Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-05
Maryland Agricultural Society.


PREPARATIONS FOR ESTABLISHING THE EXPERIMENT
tai srATIOS-THE OLD RossBURG HOUSE TO BIZ
UsED-wHAr MAJOR ALvoRD INTENDS DOING
STOCK OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES COMMENCEMENT.
Correspondence of The EVENING STAR.
COLLEGE STATION, June 4, 1855.
The famous old Rossourg house, at which the
elder Booth enjoyed his recreation upon the ted-
Gus journey from Baltimore to Washington In
days when 1t took more than forty minutes to run
the distance, Is henceforth to play a more iInpor-
tant part In this eighborhood than OF late years
The act OF Congress granting 5000 year TO es-
tablisn an experimental station In connection with
agricultural colleges in each state, has lust been
put under working orders at the Maryland Agri-
cultural College. Major Alvord both or the
Houghton experimental farm and the agricultural
college at Amherst Mass, having been called as
director Of said station and president Of the COL
lege, has made beginning OF the work.
The old Rossburg mansion has had a new story
with mansaru roof, giving five additional rooms
The laboratory will occupy the large southern
room and the museum a large northern room one
story above. Carpenters are now about finishing
the preparatory work, when the outfitting work
chusetts Agricultural College, is in charge of the
feld-work or the station He has simply made a
beginning. one hundred and fve varieties OF po-
tatoes. In plots, staked, numbered, and lettered
from whole potato TO q single eye ranged from
inches TO 8 feet In the drill, covering about an
acre have been treated with the same amount Of
bone and 200 pounds or sulphate OF potash
The corn trials upon similar plots Will be made
III.
be without any other help.
Major Alvord has added to the college herd of
cattle five granddaughter or Eurotus, from A, b.
Darngs herd, two pure bred AYRSHIRE yearlings
and 'Dancy," double great grandson OF two ais,
tlnguished lines. He is only two years DID, and is
magnificent specimen OF Jersey blood. A small
Hook Of Southdown sheep has also been added
The anniversary OF the college will be held on
June 20, including the graduating essays by three
classical and four scientific graduates
In the afternoon the Mercer Literary Society
Will hold It's annual reunion with an address AT
sunset the dress-parade OF the cadets Will take
place, and at night the grand promenade and
annual hop with music by the Naval Academy
band.
IL is particularly desired to gather as many of
the old graduates OF the college as possible in
order 10 form an association OF alumni. The pres
ident viii be pleased TO receive the addresses OF
all graduates with that object in view.
Prof. Conrad, OF the chair OF agriculture is I'm
charge OF the farm and Is putting 1t into good
shape.
The new board, consisting OF six additional mem.
Ders from each congressional district OF the state
met the old board OF state representatives and
iege recently, when the governor made his SUBJ
committees known. Commissioner Colman Is
chairman OF agriculture; Controller Baughman OF
finance; MI. ChaS b. Calvert, OF education: Mr.
Allen Dodge, OF auditing, and the executive com.
mittee consists OF the chairman OF each, viz:
MessrS Colman, Baughman. Calvert, Dodge, and
Wells, OF the auditing committee.
Major Alvord will put many needed improve
ments upon the college proper during the Coming
summer. His work or experimenting is yet 10 be
developed. lie Is feeling his way with cautions
steps and will add new light TO our agricultural
interests His faculty are earnest able men and
deserve success. W.