New-York tribune., 1900-09-13
TO STUDY FARMING.
SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE AND HoRTI.
CULTURE AT BRIARCLIFF MANOR
PENEO-WOMEN STUDENTS
ENROLLED.
ENROLLED

Ths new School ot Practical Agriculture and
Horticulture AZ Bria7clir Manor opened TO its men
students yesterday. The women viii not begin
work U1--l October : Among the students enrolled
are women from ali parts of this country. One
cones ron Honolulu. Hawaiian Islands. The
w0neH VIII devote themselves especially 10 fort
crlture market gardening. poultry and bee keep
t2g. table and house decoration and the making Of
3elEes and Jams
TIE object of the school is the practical training
q Ee1 and women in the methods Of horticulture
hc-tcElture, gardening poultry keeping and allied
branches that they may become proficient in the
Management q farms. estates. green houses and
gardens and may be able By thorough knowledge
q the science q the soil make the field through
intelligent and sk1ltuI work bring forth sbundanty
q its great wealth o. beauty and usefulness
lie ain viii De 70 raise the standard Of agri-
cultural methods. and 70 demonstrate. through
practical instruction II the orchard. garden.
greenhouse, poultry yard and dairy. the higher
value that may be obtained from land under more
Intelligent management; 10 overcome and not 10 De
oVeroeDe by the many difficulties that beset agri-
Culture and 70 teach how 10 produce purer and bet
ts- food. for which there Is Z constant and m
satisfied demand The further object Of the school
s establish the value of the small farm under in
Jensve culture. and 70 develop the special market
tor rs -s1sr- productions
TIE o2el-Ig address yesterday vas made by wal
-e- II LsE- upon whose estate the institution is
situated Other speakers were Professor Kins
G Washington. and Professor Fraser Of Eng
land. 5crh q whom are 70 be instructors. The use
@. tie sixty acres comprising the school property
vas given by NJ. Law for twenty years, and in
addition he has volunteered 10 give 1000 in money
p or buildings Besides this amount William E.
Dodge, P Fulton Cutting Abram 6. Hewitt and
others have subscribed $50 0e0. which viii insure
ne carrying on q the school for three years
re director Ct the school IS George 7. Powell.
q S1e-L y :, who was Commissioner OF Horti-
c0tlrs 1or this State az the Worlds Fair in Chi
csgo TIE main building which is not yet COM
pele- E-- contain lecture and class rooms library
c-----L1ries and dining hall. The adjoining Briar-
g r arm q four thousand acres. belonging 70
~ --e~ T-- . al The command Of the instructors
SO p-P--s Tor observa ton work and study. The
CARY oi t1-S farm consists Of $50 head OF stock and
Z 1ocel dairy house. The poultry yard contains
-c-- thousand chickens. and there are large num-
oers = sreer- The extensive greenhouses will
tl1e object lessons n forfeiture The lectures.
---se--n and. corlseTEztoTies Of the NeW-York BO-
laIlcsl GARDEN be thrown open 10 the
s-ece1ts Or the school Excursions viii be made
during ne various seasons 10 this CRY for the
t<lpose q studying the markets and the methods
y PACKING and selling products II wholesale and
re-z- trade
lae coE-Ees ot Instruction VIII include horti-
c-----e a1-arE- chemistry geology, economic
s--Sll97zt building construction stock husbanory
a-1 D0okEzSpLe-
Among r-e trustees are Abrar 6 Hewitt R.
E--sse-- Lowell. Walter L SUydaTn, NoTnay VIII
--1as Jacob 2 Miller. John G Carlisle. Mrs Fred
tex Gcocridge, Theodore Havemeyer and William
: sch1eEellr