Arizona republican., 1902-06-23
MODEL SCHOOL FOR FARMERS.
Opportunities Suggested by a Million
 Dollar Demonstration

By the signing of contracts. a few days age. fer the purchase of z15 acres of lard in Dutchess county. just out side of Poushkeepsie. to be used Ey the school cf practical agriculture for experimental purposes, impetus has been given to q movement which promises to make farming a1 attract i've occupat.or. On a smaller scale the advantages O. scientific cultivation Of the soil have already been demon strated. and ii is pUrpozed now tC e2- pend one million dollars in equippinS a farm which yiu be 3 model fer the entire country
 Less than two years ago a party Of well known New Workers met at the residence of Abi.-cc s Hewitt and formed thc1nselvos into an organiza- ton which had Ter its object the dis seHlinat!On Of tes hcicaI knowledge of farming.
 \ temporary school was established it Briarclifr Manor, which is surround ed by sixty-five acres Of land, and PrCf. George T. Powell was placed in charge. MT Law provided the land and buildings and his associates financed the enterprise. Some iIea Cf the success c the ta1Ii may be gath cred from the fact that more than 500 applications Ter tuition were declined last year te,au1e e. ,he inadequate facilities.
 Titla was taken Cl July 1 la the new farm which is three and q half miles from PoughI-eepeia. and on the line of a trolley read running from that city. For iHn:-ie.3iate use q fund Of $2G0. GOO. needed tc pay for the land, school and farm buildings. green houses, horses, cattle and implements, is being raised by subscription. Ad- ditional subscriptions have been asked for and it is hoped eventually to swell the fund t3 one million dollars.
 At the new farm" said Prof. Pow ell. ''to an even greater extent than has been possible at Briarciifi, the stu dents will handle farming machinery and toois, prepare the soil, apply fer tilizers, sew the seed, plant orchards, make gardens and greenhouses, prora- gate flowers, control insects. treat the diseases of plants and animals and per-orm every practical detail neccs- sary to be understood on d big or q lit tie farm.
 Our scholars ct BriarclT last Stdls tbnlliuel IIit lit tis.s'-7'lA, Ill demonstrating grass culture, found that one piece of land where no fertil izer was used gave a yield of hay worth $15.SG per acre. Another, with 142 pounds of nitrate of soda applied at cost of $2.62, yielded $1S.SO per acre, making a gain of $10.SS on an in Vestment of .S2.62
 MT. Hewitt is enthusiastic in his sup port of the enterprise.
 Agriculture. he said, "offers op- pcItunity for large numbers tp engage in new channels of employment where intelligence and skill may find pleasant as well as profitable occupations. With the growth Of cities and villages. SUI burban living is extending through the means Of rapid transit by electricity. This opens up the demand for the ser vices c: landscape gardeners in the making Of lawns. the planting of trees, shrubs and flowers, and their protec- tion from bligl.ts and insects. Our trustees have determined upon an ap- peal to the public for the support of what must appear upon exaIninc ton to be one of the most worthy educa- Uiona1 institutions Of the country. New York Herald