Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-12-22

-RDSEYE VIEW OF III
Sl5 feet, the front half being two sto
ries high, the rear one story. 1t is
built of brick, with tin roof, the wood
work being yellow pine. 1t will be
heated with steam and lighted with
electricity. In appointment and ar.
rangement, the building will be splend.
idly suited to the teaching of trades
/ Already New York gentleman has
given $4,000 for the further equipmen,
of the department.. In every way now
and better than ever, Tuskegee will be
enabled to give the very best opportu-
mites to young men and women. With
respect to the later it can be chronicled
that two New York ladies have signi
fled their intention of giving $4,000 for
the purpose Of erecting an industrial
building for the girls, in which al .?..
industries for girls will be BEN iaced 49,
Many students . c1,i to Tnskepoo
without moneyAbut enter the night
su% o. ,!.,stAAkt is, work during the day
~ sSpend two hours in study each
hight for two years, at which time
they have earned enough to enable
them to enter the day school. In this
way they learn trade and get an edu-
cation at the same time. Last year
INOIc lIIdN OVV StuueIItS tOOh advantage
OF this opportunity and paid, in labor
toward their expenses, $56,ooO. This
means, among other things, the making
Of 100000 bricks the cultivation of 700
acres of land, the saving of 100000 feet
of lumber and dressing Of 100000 feet,
work on the large Trades building.
Huntington Hall, Science Hall and
Hamilton Cottage; the washing of $780,
600 pieces In the laundry, sewing, cook
ing and mattress making. The depart
ment of repairs has looked after all
buildings and their furnishings, and af-
ter all vehicles and tools used by the
school. In every department much
| new work has been done, both for the
school and country round about. The
machine shop and foundry have been
especially scrviceable. About IS COWS
have been MIXED daily during the year
and fine quality of milk and butter
furnished the school. A sample of use
fulness in the work of the students Is
seen in their having laid about 700, 900
bricks during the year. Plans are now
being perfected with improved machi-
merry to make 100000 bricks next year
The agricultural department and the
state experiment station, located and
established by the state legislature of
Alabama, at Tuskcgee, are under the
supervision of the director Of the agri-
| cultural department, a graduate of the
! Iowa State Agricultural college, at
| Ames, Iowa, of which the national
secretary of agriculture, Hon. James
Wilson. was the president prior to his
| accepting a place in President McKin-
ley's cabinet. The chief aim Of this de-
partment Is to make the instruction
practical, as well as scientific.
From the beginning Of this school,
O ia1 to1r hn, ry{xy 20
forms of work connected with the Gull
tivation Of the soil. About IS per cent
| of the colored people live in the coun-
try. They are farmers and by their la
bors support not only themselves, but
| also a large number of white people,
| who own the rented lands upon which
they live. A part of Tuskegee's meth
cd of education has been to prepare
young men by actual work on the school
| farm, in raising the food supplies, car
ing for stock, fruit and all other useful
products, to become more intelligent
and successful farmers. In 1897 splen-
did modern building, costing over sl0.-
000 was built and equipped for teching
both practical and scientific agriculture
At about the same time, the legislature
| of Alabama passed a law establishing
an agricultural experiment station at
the school. With these helps, the agri-
cultural department was reorganiZed.
and placed on a much broader plane Of
usefulness. Under the direction Of the
head Of this department. work Is car
ried on in the laboratory and in the
field. The laboratory work Is simple.
and easily understood by the students.
| It consists in an analysis of the var
ious soils, for the purpose Of learning
what elements need to be supplied in
order to make them more productive.
This enables the farmer to make q
proper selection of fertilizers. Ferti'iz-
ers are tested to find their composition.
Feeds are tested to determine those
best adapted to fat, to milk, or to mus
Gle, according to the present need. There
is also practical anlysis Of all dairy
products, milk. butter and cheese, and
a comprehensive study Of our foreign
and native forage plants. All of the
scientific knowledge Is carried daily into
the fields and into the practical work
of the various departments Of the farm.
Mr.. c. w. Greene, who for many years
has had charge Of the schools work in
practical agriculture, superintends the
young men in the actual work Of rails
! ing the school food supplies and thus
the technical knowledge of the labora-
tory is worked out in the fields and in
the products Of the dairy, garden and
orchard. From so to IS splendid cows
supply the milk for the dairy. These
cows are used, not only to prove the
experiments Of the laboratory, but also
as an actual work in carrying on a dali
ry to meet the needs of teachers and
students in milk and butter. The Tus-
kegee butter has been called by most
competent judges, excellent, both In ap-
pearance and quality
The orchard and market garden are
also used for practical results. Budding,
grating, trimming, the care Of plants
and trees, are taught. always with q
view of supply of fruit and vegetables
for the school. The following are some