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PUBLICATIONS. 



The publications of this station received during the past fiscal year 

 were Bulletins 14G-151, on the following subjects: San Jose scale 

 insect experiments in 11>04, commercial feeding stuffs, the prepara- 

 tion of tobacco seed, a new and valuable cover crop for tobacco fields, 

 the selection of tobacco seed plants, and the chief injurious scale in- 

 sects of Connecticut. 



Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station, Storrs." 



Department of tbo Connecticut Agricultuial College. 



L. A. Clinton, M. R.. Director. 



GENERAL OUTIADOK. 



The most important work recently undertaken at the Connecticut 

 Storrs Station is that in cooperation with the Bureau of Animal In- 

 dustry of this Department in soft-cheese making and in raising milch 

 goats. A herd of 65 Maltese goats has been imported for the latter 

 experiment. The poultry investigations of the station continue to be 

 important and have attracted considerable attention among the farm- 

 ers of the State. The dairy work consists of bacteriological investi- 

 gations and practical Avork in the examination of stable conditions 

 and milk w^ith reference to sanitation. A remarkable variation in 

 the bacterial content of different samples of milk has been revealed 

 and the use of a covered pail at milking time has been found very 

 desirable. Considerable valuable data have been secured in this con- 

 nection and will be published in the near future. The investigations 

 at Middletown on the food and nutrition of man have been continued 

 as heretofore in cooperation with this Office, and have been aided by a 

 special appropriation from the State. 



The college with which the station is connected has an appropria- 

 tion of $(')0,000 for the erection of a new dormitory. This is greatly 

 needed, since the institution has for some time been unable to accom- 

 modate all applicants for admission. For a number of years the 

 college has conducted summer schools for teachers in which nature- 

 study work has been made prominent. 



This station has of late made considerable progress in extending 

 and strengthening its work. It has also come into closer touch with 

 the farmers. It is now in a position to make good use of additional 

 funds in the more thorough and complete investigation of problems 

 of great importance to the agriculture of tlie State. 



a Telegraph addres-s, Storrs, via Willimantic; railroad station, express, and 

 freight address, Eaylcville. 



