10 DiRECTou's Ebport of the 



luinties for rosoarcli. In addUiun to the above considerations, 

 the dairymen and fruit growers are well organized for discus- 

 sion and for the insistent presentation of their needs and so 

 are likely to receive their full share of attention at the 

 hands of this or any other t^tate institution which is concerned 

 with their interests. 



STATION STAFF. 



Several changes have occurred in the Station staff during the 

 past year, Heinrich Hasselbring, B.S.A., Assistant in Horti- 

 culture, was called, at an increased salary, to the position of 

 Assistant Botanist in the agricultural dejiartment of the Uni- 

 versity of Illinois. His place has been filled by the election of 

 Nathaniel O. Booth, B. Agr., who previously occupied a similar 

 position in the University of Missouri. Mr. Booth is a graduate 

 from the University of Missouri in the course in agriculture, 

 and before coming to New York had shown himself capable of 

 successful work in experimental horticulture. 



Am'asa D. Cook, Ph.C, after serving the Station for more than 

 eight years as Assistant Chemist, resigned his place at the end 

 of his year's leave of absence in order to continue his studies 

 at Cornell University. 



Edwin B. Hart, B.S., riPturned from Europe in August after 

 a year's study with Professor A. Kossel, Marbourg, and at 

 Heidelberg, Germany, w^here he devoted his attention chiefly 

 to the chemistry of the proteids. 



Harry J. Eustace, B.S., a graduate from the Michigan Agri- 

 cultural College, was selected as student assistant in botany and 

 will spend the larger part of 1902 at the Station, devoting some 

 weeks to special studies at Cornell Uuniversity. 



It was decided bj' vote of your board to abolish the position 

 of Second Assistant Horticulturist and create a new position 

 to be known as Foreman in Horticulture. After competitive 

 examination Orrin ^M. Taylor was selected for that position, and 

 lias entered upon his duties in immediate snpei'vision of the 

 lU'actical execution of cxiuriinent details in the orchards, 

 gardens and forcing liousrs. 



