1871. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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thirty or forty miles on the road, and was to 

 cany a load of fifteen or twenty hundred 

 pounds with a pair of horses, whether he 

 would turn them mto a rich fresh pasture, or 

 a rank growth of aftermath, or feed them on 

 rowen, or whether, before starting, he would 

 feed them on good bright nice herdsgrass hay 

 that was cut when just going out of blossom ? 

 The team, if the question were left to them, 

 would choose, no doubt, one of the first men- 

 tioned varieties of forage, but the experienced 

 teamster would much prefer the latter, as he 

 has learned that a team fed on such hay, is 

 better able to labor, consequently he concludes 

 it contains more of the real substance. 



Swale grass should be cut early, the earlier 

 the better. Clover should be cut in the blow, 

 but herdgrass, m my opinion, should not be 

 cut until the seed had formed, especially that 

 intended for horses that work. I do not 

 believe much in cocking hay, unlesss it is very 

 heavy. But just get the water out and wilt it 

 a little, and put it right into the mow. If 

 I think it is rather too green, I then sprinkle 

 over every load, or every other load, a layer 

 of old straw that is kept on the beams or scaf- 

 fold for that purpose, and my hay invariably 

 comes out bright. The straw takes the extra 

 moisture and keeps the mow from burning. 



As hay is the most important of all the 

 crops raised in New England, give us, brother 

 fanners, all the light you can on the best 

 modes of securing it. G. H. Crandall. 



Duxhury, Vt., May 15, 1871. 



ANOTHER AGRICUXiTUHAL AND HOR- 

 TICULTURAL COLLEGE. 



Some weeks since, at the suggestion of a corres- 

 pondent, we made some inquiries in respect to the 

 present condition of the "Bussey Farm," and its 

 relation to Harvard College, and stated in brief 

 the result of onr inquiries. The following circular 

 affords more definite information upon these sub- 

 jects, and shows that arrangements for tlie estab- 

 lishment of an industrial branch of the college on 

 the Bussey fund, were further advanced than we 

 were led to suppose from the information we ob- 

 tained, as it now appears that candidates for ad- 

 mission will be examined on the 28th of next 

 September. The following is the circular referred 

 to:— 



Harvard University.— Bussey Institution.— A 

 School of Agriculture and Horticulture. 

 1871-2. 



Instructors. — Asa Gray, LL. D., Professor of 

 Botany; Thomas Motley Instructor in Farming; 

 Josiali D. "Whitney, LL. D., Professor of Geology 

 and Geograph.v; Francis Parkman, A. M., Pro- 

 fessor of Horticulture; Daniel D. Slade, M. D., 

 Professor of Applied Zoology ; Francis H. Storer, 

 A. M., Professor of Agricultural Chemistry; Na- 

 thaniel S. Shaler, S. B., Professor of Zoology ; 

 Francis G. Sanborn, Instructor in Entomology; 

 John Trowbridge, S. B., Assistant Professor of 

 Physics ; William G. Farlow, M. D., Assistant in 

 Botany ; Charles L. Jackson, A. M., Assistant Pro- 

 fessor of Chemistry ; Pierre J. Boris, Instructor in 

 French ; , Instructor in German. 



The School of Agriculture and Horticulture, es- 

 tablished in execution of the Trusts created by the 

 will of Benjamin Bussey, will give thorough in- 

 struction in Agriculture, Useful and Ornamental 

 Gardening, and Stock-Raising. In order to give 

 the student a sound basis for a thorough knowl- 

 edge of these Arts, the School will supply instruc- 

 tion in Physical Geography, Meteorology, and the 

 elements of Geology, in Chemistry and Physics, in 

 the elements of BoUmy, Zoology and Entomology, 

 in Levelling and Road-building, and in French 

 and German. 



The regular course of study, to be pursued by- 

 candidates for a degree, will till three years. The 

 instruction of the first year's course will be given 

 at the Lawrence Scientitic School, in Cambridge, 

 and students of the tirst }'ear must live in or near 

 Cambridge. The instruction of the second and 

 third years' courses will be given at the Bussey 

 Institution, and students of the second and third 

 years must live near the Institution, which is situ- 

 ated in the town of West Roxbury, near the vil- 

 lage of Jamaica Plain, about live miles south-west 

 of Boston, and close to the Forest Hills station on 

 the Boston and Providence Railroad. 



Requsites for Admission. — Candidates for ad- 

 mission to the first year of the regular course of 

 the School must be at least seventeen years of age, 

 and must present testimonials of good moral char- 

 acter; they Mill ))e examined in" Arithmetic, Al- 

 gebra as far as quadratic equations, English Gram- 

 mar, and Geography. Candidates for admission 

 to the second year of the regular course must be 

 at least eighteen years of age, and must present 

 testimonials of good moral character; they will be 

 examined upon the studies of the first year in ad- 

 dition to the above-mentioned subjects. 



The first examination for admission will be held 

 on Thursday, Sept. 28, 1871, at Lawrence Hall, 

 Cambridge, beginning at 9, A. M. 



Any person, who is not less than eighteen years 

 old, may join the School, without examination, to 

 pursue any special course or courses of instruction 

 which he is qualified to pursue with advantage ; 

 but such special students will not be regarded as 

 candidates for a degree. 



Bond or Deposit. — [Tuition required in ad- 

 vance and a deposit of ^50, or a bond of ^00, as 

 security for charges.] 



Academic Year. — The Academic year begins 

 on the Thursday following the last Wednesday in 

 in Sept. (Thursday, Sept. 28, 1871,) and ends on 

 the last Wednesday in June, with a recess from 

 December 24th to Januarj' 6th inclusive. 



Instri'ction. — Instruction will be given by lec- 

 tures and recitations, and by practical exercises in 

 the laboratory-, the greenhouse and the field. Ex- 

 aminations will be held statedly, to test the stu- 

 dent's proficiency. 



Regular First Year's Course (at Cam- 

 bridge.) — The subjects to be taught during the 

 year 1871-72, are as follows : — Physical Geography, 

 Structural Geology, and Meteorology, Prof. Whit- 

 nej' ; General Chemistry and Qualihitive Analysis, 

 Assist. Prof. Jackson; The Elements of Physics, 

 Assist. Prof. Trowbridge; Levelling and Road- 

 making, Prof. ; The Elements of Botany, 



Prof. Gray and Assistant Farlow; The Elements 

 of Zoology, Prof. Shaler; The Elements of Ento- 

 mology, Mr. Sanborn; French, Mr. Boris; Ger- 

 man, Mr. . 



Second Year's Course (at West Roxbury.) — 

 Theorj- and Practice of Farming, Mr. Motley. — 

 Preparation and care of manures and composts. 

 Breeding and care of neat stock, with special refer- 

 ence to the dairy. Breeding of horses and swine. 

 Preparation of the ground for root crops, hay, and 

 gi-ain. The sowing and planting of different seeds 

 and roots for farm use. Field work with ploughs, 

 Iian'OVv'S, and seed-sowers. Harvestuig of hay and 



