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publications. 



During the past year, the Station issued 15 regular bulletins, 

 5 technical bulletins and six circulars. Eleven popular bulletins 

 were also printed, presenting in a simpler form the data and con- 

 clusions of 11 of the regular, or so-called complete bulletins. The 

 following table shows the distribution of these publications among 

 the various departments of the institution. It should be stated 

 that one of the bulletins classified under the Bacteriological Depart- 

 ment, which relates to the effect of certain dairy- operations upon 

 the germ content of milk was the result of cooperative work between 

 the Bacteriological Department and the Dairy Department. 



Bacteriology Botany Chemistry Entomology Horticulture Inspection 



Complete bulletins. 2 3 2 3 2 3 



Technical bulletins. 2 1 2 



Circulars 4 2 



As is well known, the complete bulletins are only issued to a 

 limited list, excepting that the bulletins giving the results of our 

 inspection work are mailed to our full list of names. The popular 

 bulletins are the ones that are more generally distributed to the 

 people of the State. The following is a statement of the number 

 of names now on our mailing list: 



Popular Bulletins. 



Residents of New Y}rk 38,212 



Residents of other States 2 , 267 



Newspapers 760 



Experiment stations and their staffs 1 , 800 



Miscellaneous 100 



Total 43, 139 



Complete Bulletins. 



Experiment stations and their staffs 1 , 800 



Libraries, scientists, etc 315 



Foreign list 335 



Individuals 3 , 501 



Miscellaneous 100 



Total 6,051 



The Horticultural Department of the Station is continuing the 

 work of preparing fruit monographs; the three that have been 

 issued are in demand not only in New York but throughout the 



