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It gives me great satisfaction to report that harmony, efficiency 

 and enthusig,sm prevail in all the divisions ; the Station though 

 divided into several distinct lines of research is working as a unit 

 toward a common purpose, that of disseminating accurate and 

 valuable information to all farmers so far as our funds will 

 justify. Care is taken to tabulate and summarize the results 

 arrived at in the briefest possible form but so clearly that they 

 may be easily understood and applied. 



The Director's office has become, to some extent, a clearing- 

 house, but as yet there is no official channel through which the 

 numerous questions which reach the office can be answered. 

 Fifty communications daily, during the winter, frequently reach 

 the Director's table. I trust that the time is not far distant when 

 the information which many of these letters request may be 

 furnished through a monthly bulletin. At present a few of these 

 inquiries are answered through the agricultural press but most of 

 them as personal letters, although the questions and replies may 

 be of public interest. Spending so much effort in this direction 

 results in little good compared with the time expended. 



I. P. ROBERTS, 



Director. 

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