ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 143 



Agriculture is becoming a science. It can no longer be taught either 

 from a book, or from a few lectures based on individual experience. For 

 successful teaching or research it requires extensive apparatus and suit- 

 able rooms. Absence of proper facilities not only makes vain the best 

 efforts of both teacher and pupil, but often deceives the investigator by 

 false results. This is well understood by all who have given the subject 

 careful attention during its rapid development in recent years. Following 

 is a careful statement of what neighboring states have found it wise to 

 provide for technical agriculture only: 



Agricultural Buildings of Neighboring States. 



The following data refer exclusively to buildings provided by neigh- 

 boring states for instruction or investigation in technical agriculture 

 only: Namely, Animal Husbandry, including Veterinary Science; Field 

 Agriculture, including Soil Physics, and Machinery; Dairying as regards 

 Milk and its Manufactures; and Horticulture, including Fruit Raising. All 

 other studies pursued by agricultural students are taught in the general 

 departments of the institutions, and therefore in buildings not here in- 

 cluded. The data have been carefully collected from official sources and 

 are strictly comparable with the conditions at the University of Illinois. 

 The Original sources of inf ormatio n are on file m the office of the Dean of 

 the College of Agriculture. 



New York— $257,500. 



At Ithaca jointly for instruction and experimentation. 



Dairy Building $ 50,000 



Forcing Houses \ 3,000 



Veterinary College .' 150,000 



203,000 



