4 STATE COLLEGE OF KENTUCKY. I
tucky Experiment Station is not only an important adjunct of
the College in the education of students for the leading indus- -
trial pursuits, but directly or indirectly through the wide and
_ continual diffusion of knowledge for the benefit of so large a A
proportion of our population, it is bound to be extremely useful .
to the Commonwealth at large. gi
LOCATION. V
The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky is  Q
established in the old City Park grounds of the City of Lexington,  
given to the Commonwealth for this purpose. The site is elevated,  
and commands a good view of the city and surrounding  .
country. `  Q
Lexington is now the most important railroad center in Ken-  
tucky, being in immediate communication with Louisville, Cin-  ·
cinnati, Maysville, Chattanooga, and with more than seventy  ,
counties in the Commonwealth. The long-established reputation  V
of the city for refinement and culture renders it attractive as a  {
seat of learning, and the large body of fertile country adjacent, {_. 
known as the " Blue Grass Region," with its splendid stock  
farms, aifords unsurpassed advantages to the student of agricul—  _
ture who desires to make himself familiar with the best breeds  
of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine in America.  
onouuos.  
The campus of the College consists of fifty-two acres of land,  A
located within the corporate limits of Lexington. The South  —
Limestone Street electric car line extends along the greater part T 
of its western border, giving opportunity to reach in a few min- 'Y
utes any part of the city. The campus is laid out in walks,  
drives, and lawns, and is planted with a choice variety of native ¤  
and exotic trees and shrubs, to which additions are constantly I 
being made. A portion of the land has recently been reserved  
for a botanical garden in which will be grown the more desirable _. ·
° native plants, with a view to testing their adaptability to cultiva—  
tion, and to give increased facilities to students taking agricul—  
tural and biological courses. Two and a half acres, forming the ii
northeast portion of the campus, inclosed and provided with a V.
grand stand, is devoted to the field sports of students. g
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