school and college to the 

 training of farmers : I shall therefore enter 

 into this subject in greater detail. 



The American movement to reach the 

 last man on the land originated in a chain 

 of colleges of agriculture. The present 

 institutions in the United States are 

 founded on the Land-grant Act of 1862 and 

 on subsequent acts, one college in each 

 state and territory ' ' to promote the liberal 

 and practical education of the industrial 

 classes in the several pursuits and pro- 

 fessions of life.' 7 These institutions 

 " teach such branches of learning as are 

 related to agriculture and the mechanic 

 arts. ' ' There are agricultural institutions 

 of similar scope in Canada. 



These colleges are reinforced by a chain 

 of experiment stations, founded on the 

 federal grant of 1887 and a subsequent act. 

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