, 1874-12-26
Proposed Investigations in
Agricultural Science.
A Programme Laid Ont for the
Illinois Industrial
University.
The Ooreals---Ulovers and Grasses---
Industrial and Commercial
Plants.
Observation-Disclosures and
Other NIanurcs anil Fer
tllfzerS---Fecdlllg,

viz: TirAt. "Illo CcrcnlB;" second, "Tho
ClovorH aud Grassos;" third, "Tllo InduHtrial
nnd Commercial plauts;" fourth "1too!a;"
ilftll, "vogctablcs: sixth, "Commeroial and
Otl,or Aianuros and TertiliZcrs;" seroutl,,
"Feedsng." Under these Lcads he rroposos
rhrious experiments as to tho quality Of seed and
method OF cultivation, With Wow to discovering,
in tho caso OF crops Of doubtful and irregular
nucccEs, tho best method Of insuring uniform
yields, mud, IN tho ataplo products, tho way to
Hccuro tho largest crops. Tho other heads Of
tho report aro treated upon tho samo export
montai plan, tho objcct being to establish by
careful comparison and accurate observation Of
cause aud effect, certain facts which now hayo
tho form, among fasnors Of speculation, tradi-
ton, or chance, merely. Tho document In full
III shbjoinod,
PROGRAMME OF FARM-EXPERIMENTs.
T; zr6y sy., t i':ggss Igs 'rs,.t itt.s r ~ " 'fF'' n"
Sin: your suggestion, ,aalc Mt tho last MEETING
OF tiu Executive Conaiatcs ianvo prepared nut
Aus Of q
pnoanA,tafE or rARst-ExrEn1MESra,
togothcr with cstmhtc Of expo,,Ho for eerhB md
laur. luyo made quite broa auERcstious to tl1rlr
siut ito oaitl of Ts,satces viii alttr ar,l n'enJ aud
perhats reduce poth III number n.d cxsent.
horo lnid down. it is quito probable that better aavco
End further iutorsnant,, together with season, circn
.tanee md asc,dea' might absolutely require mate.
! havo nut tAe e.pcri'nen.a under reye,t heaa@
Or,asca third Tho Industrial and Co1nerciu Plants;
Fourth, Roota fifth, Vegetables; sixth, Commercial
.na Other hlanlsos autl fcrtiitzors; and, seventh,
Feeding.
CEREAtS.
AND first OF tho cercas n tic order Of tho nlplabet
HARLEY.
Though grown far nortl in this counly,-and mitch
farther souti wincr CROP, III Southern Europe
very dosItlni ons <!ns Ill ear!isss Of ii iho
sena I ssusss On our rip sss T Il X sx
srecly aso to gust, Or blight, or foil down. before
viii barey and i w d. not, to less,, tho Feasoa
Why, propoac omloying reea ontnlnea from alrcal,
prSseae Il TO- fow snS aSTs or fourro"ed barley
uuCKwHEAT
is aao very doubtful etop-mr1y, It is belirye te-
s,.sresafuy @ it Is proposed to try one srrs m eav Of
two lcndnK varieties, hn anticipate tls usual time ut
seeding by two Or tl.rce weeks. nut down. then. oia
Next in order, but arat in importance, is
for which haye laid down the following rashcr beya
first-One-haf MI aero each Of tue large yasie-
tlcs from South America, mud Introduced by tho way
ot Frapco Tho caragna hnd itie Casco. Tue Cars
qua ia quito unlIkn my variety We cultivate and ~
aeN w so IN e9es
It With homegrown kinda, no might invyornte nnu
eulargo our rarlees by IN infnsion Of now blood
S<eond-ro obtain from single aero tho largest Jos
ibtG yield ats1, III order to do so, to spare neither
manure, labor npr watchfntncsa.
Third.-ln patch ef ase acres, to gaSo escry ncr-
nao eight or tcu rowa deep aud thorough cultivation
from The start p pe conttnuct !;p 10 tho full maturity
Of the rauss aud giving ths other alternate rows Of
.n eaasl number ne common 60 I'm cultivation of tho co
EE
taasei beenH 10 show, wlesior cultivation Should Io
continued during tho whole growth Of lilo plant. To
help to se1s this question, thocxpcrocnt La therefore
proposed.
in y siuiur nlan,ler, nud oue-ha1f "lad by" With
Garth ihto%n 70 rows: aud hieh ridge leit in thu
middle, either ~ use Of angIe-orse turning pow,
half lett nearly level aB poasib!c,
rvth-Fise aciea moro diyiel iu similar manner
o!her half shallow, cultivation during tho senson
SirM-ro plal.t ono ana a half acres with four or
aud colors AMI from the: product to select for next
years seeding tue bent md largest cara, regarless Ut
80 % ssees osS s Wat a rae es;
IT, In color, size, aud auasy, when Nature mukca tho
tssrntH-To plant ono or moro acres, as romoc aa
co!lyenict from other corn-1GldE, with Ut ths
lest kinds common 10 ila country, to test II It In
possible to 1na'nsan one Kind or variety IN pure
ratv.
cLovEns AND nnAssEs.
The drought Of Lust year alisht lis tic imperative
neGd there ii Of aoie ono Or more foEage-panIs which
fotdcr during tho extreme aunslncr-lcatB from Iuly
Ill September. Alfalfa al I.,'ccrno c!oye1-tor They
nd Introduced slonco to Caltornla, aud to other BE-.
lug fro,n Frauco aud tho Eouth Of Enrole-rronliao
sa therefore suggest tria!s IL made, anu alternate
strips OH thu ryc-lc1 southeaHt Of the uniycr-
.ity And, IN addition TO these, the otlrr grasses
Chill clover; QUO acre, more or less, l.ueerno or
French clover; one acrn. more q less. Italian 1hy
grass ono acre, more Or lees, orclnrl-grass.
THIS ryeacli being low anl rich In Ho, but thor:
oughy iiIc-drained piece Of aud 1t is recommended
lng toutcr willis yonug, would DO lem lIable to burn
tan :sown on hshas lfiel, and leu rc aud met:
RYE, WHEAT, AND OATS.
Nhy experiments should DO 1nat!e With one or two
spnu wta ~ o ,as IT. naay Of 9f s ss Is
aary nescessasy 10 give reason for srslg ry #,
nK s sas @ asean
only IN Importance 70 corn. 10 render raro crop
mora general, doubtful crop mors certain. aud 70
httem to inpFosoa crop inst il popular goIeral aud
profitable. ara ccstaialy proper Objects for farm
experimental.
COMMERCIAL. OH INDUSTRIAL CROPS.
Tho ne1t III order Is cotners!nl ur industrial crops,
aud irst among eo'Ausrrs!al p'nsa camss
Gorroa
Ilaf century aeo It was eonsi'ernb'y grown ~ far
north as hanga,non County Int ci,al,9s IT
always uncertain stl moro nud s,,lrsa tic heed ii
sano Unusually carly vastctina bs obtained, thu
sTs u S11%s ill., H. not 1,aested Or
slowly n.oyug natt; audi Il ut thu sui Of ha-ce..-
.sr as (. y" nor, oe fSn Ssn. md Hroahe
u Tle I. ,J:,ss grawlpg Of
ill., cultivation IL nuf tlcu lie cl,acss Of sccsss .s
reaaouable thr rrois is!r nnd ths caal!,rstnrn fur