Cornell University, ) 

 Ithaca, ]S\ Y., Jan. 1, 1900. ) 



Honorable Commissioner of Agriculture, Albany : 



Sir. — The following account is a siiinniary of the experiments 



of 1899 on the spraying of plants. These experiments were made 



under the direction of Professor Bailey. The w^ork was begun by 



H. P. Gould, but after his withdrawal to the Maryland Agricultural 



College it was continued by S. W. Fletcher. The chemical work 



was done by G. W. Cavanaugh, assistant chemist to the Experiment 



Station. Other materials than those reported have been tried, but 



it seems unwise to make any discussion of them, since the results 



were not satisfactory. 



Respectfully submitted, 



I. P. ROBERTS, 



Director. 

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