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of organizing the botanical work of the college beyond its present 

 development. 



The equipment in agronomy is fair, but it should be greatly 

 increased along the line of rice production, sugar and hemp 

 plantings, and the good work now being done with corn and 

 tobacco should be extended. 



The equipment in animal husbandry is practically nothing. 

 The college needs at least 1*20,000 worth of live-stock equip- 

 ment for instructional and experimental purposes. 



Experimental work. — Up to the present time, the right, much 

 less the duty, of the college to do experimental work does not 

 seem to have been recognized by the governing powers. Never- 

 theless, the institution is carrying on considerable very good 

 experimental work, but it has been necessary to make the experi- 

 mental work too much a part of the instructional work of the 

 college for the good of either. It takes the time and interest 

 of the student from the more practical and useful subjects, and 

 is likely to make of him an experimentalist rather than a farmer. 

 The experimental work is likely to suffer because too much of 

 it is left to the supervision of undergraduates. 



No matter what is finally done regarding the merger of a part 

 of the w^ork of the College of Agriculture with that of the Bureau 

 of Agriculture, the duty of the college to do good research work 

 must be clearly recognized and the necessary funds should be 

 provided. Strong men cannot be attracted to an institution or 

 held there unless they are given an opportunity to discover new 

 truths as well as to teach old truths. An agricultural college 

 without experimental work soon becomes impotent. 



Exteyision ivork. — To cut the Agricultural College off from 

 the practical farmer works a hardship upon the college as well 

 as upon the farmer. It is only a part of the duty of the modern 

 college to teach acceptably the young men resident upon its 

 campus. The college should carry its teachings out to the people 

 for two very important reasons. The farmer needs all such 

 instruction that the college can give him. Teaching the experi- 

 enced farmer makes the instruction at the college much more 

 practical than it otherwise would be. Instruction that is not 

 practical or that is not adapted to the Philippines may be im- 

 parted to inexperienced college students indefinitely without 

 being challenged ; but the moment it is presented to the experi- 

 enced man on the farm its deficiencies become apparent. 

 Adaptation of the instruction to the farmer's needs is the crucial 

 test. 



