srare COLLEGE OF Kiznrucxv. 3
, . General Assembly, and in 1887 it and a similar Station in every other
Slug ~ State were each endowed by Congress with an annual appropriation of
Fe ooo.
ltmt 8I5;[`he work of the Station is directed to two objects: r. To a con-
`qua] stent sucession of experiments made by specialists, in orderto learn
Y Of what applications of science will insure the best returns from the farm,
mlm: the garden, the orchard, the vineyard, the stockyard, and the dairy.
lV1H’ _ 2_ To the publication of bulletins announcing such results of the experi-
°cal€ ments as are found to be valuable to any of our people that seek profit
ddl; from either of those prime sources of wealth-the soil, the flock, or the
herd.
` Results of experiments have been published in nine reports and
V seventy-three bulletins, and general appreciation of their utility is
shown in the fact that, while no bulletin is sent except upon application
SS to , for it, the mailing list of the Station contains more than 8,000 names,
ding ' and is ever increasing. p · U
dies, . With an ample endowment, a large and commodious building
,g as planned for the purpose,- adequate apparatus, a good experimental farm
mote conveniently situated, and seven capable scientists always employed and
wml iu correspondence with other stations, The Kentucky Experiment Sta-
ed in _ tion is not only an important adjunct of the College in the education of
p€,.i_ students for the leading industrial pursuits, but directly or indirectly
through the wide and continual diffusion of knowledge for the benefit
of so large a proportion of our population, it is bound to be extremely
useful to the Commonwealth at large.
the  I LOCATION. I
  The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky is-established
Sc Of in the old City Park grounds of the City of Lexington, given to the
E not Commonwealth for tlns purpose. The site is elevated, and commands
dl be . a good view of the city and surrounding country.
vides Lexington is now the most important railroad center in Kentucky,
_ being in immediate connnunication with Louisville, Cincinnati, Mays-
lhas  ' ville, Chattanooga, and with more than seventy counties in the Com-
zmd -v  monwealth. The long-established reputation of the city for refinement
lthey ` and culture renders it attractive as a seat of learning, and the large
muy, bodylof fertile country adjacent, known as the M Blue Grass Region,"
W an with its splendid stock farms, affords unsurpassed advantages to the
S; to Student of agriculture who desires to make himself familiar with the
’ best breeds of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine in America.
GROUNDS.
DH Of The campus of the College consists of fifty-two acres of land, lo-
),[€m_ Catfid Within the corporate limits of Lexington. The South LiH1cstOr1G
EMO,. » SU`€0t electric car line extends along the greater part of its western
V the  _ border. giving opportunity to reach in a few minutes any part of the
,. rms:
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