62 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



In September the State Board of Agriculture appointed Mr. H. M. Goss 

 to the position of assistant librarian. Mr. Goss remained with the library 

 until April 15, when he resigned to accept a position in the College post- 

 office. Mr. Herbert Patriarche, a member of the class of '02, was appointed 

 to fill out the unexpired term, and has been retained for next year. While 

 we regretted losing Mr. Goss, whose work in the library was always 

 satisfactory, we congratulate ourselves on securing as his successor one 

 who manifests a decided interest in library work, and whose appointment 

 is so generally approved. 



To the library of the Experiment Station have been added 43 volumes; 

 S by purchase, 10 by gift, 25 by binding. This library now numbers 1,987 

 volumes. The College library contains 21,089 volumes. Total in both 

 libraries, 23,07G. 



Respectfullv submitted, 



LINDA E. LANDON, 



Librarian. 

 Agricultural College, Mich v 

 June 30, 1902'. 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MICHIGAN WEATHER SERVICE FOR 

 THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1902. 



The Michigan Weather Service has continued under the immediate 

 charge of C. F. Schneider as Director, who is detailed by the Chief of 

 the U. S. W T eather Bureau. 



The headquarters of the office continue in the Federal Building at 

 Lansing, rooms 9 and 10. 



The entire energy of the office force has been along lines followed 

 during the preceding years and much progress has been made in strength- 

 ening the voluntary observation work and getting the forecasts and 

 coldwave warnings before the rural communities. The total number of 

 voluntary observation stations at the close of the year was 120 ; at least 

 one station is located in every county in the State with the exception of 

 Montmorency, where we have been unable to make any practicable 

 arrangement for observation work, but it is hoped that another year will 

 see that this exception is supplied. As a whole, the work of the voluntary 

 observers has greatly improved ; a number of changes have been made in 

 the personnel with a view of getting more accurate and regular reports, 

 while a majority of the old voluntary observers have been better trained 

 so that it can safely be said that the meteorological records of Michigan 

 are not excelled by any other State in the Union. 



The administrative problem of securing and keeping voluntary mete- 

 orological observers is, and must always be, one of the great items of 

 work connected with my office. When it is remembered that there is 

 absolutely no remuneration for this work, which requires daily attend- 



