REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURIST. 



To the director of the Cornell Uyiiversity Agricultural Experiment 

 Station. 

 Sir : — 

 Since my last report the following bulletins have been pub- 

 lished by the Agricultural Division of the Experiment Station : 



No. 156—" Third Report on Potatoes." 



No. 166 — " Report of Sugar Beet Experiments for 1898." 



No. 167 — " Construction of the Stave Silo." 



Work has prog;ressed favorably along the lines heretofore 

 reported upon and some new lines of work have been commenced. 

 While experiments with potatoes and sugar beets have been 

 under way for some years, yet it has been deemed wnse to pursue 

 the investigations still further as it is found that each year's 

 work adds something to our knowledge concerning those crops. 

 Interesting and possibly valuable results have already been 

 obtained from experiments in the renovation of pastures. This 

 line of work will be pursued vigorously in the attempt to learn 

 what treatment is best for the restoration of old depleted 

 pasture lands. 



During the present year the June droughts so shortened the 

 ha}' crop in man}- portion of the state that there was an urgent 

 request for information as to what crops might be most profitably 

 grown to suppl}^ additional roughage for stock during the winter. 

 To enable us to give accurate information in the future a test 

 is being made of various forage plants to determine which are 

 best adapted for late planting. A study of legumes has been in 

 progress for two years, the experiments being mostly confined 

 to clovers. This line of work has been continued and various 

 investigations have been commenced with beans. Preparations 

 are now under way for an extensive stud}' of legumes as soil 

 renovators. 



In my last report I called attention to the importance of 



