The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-16
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CONTRACT LET FOR THE DORMA-
TORY AT THE EXPERIMENTAL
FARM!
OPEN FOR Next, FALL TERM.
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The contract was let yesterday to a
Minneapolis firm for the construction
OF girls dormitory at the expert
mental station and agricultural farm.
The last legislature made an lppropri-
alton of $25, 600 for this purpose, $4,000
to be used for the construction and
$4,000 for the furnishings. 1t is prob
able that the building will be erected
within the appropriation.
The agriculture farm has for a number
Der OF years, held during the summer
months ladies' term. The dornitory
Will be completed. the LIST of September
and will enable them TO hold inter
term of the Woman's branch of the
school.
Minnesota is the first state 10 inau-
gufate WomanS department Of the
agricultural farm. Several Of the states
nave held Woman'S term during the
summer months, but Minnesota has set
a precedent, and it is probable Il at
other states will. follow. Any young
woman who is a resident of The state
is eligible to admission, the ,nly ex-
pense entailed is So a. week for board
and 30 cents per week for Materials
used in practice work. All the do
nestle arts are taught
The woman'sS. course includ IS dairy
ing, cooking, chemistry, entomology
and zoology, English; hygiene, ho. ucul-
ture, sewing and poultry. Perhaps the
most interesting department is the
dairy hail. where about forty young
women will be found busily at work
making but ter and cheese. They are
taught to cream milk by the gravity
and centrifugal processes. So far the
station has confined it's efforts to the
making of cheese that can be made on
the farm. Each student is taught to
test milk by a process which is simple
and practical and can be done by any
housewife at very small expense. They
are also taught how to salt and pack
butter for the market. A daily lesson
is given each pupil in the curing Of
cheese, there being a special depart
ment for this work.
The lectures on horticulture. which
are given three times week, are sup
plemented by demonstrations and OBJ
servations in the gardens and green
houses Strawberry raising has ceased
to be an experiment and the station has
at present some 100 varieties of straw
berries, which clearly demonstrates
that strawberry raising is practical in
Minnesota. The. ylstation also has 300
varieties Of apple trees and about 80
of plum trees
In the chemical labratory instructions
are given in the chemistry and economy
of foods, the purity of the water supply
for household PURPOSES, the chemical
leEanges which take place in making
butter and cheese. Simple tests. for the
detection of the adulteration, of foods
are also given. a',S''s,>
Prof Otto .Lugger gives lectures on
entomology and zoology, in which he
gives descriptions OF insect life which
are beneficial and injurious to the far
mers crops. Prot Lugger has one of
the finest collections, of insects in the
country. In connection with this de-
partment there is museum, which con-
tains' large collection of animals,
birds, fish and minerals, all Of which are
of Minnesota production. Prof. Lug
ger has each one labeled with a printed
card which gives the kind of food eaten,
and to what extentait is injurious or
beneficial to the farmer
There is a large English class, in
which the student is taught to arrange
his words in harmony with the rules
of grammer and the forms Of correspon-
dence and the elementary principals
of rhetoric. Each student devotes two
forenoons each week, to cooking and
other household subjects. The practice
work is followed, BY a demonstrative
lecture; mainly common foods are used,
baking bread, broiling and roasting
Of meats, also the preparation of vege-
tables and fruits. Special attention is
given to the selection of food. There
is also a large class in sewing, which
is taught different kinds Of stitches,
and practice in scanning, hemning and
mending, and the cutting and making
of plain clothing Dressnaaking is
taught to the more advanced pupils.
Lectures are givenson the history and
characteristics of the different breeds
OF poultry and their adaptabiiity for
special uses. a recent acquisition at
the station is new poultry house fitted
up with incubaters. ! +