18 Agricultural Experiment Station, Ithaca, N. Y. 



An Act making an appropriation for horticultural investigations^ 

 by the Cornell University Experiment Station. 



The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and 

 Assemhly, do enact as follows: 



Section 1. The sum of sixteen thousand dollars, or so much, 

 thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any 

 money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be paid to 

 the Agricultural Experiment Station at Cornell University, to be 

 expended in the fourth judicial department, in conducting in- 

 vestigations and experiments in horticulture; in discovering and 

 remedying the disease of plants, vines and fruit trees; in ascer- 

 taining the best means of fertilizing vineyard, fruit and garden 

 plantations, and of making orchards, vineyards and gardens 

 prolific; in disseminating horticultural knowledge by means of 

 lectures or otherwise, and in preparing and printing for free 

 distribution the results of such investigations and experiments, 

 and such other information as may be deemed desirable and 

 profitable in promoting the horticultural interests of the state. 

 Such experiment station may, with the consent and approval 

 of the Commissioner of Agriculture, appoint horticultural ex- 

 perts to assist such experiment station in the fourth judicial 

 department. Such experts may be removed by such experiment 

 station in its discretion, and may be paid for their services such 

 sum as may be deemed reasonable and proper, and as shall be 

 approved by the Commissioner of Agriculture. All of such work 

 by such experiment station and by such experts shall be under 

 the general supervision and direction of the Commissioner of 

 Agriculture. The sum appropriated by this act shall be paid 

 by the treasurer of the state upon the warrant of the comptroller, 

 to the treasurer of Cornell University, upon such treasurer filing 



