554 APPENDIX. 



appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated to 

 be paid to the College of Agriculture at Cornell University, to be expended in 

 giving instruction throughout the state by means of schools, lectures, and 

 " " ' ■ "■ 'n conducting investiga- 



other university extension methods, or otherwise, and ir 

 tions and experiments ; in discovering the diseases of pi 



ants and remedies 



ascertaining the best method of fertilization of fields, gardens, and planta- 

 tions ; and best modes of tillage and farm management and improvement of 

 live stock ; and in printing and disseminating agricultural knowledge by means 

 of lectures or otherwise; and in preparing and printing for free distribution 

 the results of such investigations and experiments ; and for republishing such 

 bulletins as may be useful in the furtherance of the work ; and such other 

 information as may be deemed desirable and profitable in promoting the agri- 

 cultural interests of the state. Such College of Agriculture may, with the 

 consent and approval of the commissioner of agriculture, employ teachers and 

 experts and necessary clerical help to assist in carrying out the purposes of this 

 bill. Such teachers, experts, and clerical help may be removed by the College 

 of Agriculture in its discretion ; and may be" paid for their services such sura 

 or sums as may be deemed reasonable and proper and as shall be approved by 

 the commissioner of agriculture. All of such work by such teachers and 

 experts who shall be em'ployed under this bill shall be under the general super- 

 vision and direction of the commissioner of agriculture. The sum appropriated 

 by this act shall be paid by the treasurer of the state upon the warrant of the 

 comptroller to the treasurer of Cornell University, upon such treasurer filing 

 with the comptroller a bond in such sum and with such sureties as the comp- 

 troller my approve, conditioned for the faithful application of such sum to the 

 purposes for which the same is hereby appropriated. Such sum shall be payable 

 by the treasurer of Cornell University upon vouchers approved by the officers 

 or agents of such university having charge of such College of Agriculture, and 

 such vouchers shall be filed by the treasurer of Cornell University in the office 

 of the comptroller of the state. 



Sec. 2. This act shall take effect immediately. 



[This act is renewed every year.] 



II. HELPS FOR TEACHERS. 



Under this law actual university work is being carried directly to the 

 homes of the farmers of JSTew York. This is done partly by means of " itiner- 

 ant schools," conducted for a day or two at a time in rural sehool-houses or 

 elsewhere, by competent persons sent out by the university. The necessity of 

 this work will tend to disappear as rural teachers become better qualified for 

 the work. As an aid to teachers in qualifying themselves the university from 

 time to time issues " leaflets," some of which describe the nature of the work to 

 be done, while others give sample lessons in full. I give examples of both 

 classes of the leaflets, which are, of course, intended for teachers, although they 

 will do the pupils no harm. 



1. A DESCRIPTIVE LEAFLET. 



[This leaflet is entitled " Teacher's Leaflet, No. 6," and was issued by the 

 College of Agriculture, Cornell University, May 10, 1898.] 



WHAT IS NATURE STUDY? 



UY L. II. 15AILEY, 



It is seeing the things which one looks at, and the drawing of proper con- 

 clusions from what one sees. Nature study is not the study of a science, as of 



