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shine at different hours and seasons. Diseases of tomatoes, asters, 

 and other phints are hcincjf studied. The horticukurist has continued 

 the work outlined hist year, and the entonioh)<^ist also is following 

 out investigations started some time ago. One important feature of 

 his work is the study of broods of codling moths. lie is also doing 

 some advisor}' work for the State gypsy moth commission. 



The facilities of the station have been improved in a number of 

 ways and will be further improved through appropriations made by 

 the last legislature to the college. These appropriations amount lO 

 $4:2.700, of which $39,500 is being used in the construction of a hor- 

 ticultural building and $3,200 for additions to the entomological 

 laboratories. The college barn, erected in 1893, was totally destroyed 

 by fire recentlv. together with much of its contents. Dr. Henry 

 H. Goodell, president of the college and director of the station, and 

 connected Avith both institutions since their organization, died Ajn'il 

 23 on board ship en route from Savannah to Boston. Prof. AVilliam 

 P. Brooks, agriculturist of the college and station, has since acted as 

 president and director. Recently Kenyon L. Butterfield, president of 

 the Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, has 

 been elected president of the college. The work of the Massachusetts 

 Station has steadily progi-essed during the past year and continues 

 to be on a high plane of scientific and practical usefulness. 



LINES OF WORK. 



The principal lines of work conducted at the Massachusetts Sta- 

 tion during the past year were as follows: Chemistry; meteorology; 

 analysis and inspection of fertilizers and concentrated commercial 

 feeding stuffs; inspection of creamery glassware and nurseries; field 

 experiments — soil inoculation, plat experiments with fertilizers, 

 grasses and various farm crops, supplemented by similar pot ex]ieri- 

 ments; horticulture — propagation of i)lants, pruning, systematic po- 

 mologv; study of the effect of electricity and illuminatinir jxas on 

 plants and trees; diseases of plants, especially those of melons, 

 cucumbers, and lettuce; digestion and feeding experiments; diseases 

 of animals; entomology — study of the life history of economic insects 

 and the use of insecticides; and dairying. 



INCOME. 



The income of the station during the past fiscal year was as follows: 



United States apijropriatiou $15; 000. 00 



State appropriation 1.'?, 02.". (»0 



Fees 4, :iG5. 00 



Farm products : 1,512.9.') 



Miscellaneous 3,403.70 



Total 37,9GG. G5 



