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This college was formed for instruction in all the departments 
of literature and science, but, to the credit of the Governors, there 
is now attached to it a separate department for teaching, theoreti- 
cally and practically, the following branches of useful knowledge. 
1. The different species and various races of the domestic ani- 
mals — their different breeds — the uses to which each breed is ap- 
plicable — the useful crossings of breeds, and the most economical 
and best methods of producing, rearing, and feeding each class 
and breed. 
2. The breaking, educating, training, and fattening certain do- 
mestic animals. 
3. Commercial Jurisprudence as regards domestic animals, in- 
cluding the uses to which they can be applied to the best advantage, 
their flesh, hides, offals of their hides, tallow, hair, wool, horns , 
teeth, hoofs, entrails, blood, and bones. 
4. The study of the outward forms of domestic animals, their 
beauties, marks of strength and speed, their defects , the indications 
of their age. 
5 . The internal structure of domestic animals — their anatomy — - 
their comparative anatomy , and the most humane and economical 
methods of making use of their strength and speed. 
6. The various foods used for the nourishment of different do- 
mestic animals — the different methods of raising, curing, and pre- 
serving them with the utmost economy, and in the greatest abund- 
ance. 
7. The various medicines required for domestic animals — the 
most approved methods of raising, curing, and preserving those 
that are botanical — a general knowledge of those that are minera - 
logical, together with the manner of mixing, preparing, and admi- 
nistering both. 
8. The most effectual methods of preserving domestic animals 
from disease, and curing those that contract disease , together with 
the methods used to prevent contagion and infection. 
9. The accidents and injuries of domestic animals, and the sur- 
gical operations that are required. 
10. The most approved methods of shoeing , either generally, or 
when the animal is diseased or lame. 
In order to teach these things effectually there is an agricultural 
inclosure of considerable extent — -a botanical garden — a theatre for 
lecturing, a museum, a library, a dissecting room, a forge, hospitals, 
sheds, &c. The whole under the management of one Director 
Professor — four other professors, namely,— of anatomy, botany, 
chemistry and pharmacy, and pathology, surgery and farriery; 
four teachers, one head farrier, one librarian and attendants. 
This, indeed, is. erecting a veterinary school on a noble founda- 
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