New-York tribune., 1900-01-26
GENTLEWOMEN FARMERS
THEY CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARY
OF THE LADY WARWICK HOSTEL.
TWO BUILDINGS RECENTLY ApDrD-Por1rRY
KEEPING AND TOMATO CULTURE suc-
CEsSFUL OCCUPATIONS

The Lady Warwick Hostel, at Reading Eng
land which has just celebrated its anniversary
was established with view to affording women Of
culture and education opportunity to fit them
selves for the lighter branches Of agriculture.
Several American women have sgnihed their in
tention Of availing themselves Of its instruction
Among the branches taught are poultry and bee
keeping, dairy work, gardening and rural in
dustries generally. Two buildings the MAYNARD
Hostel and Brooke House. for boarding special stu
dents have been recently added. Forty-three reg
ular students can be accommodated with tuition
and board
The institution has acres Of land under cultiva-
ton. Besides this. the warden's garden contains
six acres that will be worked an object lesson to
the students. showing what be done on acre
plots Of land. A large part Of this garden will be
devoted TO bush fruits, but acre has been sowed
with wheat and a farmyard is to be added. In
large pottfng shed with matched roof carpenters
benches are included, and the students are taught
the fundamental principles Of carpentry, in order
that they may be able 10 make frames. poultry
houses or do any work Of the kind that is
CURED.
A mushroom house and greenhouse were added
during the year. A rose garden is TO be of the
iirst innovations Of the coming season The propa-
cation Of vines. bush fruits, roses and shrubs;
budding grating, and winter pruning.
root pruning and all kinds Of tree planting receive
especial attention. Training is given in raising all
kinds Of vegetables and seeds and in the thinning
and planting of them
The culture of tomatoes cucumbers and mush-
rooms are important parts OF the course. Packing
mushrooms for market is taught, as the culture Of
mushrooms is particularly profitable In the dairy
branch the pupils given instruction in milk
testing and the making of the various kinds Of soft
and pressed and impressed cheeses. Besides these,
the feeding management and milking of cows are
taught Poultry keeping is successful part Of the
hostel work The sale Of poultry and eggs has
amounted since last April to about s129 while food
and stock for the year have cost only about Sl0e.
and hundred head Of poultry are left for table
and egg production.
At present the greater proportion OF produce
raised is consumed in the hostes, but there is al
ready a small private market for anything that
can be spared in the way of poultry. eggs honey
and vegetables BY this means experience and
training given in sorting, grading. packing and
marketing and permanent places Will be offered
later to those who show themselves well qualified
to undertake the work Branches in the manu-
facture of jams. pickles, fruit bottlng and similar
industries viii be added later
Applications have already been received for four
women gardeners for permanent places; three 10
help lay gardens Two dairy MAIDS one dalFy
manager. four poultry women and woman TO
superfnteud the management OF q branch Of jam
making One Of the pupils intends to start small
dairy on her own account. The full course eccu-
pies two years