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NEW YORK, JUNE 3, 1882 
[Entered according to Act of Congress, In the year 1882, by the Rnral New-Yorker, In the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.] 
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NEW YORK AGRICULTURAL EXPERI¬ 
MENT STATION, 
The Lake region of Central-Western New 
York, embracing many square miles, contain¬ 
ing a number of beautiful, bright lakes, is one 
of singular beauty. Gently rolling, with a 
fine soil and (dimate, it is justly noted as being 
one of the richest and at the same time, most 
picturesque spots of America. The largest 
and probably the prettiest of this system of 
lakes is Seneca, It extends from Watkins to 
Geneva, about forty miles, nearly north and 
south, and varies in width from one to three 
miles. Being very deep it seldom or never 
for at least three miles on either side in full 
view from the steamer’s decks, like a panor¬ 
ama, lie beautiful farms, with their many- 
colored fields of grass, grain and plowed lands, 
their fine buildings, groves and orchards. 
The sight, ever varying and changing, is so en¬ 
chanting that the journey is made before we 
realize the distance. At thefootof this charm¬ 
ing lake lies the village of Geneva, beauti¬ 
fully overlooking the water for many miles 
away, aud also a large portion of Seneca 
County beyond. 
At the west, adjoining and overlooking this 
pleasant village, about a mile and a-half from 
the steamboat landing and railroad depots, lies 
the farm selected—after patiently looking over 
much of the State, and a careful investigation 
of the advantages of many farms by the Board 
of Control—as the site of the New York State 
vote of the Board of Trustees, should be pretty 
satisfactory evidence that it is a very desira 
ble place. 
The farm contains 125 acres, lying on the 
south side of Castle Street and on the east 
side of a road running south to, and by, the 
celebrated White Springs Farm. About one- 
third of the north part of the farm slopes to 
south and is here crossed by Castle Brook; the 
balance of the farm is quite level but sloping 
sufficiently to the east to drain. Castle 
Brook is so named because on its bank 
once stood the famous Seneca Castle, an 
Indian post of much renown. It is a bright 
little Spring creek flowing from the west, 
and affords permanent water. 
The farm in its different parts contains al¬ 
most every variety of soil and seems well 
adapted to experiments in growing all crops 
wing is 38x28 feet, two stories above basement. 
A broad veranda extends entirely around the 
house, including the wing. The basement is 
to be used as kitchen, laundry and servants’ 
rooms, besides affording a fine work-shop for 
the Director and assistants, and also a work¬ 
room for the Chemist. 
The main floor of the main building is to be 
used for a public office or reception room and 
for meetings. Here also will be the labora¬ 
tory and on the walls of the rooms and in the 
halls will be shelving for the accommodation 
of an agricultural museum. The wing on 
this floor is to be used as the Director’s private 
office, and also as the meeting room for the 
Trustees. 
The entire second story is to be devoted to 
the private use of the Director and his family, 
and is amply sufficient to meet all then'wants. 
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freezes even in the coldest Winters so as to 
obstruct navigation, and, being always open, it 
has a wonderful influence in modifying the 
severity ol' the cold. On a pleasant day in 
Summer one of the most eu joy able rides im¬ 
aginable is to take steamer the length of this 
lake. The shores are not high and precipitous, 
but gently sloping for many miles back so that 
Agricultural Experiment Station. So many 
very choice and desirable farms were offered, 
and so many claims put forth by the friends 
of the various locations, that it was a work 
of more than ordinary difficulty to determine 
which, all things? considered, was the best and 
most desirable; and the selection of this farm, 
after full investigation, by the unanimous 
common to this State. Much of it is thoroughly 
and systematically underdrained. The build¬ 
ings are located on the high ground at the 
north end, on Castle Street. They consist of 
a large and substantial house, the main part 
58 feet square aud two-and-one-half stories 
high above the basement, which is wholly 
above ground on the back or south side. The 
The third story is to be used as a private room 
for the Chemist an&for other purposes as need¬ 
ed. For the present, at least, the house is ample 
for all the wants and accommodation of the 
Station. The view of the building given at Fig. 
174 is from the west looking east, and affords 
a very good idea of its size and appearance. 
The bam next the house is a horse, carriage 
