The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-18

thirty-four: grasses. twenty; fruit trees. ten
OF ali varieties, several acres in nurseries
and ali kinds of vegetables.
The intention is to enter extensively into In
cuhating experiments At present lo,oao,Ooo
dozen of eggs are imported annually to the
Pacific coast 1t will be readily seen that the
possibilities in the extension Of poultry raising
are unlimited for a time at least
Tho main object of the farm at present Is to
ascertain what kind OF poultry will best thrive
and net the best results.
Another extremely useful and practical work
OF the experimental station 10 the holding OF
farmers institutes all over the state. Three
such institutes have now been held, and brief
synopsis of them will, think, be appropriate
here.
The first farmers institute was held at Cotton,
WASH. January 80, 1892 Advance notices are
sent to farmers telling them where and when
these meetings are to be held and inviting them
to be present. At this frs. meeting about sew
enty farmers were present, and the following
papers were read and then discussed: "The
Purposes and Aims OF the Washington Agricui.
tural College," "Dairy Farming in Washington"
"The Tree Crop for Eastern Washington,
"Spasmodic and Flatulens Collie"
The second institute was held at Garfield,
Wash. February 20, 1892 Subjects: Govern
ment Aid for the College," "The Sugar Beet,
"Farm Dairying," "The Pathology, Cause ana
Treatment OF Bone SPAWN" wheat Growing,
"a Word About Windbreaks," Handling and
Marketing Grain," ''Stangles, or Colt Dis
temper
The third institute wa. held at Pomeroy.
Wash, May Is, 1892. Subjects: Estate Aid for
the Agricultural College" "Farm Resources"
"Azoturia," "Trees and Tree Growth"
The main part of these addresses and the
principal discussion thereof is published BIZ
monthly and distributed free upon application.
In addition to the institutes, bulletins are is
cd olv all y fpoa
with diseases menacing trees, plants or stock.
And now a word about the pupils There are
2s3 enrolled on the college register. About 30
attend school. Some l60 pupils live in the DOR
mtory. Those living in the dormitory pay for
their board only, which amounts to not over $40
monthly, the state furnishing all the cooking
utensils and dining room service free OF charge.
Tuition is free to all. Anumber of non-resi-
dent students live down town. Many OF the
students are earning their board on the ground,
there being plenty OF labor to perform getting
the grounds In shape and working on the farm
The trustees have fixed 121a cents per hour as
the wage for all labor performed by the stu.
dents. No pupil Is allowed to earn more than
will pay for his or her board.
The proportion of male to female students ID
about two to one AT present there are no facil-
tiles to educate 80 many pupils, and perhaps
none can be had before the spring of 1894 To
attempt to educate all applicants simply means
the wasting of the time Of both teacher and
pupil. One hundred and fifty pupils is the out
side number that eau be reasonably we'll accom-
modated at present or in the immediate future.
The course of study and many other details l
omit, owing to lack of space. Catalogues Civ
ing all information can be had by applying at
the college. Too much credit must, however,
not be given these catalogues. There has been
a very great tendency in all the college printing
to appear big and be small.
To think, however, that the college is local or
even sectional is o mistake. Every county and
city in the state is represented.
RosH LooKESH.