There is much talk of government experimental grounds - but if our agricultural colleges had sufficient encouragement, the State colleges would answer every purpose desired. The State University at Berkeley, in California, has started out in this line, and the visit of the Editor to these grounds was among the most profitable of all his Pacific coast excursions. Everything likely to be of any advantage to California is obtained, where possible, and thoroughly tested under the intelligent care of Mr. W. G. Klee, and his reports are among the most valuable made to Californians.