The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-10

cow barn contained four of the lalsis'
sios n the state, capabie o. ho'n,.s NO, Of
preserving corn for winter use III icru..s
cattle was Atst introduced by ne roitse''
sonc ten years aao. since WI II VI, ,,,o
hundreds OF silos have been erected III Wy
state AMI are nov in active use, ~ Stvt'
number of gly bred Jerseys, iiuiste''
Ga!loways, aud other breeds wet' on ~
hihition and all of the necessary ioi'l's
| OF value were shown by stulfhts on t''s
course. 49,,
The reporter visited the college uhry
where the students were cngasei IN sep
aratiur milk from cream by machinery
rhurning butter, testing milk for per cent
| of fat and explaining the apparatus vs..
| in making cheese. NOfhua nut stu".ht
| labor is employed IN this branch OF wv
| work and the quality of the butter pro
| duced ana the other work performed Dor
| strong testimony to the efficiency OF tn~
young men In charge We learned that
| 4 number of these students We're paying
their entire expenses from the labor per
formed ut college, a ~" l'icni ,'', v, H..
| Held adjoining the College campus, SNOW
| ing how water wa- applied ms lrpn.'
| "A very Instructive feature ana ucnlohs ~
| ed 10 all rroscn, that cheap water Tor
| irr cation can be had ana nsch sus, ,'Is:'.
| fuzzy in this portion of the S'aIe wnert
| the rainfall is something over forty i'n'''a
| average ror annum. Thr utul lance Oh
| tn. vegetable crop grown unt r ifrSh'loh,
| the luxurlancc of the field and forage
| PROPS, testify to the grea, value OF lttlsa-
|
tom Of the State, students of IN, asrioui-
| tural course .vidontly have all 81 tne
| facilities that can be had III cuuippinE
them for practical duties Of NE. IN 'nc
| inspection o, the Agricultural department
alone the visitor can but "" astonlsncp
ut the extent and variety OF tine many
| forms of work ,iiuscntcl,
| This department. extending over 200
| acres OF land and using an orn'pmeht
valued at moe than so.@O IL IN" leading
departmen. in the 'arricul,nral co,,iss,
sf,.1au
| for the purpose of APPLYING SC cntii,c prih,
| cipies to IN. subjects OF field crops and
live stock husbandry' The prlnririrS OF
stock hrredlne are TAUGHT, showing no"
| to rr,ducc highly desirable animals with
certainty. Tho difference in the breeds uf
horses. cattle. hogs and sheep is carefri'y
| stud cd aud the aiaptGbilty OF 'Brasses
native hay and pasture plants and the
cntiva,ed grasses ana clovers, Hay cur
ing, tile preservation Of cnsilase crops
| construction of silos and harvesting ma
chilery are duly considered. Dpryng
| is also taught aS a special subject ana the
| ,tudent : made familiar with the various
methods of handling milk for the prod'ir-
;!on of butter and cheese Irrigation In ITS
1 application to Texas soils. and their nat
ural conditions IL taught the student $
Of the agricultural course and the sub
4 loct If dra nag by tile. terrace. and nut
sic dtchcs is discussed students VINO
tural work of the highest type They are
taught ny prccept and example thht
scientific farming nays. Many OF the orois
Il produced with their assistance. pay Il
| profit of loo per cent on their cost.
EXPERIMENT STATION.
nj, r., n,,,rrir,,,, s,,t,o, which Is
ihe i'N"s cHi'' INV Nv 80 o"' .'.,.
| supported 10y an appropriation from me
! general government and connected with
M. ,raxns Acricultural and Nerhaalcal
college. embraces the deplr.,ncnts IT as-
rlculiure. horticulture. cnemis - ana vet
erlhary science. ne VnJe't ~ 9Sie,...i !.
asti'u.turai llNtS.sa,iut'iiii ~ :, :.
II urlafthehls are spiyHt'iu,N ~ RI H,,,,
worN ai,o wii pih' ta -, i,,uinn, ,,h
in ~ ., I,horoto,,.s IN thn ne
W. w .!'l" ''. .t,,t,.,,.' lilo wo,,,
r,. i',', Ne New donr ~, tieli *
n. ,i,,, var ntias of liz Il croi,,.
,,ra1s,.s nj for,ra nlarlts. "Nperi nicnts II,
!. Iee'iint b,,,,os On catt,:a SEED mcal aud
hens nn1 h,rt IN in srcd mad is lrol-
,,,'ts shonld be of great vl,ue to Tic
sto1 imcn of Tcxas.
i he department: Of horticulture is test