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Show REPORT OF SUPERINTENDXNT OF INDIAN SCHOOLS. 389 Chilocco Agricnltural School, Chilocco, 0kla.-This school has a farm of 8,640 acres, most of which is under cultivation. Agricultural teach-in of an advanced character, covering stock raising, dairying, care an 5 management of poultry, rdening, fruit raising, etc., is made the special feature of the schoof fw" ork. The aim is to give the Indian youth practical training that will fit him for cultivating his allotment ' intelligently and-enable him to procure from it a living for his family. Large uantities of farm products are raised annually. An extensive orchargiv maintained whlch produces good crops of p ea.ch,e s apples, cIierries, etc. The boys are instructed in horticu t u ~ eI?: ncluding nursery work-budding, rafting, etc.-and the Indian schools in the vicinity (Oklahoma and ganuas) are supplied from the nursery with frnit trees and grapevines. Large gardens are cultivated and the yield of vegetables is surprisingly reat. Surplus fruit and vegetables were canned during the season. 8areful attention is given to poultry . -. raising and breeding. The dairy herd has been increased and i n ~ro ved methods of butter making adopted. The girls are taught to mi%, care for the milk and cream, and make butter and cheese. The manual-training work is designed to teach the trades most likely to prove useful to the farmer. This school has the largest farm and the best agricultural equipment of any school in the service. The improvements made have been numerous and varied. Large tracts of prairie land have been con-verted into flourishing fields of corn and wheat. While having every-thing necessary to the conduct of farming operations on a large acale, efforts are made to have the instruction brought down to a practical basis and fitted to the needs of the individual pupil, being aimed to place him in a osition to be capable of intelligently and successfully working h!iIs a otment. The class-room work and the field work are correlated, being so merged as to give a thoroughly practical training, making the boy an all-round farmer. In addition to the practical lessons during the day tbey have the benefit of the best kind of even-ing instruction, each of the employees in charge of particular lines of work giving lectures periodically on industrial topics. The superintendent 1s working hard to make this a great agricultural school, and ha9 tbe coo eration and assistance of an active, energetic, and loyal corps of empLyees. Carlisle School, Carlisle, Pa.-This is the oldest and largest school in the service and is admirably situated for conducting the outing system, being located in the heart of a prosperous farming section. A large number of tbe pupils this year, as heretofore, were placed with families, where they attended local schools and received the civilizing influence of well-conducted homes. When not attending school they received pay for their services. Their earnings during the year, most of which were saved, amounted to about 530,000. This school is well equipped for industrial training, and the instruction 'i ivcn in the various tuechanica! trades has produced good results. ' 'he buildings are in good repair and the sanitary conditions excellent. The menu served consists of wholesome food, well prepared, and is as. varied as theGovernment ration, supplemented by the products of the rden and farm, will permit. Many of the pupils are children of grmer students, who, rofiting by their education acquired at this noted school, are specia P ly desirous of having their children receive the same careful instruction. This school has been in operation |