New-York tribune., 1890-01-13
NEw.JERSEY AGRICULTURAL WORK
VARIED INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES OF RUT'
n1.r. COL r.L.1. .ns0N Al NOTES

VARIED INTERESTS And ACTIVITIES Or huI
GERS COL1EGE-PERsoNAL NOTES
New brunswick. y. j.. Jan. 12 (Specioll.-rhe an
nual reports Of the state College and state Agricultural
Experiment station have been completed and abstracts
are now in the hands Of the Governor. The reports
the most important that have been maze III years
Professor Nelson the biologist, gives an Interesting ac
count Of his experiments in the cultivation oi oysters
and the rearing Of oyster seed IN artificial ponds The
experiments have been most important. aN thc"y-i"f
nshcric, form Of the Sntc's greatest indn'ri"~
and the loss from the destruction Of seed and Of young
oysters l. now frightu- but one ont of million u"
Tie seed ever developing into iull grown y~tcr
Professor Ial,cad. the botani't' has been lhNc>'R'
ing the diseases Of the cranberry. Jersey crop thA
i valued each year at million OF doarS and hr has
also made experiments on peach trees. Of which he
give, "a yer, fun account. Professor smith th' 'n
tomooe,t. late Of the smithsonian Institution. gives
an account Of hs Of the insect pc>t7 u
the state. and Or. Patton. the Scolo-l-t ha' made
important reports to the soils OF the state Win
reference to tillage
The senior chemist Of the college. Mr.. voorhees,
has Just finished especially important series "i 'A
pertinent, upon early tomatoes. t0 ascertain tie eie't
Of plant food-. supplied through different kinds oi
fertilizers IN different quant.tle> and under varying
conditions. Tomatoc, To- ue -,u, 10 the city markct-
Philadelphia and New York. form one OF the most
valuable Of the states garden crops, while q, hrh
crop for the cannciie, they have very Important
place.
one strength Of Rutrcr-' faculty lie, in the fact
Tia; many college aud universities are f'pi"-'"'"
10 H. The twenty five member # tnc faculty are
Alumni of seventeen American colleges and univcr-i
tie, and Of i've German uIivcrs.t.r- Ec.dcners and
lcip,ic an, represented. Vale. Harvard Prince
ton Johns Hopliu-. Amherst. the Iuivcr-lif 81 Mich
Igan. Coluubis Dartmouth. and others. OF course,
with had, two prof from the same college there
D.. no danger that there VIII be- any narr'vn's' oi
method, In TEACHING. The college is '-le'i'IN
fortunate iu this respect. combining the eN'cicncic
Of thi- broadnc~- Of tAod with the advantages Tor
work Of the smaller colleges.
The last fow wcch, have been busy ones for the
ccc club. t." vacation tour Whrh ended with the
rcopcniue II college ou Monday, Wa- very success
ul one. The club ucmhe' save thcir last l"'form
amcc at Albany. where thcy We're entertained at =
dinner bv Governor llll. On their return reception
va, arranged The lcadci. NJ Loren i.rad"n. and
the event Wa mo-i IIc'-Hht oh, me '''tu'.
which was largely attended. wd- gwen 40 Washington
ON Thursday uisht. Ma. ''"r-c ~. Nllh"t 'hr ith'i
splpl,t oi the cub hd' '''u "'A'Hs '' ''"',@ ''
which sings at tir big cVau-rl-tc meeting. tis week
resigned he leave '"h,r' ana 60 ' '''''lH '"'
thrc. yedrs Of musical -tudy. vi. steven, - " very
talented musician. De- ha- already declined oiT- +"
the drccor-hp of t!nc "rSc Western con-er''t"n''
~ De J., not yet satisfied with iH, ~"ih.
There were no chapel services yesterday, IN" -tu
dent, joining 100 t'c cv"usc"-u' 'i',r'. 10 N"'N
the college joins With tcu o th' lro'ri'nt churches
\ committee. student, a"' usher at these union
meetings.
President -lnrplc-. of ii.,c'f,rl Cocsr. va' the
c1ir,t If i'r.4Icu' t,tf.- ou Ne.I'-daN.
The senior oa-- DE- arranging fIf -''lr- 0f winter
entertainments. %, bclin soon m kIrhpauc.1 Chspri.
and ID committee of tu" Junior ci-- hd- .n charge the
Arrangements for % hIp. to hc gwen soon.
e. =. johnson. 'Il. has l'it college, o. become 20
tutor in the Rut,cr- Grammar school
The Framework of 10" roof ot Nmarte Han lr nov
complrtrd. and Tire hIdug Viii som De- enclosed.
Instead Of mpriuf Oh" ctmpu-. &c. som" h'd feared
II would. the inc proportions of 40" u"N hudiug. u
t. generally agreed. ado 10 the beauty 81 the uul Of
college building
Dr. f. g.. Lansing II the seminary. la- been 80 I'D
recently That found uc'"-.I.y during t'" week
Il, cali ecycf. NcV uri -pr'la-t. u consultation in
ms case. Dr. Luu-ius'- illrr.- De- caused ht over
vork. he - rov reported "- Improving -irhtl'.
pr Austen ha- been our1scd u important work ln
connection with Tie IrW t.Jtpu Nqurduct.
Professor {. A. Wilbur represent. N.' college on tho
general cOmuitt"" lu charge oi the cNtu-"li-' meet
lug- under tho itcf. T.. iar MlIl-
\. ". Hopper. If OBJ" Junior 'a.s. Is now on th"
city etaG of The Sew brunswick fTcdoniau.'