REPORT. 



Ithaca, N. Y. 

 To His Excellency^ the Secretary of the Treasury^ 



Washington^ D. C. 

 To His Excellency^ the Secretary of Agricidtitre, 



Washingto7i, D. 0. 

 To His Excellency, the Governor of the State of Neio York, 



Albany, N. Y. 

 To His Excellency, the Commissioner of Agriculture, 



of the State of New York, Albany, N. Y. : 



Sir. — I have the honor to transmit herewith the thirteenth 

 annual report of the Agricultural Experiment Station of Cornell 

 University, in accordance with the Act of Congress of March 2, 

 1887, establishing the Station. 



This document contains the report of the Director and the spe- 

 cial reports of his scientific coadjutors, as well as copies of the bul- 

 letins, Nos. 171-182, inclusive ; JN'^os. 2-5, inclusive, of the Nature 

 Study Quarterlies ; Nos. 6-10, inclusive, of the Reading Courses for 

 Farmers, and Nos. 1^8 of the Junior Naturalist Monthlies, all of 

 which have been published by the Station during the year, and a 

 detailed statement of the receipts and expenditures. 



The increased scope and effectiveness of the Experiment Station 

 of Cornell University, due to the appropriations with which in 

 recent years the Legislature of the State of New York has supple- 

 mented the annual appropriation from the Federal treasury, are 

 notable and gratifying, and to this newer side of the work I would 

 especially direct yowv attention. 



I have the honor to be your obedient servant, 



J. G. SCHURMAN, 



President of Cornell University. 



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