The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-10
U. S. Exhibit illustrates Valuable Re-
suits, Experimental Station Work.
Sixiy-five Agricultural Colleges, With
Endowment Of $67,000,000.
Having 10000 Students and 1000
Instructors.
From Tuesdays Daily.
BY w. c. MCCARTHY.

81 LOUIS; July i.-SlXty-hVe agrlcult
ural colleges, with 1000 instructors an
10000 students, and 60 experimental sta
lions, with more than 700 experts AM
assistants are united in making an ex
hibit at the Louisiana Purchase Exposi
ton that is of interest to the millions
engaged in agriculture and kindred pur
suits everywhere
The exhibit is comprehensive and will
occupy space in three of the grea
Worlds Fair departments-Agricultural
Educational and Live stock.
The colleges were established by act.
of Congress of 1862, 1887 and 1890, wher
the United States Government made
large grants of land to permanently en-
dow them. They represent an invest
ment of over $67 100000 and have an an
nual income of more than $4,000
These colleges maintain departments in
agriculture and mechanic arts.
The experimental stations, sixty in
number, each State. in the Union posses
sing one, and in some instances two, are
supported by the United States Gov
eminent. The work of the station is
closely identified with that of the col
leges. The experimental stations an
nually issue about $50 reports and bullet
ms, which are sent to more than 100000
addresses.
Closely allied with the colleges and ex-
perimental stations is the farmers insti-
tute movement. There are about $500
institutes in the United States, attended
by over 100000 persons.
The institutes are addressed by the
professors of the various colleges, by the
experts from the experimental stations
and by the farmers themselves who re-
late their experience for the benefit of all
engaged in agricultural callings.
Thus it will be seen that this exhibit
of education and research in agriculture
and mechanic arts has been prepared by
about 100000 persons all over the Uni
ted States and will interest more than
100000 persons who are engaged in
rural pursuits in the United States alone.
1t was decided to make this exhibit of
the distinctive work of the institutions
at a convention of the Association of
Colleges and stations held at Atlanta,
Ga, in 1902, and ever since that time
preparations have steadily gone forward.
The following committee was appoint
ed to have charge of the exhibits:
Chairman, w. Fl. Jorden, &c., Director,
New York Experiment Station, Geneva,
Secretary, A. G. True, Phi. D., Director,
Office of Experiment Stations, U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture, Washington,
DsC.; H. ]. Waters, R. s. A., Dean, COL
lege of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts of
the University of Missouri, Columbia !;
W. H. Hays, M. Ayr, Professor of Agri-
culture College of Agriculture of the Uni
versity of Minnesota, st. Anthony Park,
st. Paul; W. E. Stone, PHI. D., President
of Pardue University, Lafayette, Ind. !;
T. s. Hunt, Dean (Agr) The Colleges of
Agriculture and Domestic Sciences of
Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State Univer-
sity, Columbus; C.. F. Curtiss, B. S., M.
S., Director of the Agricultural Expert
ment Station, Iowa State College of Ag-
riculture and Mechanic Arts, Ames; ]. K.
Patterson, Phi. D. IL. D., President, Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College of Ken
lucky, Lexington; H. w. Tyler, Phi. D.,
Professor. of Mathematics, Massachusetts,
Institute of Technology, Boston.
Agricultural education will form the
basis for portion of this exhibit that
is displayed in the Palace of Education.
Here is shown the legal basis of the land
grant colleges, their relations to the ma
tional and state governments, their ma
terial equipments, financial resources, or
anu SSuuChc
attendance and occupations of the grad
yates. This part of the exhibit will
necessarily consist of documents, charts,
and diagramatic displays and will be in
charge of an attendant who will explain
any part of the exhibit.
In the same building the principles of
soil management will be shown. Here
has been installed typical laboratory
for instruction in soil physics. Large
glass tubes filled with earth carefully
taken from the ground and containing
the constituent parts of the soil, are on
exhibition The soil is so transferred to
this tube that it is in the same relative
position that it was when part of terra
firma. Here the soils are analysed by
practical tests, and charts show the COM
ponent parts.
Agrotechny is assigned to the Palace of
Agriculture. Here will be established
laboratory apparatus and methods for
instruction in dairying, sugar-making, in
the manufacture of olive oil and kindred
manufactures.
Zootechnp, animal production and
management, is an important part of the
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