6 Director's Report of the 



Mr. Hall is a native of Michigan, and graduated from the 

 Michigan Agricultural College in 1888. 



After graduation he was elected to an instructorship in mathe- 

 matics in his alma mater, from which he resigned to accept a 

 jMJsition on the United States Geological Survey. 



In 1893, Mr. Hall became connected with the Office of Expen- 

 ment 'Stations as librarian and proof reader and when he resigned 

 on April 1, 1897, to enter upon his present duties he was con- 

 nected with the editorial staff of the Experiment Station Record 

 as editor oif the department of field crops. His fitness for the 

 peculiar work which he has undertaken in this institution is 

 already shown by the favor with which his popular expositions 

 of the Station bulletins have been received and by the way in 

 which he is proceeding to bring the Station library into a con- 

 dition of efficiency and availability. 



Bacteriologist. — Mr. H. E. Harding, B. S., of the University of 

 Wisconsin, has been elected to the position of bacteriologist. He 

 is to enter upon his duties on January 1, 1899. 



Mr. Harding is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin in 

 the class of 189G. For nearly three years he has been pursuing 

 special studies in bacteriology with Dr. H. L. Russell, chiefly 

 with rtiference to the bacteria of the farm. He has had an inti- 

 mate knowledge of, and considerable connection with the detailed 

 investigations which resulted in the recent important discoveries 

 of Babcock and Russell concerning the curing of cheese. In 

 June Mr. Harding will go to Europe for study until he takes up 

 his work here. i 



Dairy Expert. — It was felt that this position should be filled by 

 some one not only entirely familiar with the best methods of the 

 manufacture of butter and cheese, but also with the difficulties 

 and problems which confront New York dairymen. The quali- 

 fications of the gentleman selected for this work meet both of 

 these requirements. Mr. George A. Smith is well known in. the 

 State of New York not only as the efficient Director of Farmers'^ 

 Institutes for three years, but also as one of the dairy experts of 

 the New York State Department of Agriculture. Mr. Smith is 



