The Press., 1888-07-19
Issued Every Thursday Evening.

Newington, Hartford County; ST. Stock well, West Simsbury, Hartford County i; R. 8. Hinman, Birmingham, New Haven County; J. P. Inglis, Middlefield, Mid dlesex County; H. F. Cox, Brooklyn, Windham County; Frank Day, Daniel sonville, Windham County; N. G. Will Hams, Brooklyn, Windham County; L.. B. Healy, No. Woodstock, Windham County.
 Experiments with different quantities of fertilizers are being conducted by the following gentlemen, MT. Kirkham's being in connection with a "soil Fest" experi. ment: T. A. Kirkham, Newington, Hart ford Go. RI. s. Merwin, Durham, Mid dlesex Go. H. H. Hubbard, Middletown, Middlesex Go.
 Experiments for studying the effects of nitrogen in fertilizers are being made, this season, on corn, by the Station, Mansfield, Holland O.; M. Fl. Dean, Falls Village, Litchfeld O.; J. H. Atkins, Middle town, Middlesex Co.,; E. H. Lathrop, Vernon. Center, Holland Go. l.. J. Wells So. Woodstock, Windham O.. w. |. Bartholomew, Putnam, Windham Go. John B. Perry, Clark's Falls, New Lon. don Go.
 Mir. Atkins and Mir. Perry are graduates of the. Storrs school. MT. Atkins' special nitrogen experiment and MT. Hubbards s experiment upon the effects of different quantities of the Complete fertilizer" are on contiguous fields and form really one experiment, @ combination which has de- cided advantages.
 In the grass and forage garden at Mans. field about seventy-five different species and varieties of grasses, legumes, and oth- CT fodder plants have been sown and quite number of sods have been set out. 1t is hoped that the number and varieties of plants may be greatly increased through out the season and in following years. The station desires, with other things, to test the different grasses produced in Con- nechcut, including those found in old meadows and pastures in all parts of the state. It invites individual farmers, agri- cultural socfeties and granges to send sam ples of sod to be set out in the garden at Mansfield. They should be six inches square, carefully packed, and accompa- nied by full descriptions of location and soil. If they are forwarded to the Storrs School Agricultural Station, Eagleville, the express charges will be paid by the station. Parties proposing to send are, however, requested to first correspond with the station.
 Specimens of seeds of tested purity have already been furnished. by the Connecti. cut (New Haven) and Massachusetts sta. tions.
 The managers of the station recognize that its purpose is both to investigate and to teach that it's duty is to select for study such questions as are of the most immediate and practical importance to the agriculture of the state: and that it's work will be successful in proportion to the intimacy of it's connection with the farmers whom it represents. But they feel bound to accept the lesson taught by years of experience, in this country and elsewhere, that the most valuable reeults will be obtained by selecting small num- Der of questions for investigation, by mak- ing them narrow and specific, and by studying them with the greatest possible thoroughness. And they desire to avoid, so far as may be, the error into which so many stations, in thelr early experience, have fallen, in failing to recognize that of- ten the questions which seem most the oretlcal are really most practical 1; that the highest, and on the long run, the most useful work for agriculture is the discov- cry of the laws that underlie it's practice and that not infrequentIy the interests of the farmer require that theoretical ques- tions be considered first, for the same reason that the foundation of the house is the first part to be built. In using part of its resources for abstract research, the managers of the station feel assured that 1t is doing it's highest duty and will have the heartiest support of it's constituency.
 The publications of the station will be mailed to all citizens of Connecticut, who ask for them, and to those of other states so far as circumstances permit. Requests for publications and business communica- tions should be addressed to Storrs School ARrtcultural Experiment Station, Mans field, Conn.