1366 Tur VeceraBte Ixpustry 1y New York State 
The winter course in vegetable gardening has been arranged 
especially for those who are interested in this kind of agriculture 
and who are unable to spend the whole year at Ithaca. It is 
attended by increasing numbers of actual commercial growers as 
well as persons who expect to enter this field for the first time. 
The presence in the classes of young men who hail from the vari- 
ous producing sections of the state has added greatly to the in- 
terest and value of the work. The plan calls for courses in 
commercial vegetable production, in vegetable forcing, in soils, in 
fertility of the land, and in one or two other elective subjects. It 
is recommended that those who might possibly spend two winters 
at Ithaca devote the first to a course in general agriculture, and 
specialize in vegetable gardening the second year. 
The department is gradually building up a splendid equipment 
for the work in vegetable gardening. Its offices and class rooms 
are located in the poultry building. Here are kept the collec- 
tions of preserved specimens, of herbarium material, of photo- 
graphs and lantern slides, as well as of books, bulletins and period- 
icals. Four glass houses, comprising about 6,000 square feet of 
space, constitute the vegetable range at present. This is to be 
enlarged to about double the area. Adjoining the greenhouses 1s 
a frame yard which accommodates at present about 125 sash. The 
glass is used for laboratory and departmental work in plant grow- 
ing and for growing plant crops to maturity. 
The gardens include 31%, acres of sandy soil and about 12 acres 
of heavier land. The former is well adapted for intensive work 
and is equipped with service building and with irrigation appar- 
atus, illustrating several types. This garden provides facilities 
for the individual student’s field work. A half an acre is planted 
each year with samples of the leading varieties of all the vegeta- 
bles. The 12-.cre piece is divided for a four-vear rotation and 
is utilized for the less intensive types of gardening which are 
practiced by the general farmer. The products of the gardens are 
harvested and sold, thus giving opportunity for laboratory work in 
marketing. 
