An Address on the Condition and Office of the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan

<p>This address delivered by Lewis Ransom Fiske provides insight into the condition and purpose of the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan in 1861. As a historical document An Address on the Condition and Office of the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan offers a glimpse into the early development of agricultural education in the United States and the role of land-grant colleges in promoting agricultural science and practice. Fiske's address is valuable for understanding the context in which these institutions were founded and the challenges and opportunities they faced during a formative period in American higher education.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>