REPORT. 



Ithaca, X. Y. 



To Ills Excellency^ the Secretcu'ij of the Treasury^ 



WasJtington, I). C. 



To Ilh Excellency^ the Sedretary of Agriculture^ 



Washington^ I). C. 



To His Excellency^ the Governor of the State of New York, 



Allja7iy, jy. Y. 



To His Excellency , the Commissioner of Agriculture, 



of the State of New Yorl^ : 



Sir. — I have the lienor to transmit herewitli the fonrteentli 

 annual report of the x\gricultural Expei'iment Station of Cornell 

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

 1887, estabhshing the Station. 



This document contains the report of the Director and the special 

 reports of his scientific coadjutors, as well as copies of the bulletins, 

 Nos. 183-193 inclusive, the Nature Study Quarterlies, Nos. 6-9 

 inclusive, Keading- Lessons for Farmers, Nos. 11-15 inclusive, and 

 the Junior Naturalist Monthlies, Nos. 9 of Vol. II to 4 of Yol. Ill 

 inclusive, and Reading-Lessons foi* Farmers' Wives, Nos. 1 and 2, 

 all of which have been published by the Station dui'ing the year, 

 and a detailed statement of the receipts and ex])enditures. With 

 No. 9 above mentioned the publication of the Nature Study 

 Quarterlies was suspended. 



To 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 supplemented the 



annual appropriation from the Federal treasury I have already called 



attention in transmitting tlie thirteenth report. I would now also 



call attention to the fact that the farmers are cooperating with the 



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