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and copies of the spray calendar have been sent out. We have 

 carried a microscope with us constantly on our trips and have at- 

 tempted to show the grower the organism that was causing him 

 trouble and to explain to him its nature and the means of combating 

 it. This plan has been highly satisfactory. Where possible we have 

 made practical demonstrations of the explanations by inoculations 

 in the field. This we believe has resulted in a more intelligent co- 

 operation on the part of the grower in combating these diseases. 



GEO. F. ATKINSON, 



Professor of Botany. 



VII. DAIRY INDUSTRY. 



THE EXTENSION WORK. 

 For this work there was allotted from the State fund, $3,000. 

 This has been expended as follows: 



1. Correspondence. — It is estimated that about 2,000 letters were 

 written last year an connection with extension work. Many inquiries 

 are received from dairymen, butter-makers and cheese-makers who 

 wish to have some difficulty explained and a large number of letters 

 come from persons wishing to enter or ask about the Winter Dairy- 

 Course. Every inquiry received is carefully answered. 



2. The Dairy School. — As in previous years a winter-course was 

 given in dairy industry. The term lasted 11 weeks, January to 

 March. The size of the class was larger than ever before and taxed 

 to the utmost our facilities for the winter-course instruction. Ninety- 

 one students registered, — 90 men and one woman, and these gave their 

 entire time to instruction in dairy and closely allied subjects. Thirty- 

 one students taking the General Agricultural winter-course elected 

 farm dairying and received instruction in this subject in one lecture 

 and two half days of practice each week. The ages of the 91 regular 

 dairy students were from 18 to 48, the average being 25. They 

 came from 30 counties in this state and two neighboring states (stu- 

 dents from other states paid tuition) as follows: 



Allegany county 2 



Broome county 1 



Cayuga county 7 



Chautauqvia county 1 



Chenango county 4 



