Report of the Afrriculturist. 



To the Director of Cornell University Agricultural Experiment 

 Station : 



In general, the work of the agricultural division has been carried 

 out in the same lines as indicated in previous reports. 



Particular attention has been given during the past year to the 

 study of questions concerning fertility ; not only to the direct 

 application of plant food, but also to the conserving and gather- 

 ing of fertility by growing crops, and the importance of the plant 

 food contained in the various commercial animal foods. 



The raising of winter lambs from the le^cding breeds of mutton 

 sheep has received especial attention. During the past year the 

 equipment of the poultr}?^ department has been materially 

 increased, which greatly increases the facilities for investigation 

 in this line. 



Heretofore the experiments in the breeding and management 

 of poultry have necessarily been meager on account of insuf 

 ficient number of fowls and the very limited equipment. Many 

 letters of inquiry concerning poultry have been received during 

 the past year, indicating a desire on the part of poultry keepers 

 for more information in this line from experiment stations and 

 agricultural colleges. 



The study of better methods for the preservation of ensilage 



has been continued from last year. Experiments in seeding and 



cultivation of ensilage crops have been continued in the same 



lines as in previous years, and will be the subject of a bulletin in 



the near future. 



G. C. WATSON. 



