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ping the names of citizens who have removed or are dead. The thanks of 

 the Station are due to the postmasters who have given us indispensable aid 

 in this matter. The cost of printing so large an edition, now forty thou- 

 sand of each bulletin, is no small item. It is a source of no small satisfac- 

 tion to the College, however, to know that its work receives such wide 

 publicity in the State and that the Station is helping so many farmers. 



I cannot close this report without extending the thanks of the Board 

 and the Station to the railroads who have granted passes to the Director, 

 and especially to the Pere Marquette railroad, which has granted a pass 

 which carries either the Director or any one whom he may designate to 

 points along its lines for the purpose of carrying on experiments, investi- 

 gating outbreaks of fungus or insect diseases, or assisting the farmers in 

 other ways either by lectures or by investigation. 



Respectfullv submitted, 



C. D. SMITH, 

 Director and Agriculturist. 

 Agricultural College, Mich v 

 June 30, 1902. 



REPORT OF HORTICULTURIST. 



Prof. C. D. Smith, Director: 



Sir — During the past year the Station work at the College has been 

 continued along the same lines as in previous years, and in addition con- 

 siderable attention has been paid to cooperative experiments in other por- 

 tions of the State. 



In the Station orchards, a considerable number of the new varieties 

 came into bearing, although, as a whole, comparatively few of the younger 

 trees bore full crops. 



The strawberries made a good growth last year and this spring showed 

 very little injurious effect from the winter. While a few of the new 

 sorts that reached us in poor condition did not show perfect rows, for the 

 most part it was a very even stand and afforded means for a very satis- 

 factory test. The new plantations of bush fruits have also made an excel- 

 lent growth, and will afford an opportunity for studying several of the 

 recently introduced sorts. 



The usual variety tests of vegetables are under way, with particular 

 attention to the potato and tomato. The early spring was quite favorable 

 for their growth and almost perfect stands have been secured. 



The building of the bacteriological laboratory has made it necessary 

 to remove the two forcing houses belonging to the Station, but as they 

 will be needed to continue the work of the department in vegetable forcing 

 and for starting vegetable plants for the garden, they should be rebuilt 

 during the coming summer. A desirable site can be found just east of the 

 bacteriological stable, and as there will be sufficient glass from the 



