32 Report ob^ the Director. 



Sheldon, J. I Lisbon, N. Y. 



Shimer, A Moravia, N. Y. 



Sloan, C. N Clyde, N. Y. 



Smith, J. A Oak Hill, N. Y. 



Spencer, J. A Flat Creek, N. Y. 



Sprowls, E. A Rensselaer Falls, N. Y. 



Straw, H. D Guilford, Me. 



Terpenning, H. A South Lansing, N. Y. 



Thompson, W. E McDonough, N. Y. 



Thomson, J. A Bovina Centre, N. Y. 



Trescott, V. M Livonia, N. Y. 



Turner, G. W S. Livonia, N. Y. 



Wade, M. V Cortland, N. Y. 



Walker, H Auburn, N. Y. 



Walter, L. G Ketchumville, N. Y. 



Ware, M Meridale, N. Y. 



Wart, V. P Lacona, N. Y. 



Webster, M. G Sohenevus, N. Y. 



Wells, L. R Rensselaer Falls, N. Y. 



Respectfully submitted, 

 J. H. Bailey, 

 ; Director of the College of Agriculture. 



I. AGRONOMY. 



L FEDERAL EXPERIMENT STATION WORK. 



The following is a list of the experiments conducted during 1905: 



1. Timothy, 490 plats. 



a. Selection and breeding work, about 20,000 individual plants 



in about 4.50 plats. 



b. Rate of seeding experiment, 10 plats of to acre each. 



c. Influence of size of seed on yield, 7 plats of tV acre each. 



d. Fertilizer trial, 23 plats of tt acre each. 



2. Pasture Grass Experiments. Area 11 acres, divided into 22 



main plats, each comprising 13 small plats, a total 

 of 286. 

 To determine the behavior of various grasses and clovers. 



a. when sown alone. 



b. when sown in various mixtures. 



To determine the effects of different fertilizers on these grasses. 

 To study the root systems of these grasses. 



