2o6 T^;c Busscy Sc?iooI of Agriculture ajid Horticulture. 



THE BUSSEY SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE AND HORTI- 

 CULTURE. 



The farm of the late Benjamin Bussey. in Jamaica Plain, Massa- 

 chusetts, comprising considerabh' more than t^vo hundred and fifty 

 acres, various in soil and exposure, and including some of the best 

 land in the state, was left, bv his will, to Har%ard College, after the 

 expiration of a life interest, which still subsists. , He directed tliat it 

 should be used by the college for purposes of practical instruction in 

 agriculture and horticulture : and, in furtherance of this object, he 

 bequeathed a large sum of money in addition to the land. 



By an arrangement with the heirs of Air. Bussev, tlie college has 

 now entered into possession of that portion of the estate which he had 

 desigfnated as tlie site for the buildings of tlie proposed school. With 

 the aid of tlie fund left by tlie will, the interest of which has accumu- 

 lated to a large amount, the school will be begun at once. By taking 

 this course tlie college hopes to ascertain the wants of the public, and 

 the best methods of supplying tliem, and thus to enter eventually into full 

 possession of the bequest, with a degree of experience and preparation 

 which could be insured in no other ^vav. The school is now organized 

 with a corps of thirteen instructors, and the necessar}- buildings are far 

 advanced towards completion. The courses will begin on the 2Sth of 

 next September. 



The school diflers from others established in various parts of the 

 country", in confining itself wholly to agriculture, horticulture, and 

 studies which have an immediate bearing upon tliem. Xo general 

 education wiU be attempted. Students are not received till the age 

 of seventeen, by which time they are exj>ected to have acquired the 

 rudiments of knowledge elsewhere. The following is taken from the 

 circular announcing the establishment of the school : — 



•• The School of Agriculture and Horticulture, established in execu- 

 tion of the Trusts created by the will of Benjamin Bussev. will give 

 thorough instruction in Agriculture, Useful and Ornamental Gardening, 

 and Stock-raising. In order to give the student a sound basis for a 

 thorough knowledge of these arts, the School will supply instruction in 

 Physical Geography. MeteorologN*. and the elements of Geolog\-, in 

 ChemistTTt- and Physics, in tlie elements of Botany, ZoOlogv', and Ento- 

 molog\". in Levelling and Road-building, and in French and German. 



•• The regular course of study to be pursued b}- candidates for a 



