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Caption: Course Catalog - 1871-1872
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LOCATION, BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, ETC. boiler to steam food, and a small engine to furnish power for grinding, threshing and cutting. D is a set of hog pens, and E another set of pens or yard under the. shed which extends along both sides of the barn in the angle. S represents a set of bull stalls for the several breeds. P a series of stalls for fine breeding cows, with calf pens in the rear of each. 0 0 shows the place of the large cisterns taking the water from the roofs. In the plan of the first floor, B B are bridges. T T T show trap doors in the rear of horse stalls to allow droppings to be thrown into manure pit. L shows a series of box stalls for breeding mares. G G grain bins. M a harness room. P a large ventilating tube or flue, leading from cattle room below to the cap above the roof. There are doors in the sides of this flue, through which hay can be thrown down for feeding the cattle. MAIN FLOOR. Above the main floor are ample hay lofts. PROPERTY AND FUNDS. Besides the lands and buildings already described, which are, with furniture, library, &c, valued at $300,000, the University owns 25,000 acres of well selected lands in Minnesota and Nebraska. It has also endowment funds invested in State and County bonds, amounting to $364,000, besides other property and avails valued at $33,000. The State has appropriated $25,000 to the Agricultural Department for barns, tools, stock, & c , $20,000 to the Horticultural Department for green house, barns, drainage, tools, trees, &c.; $25,000 for Mechanical and military building, machinery, &c.; $75,000 to begin the erection of the main building, which is to cost $150,000; $10,500 to furnish the Chemical Laboratory ; and $20,000 for library and apparatus. LIBRARY. The library which has been carefully selected with reference to the scientific studies required in the several practical courses, includes now about 8 000 volumes. The the large library hall is fitted up as a reading room, and is open every day and evening for study, reading and consultation of authorities. It is well provided with American, English, French and German papers, and periodicals, embracing some of the most important scientific and art publications, monthlies, quarterlies, &c. The following is a list of the periodicals regularly received at the library:
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