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of the United States Department of Agriculture, ex-Gov. W. D. 

 Hoard of Wisconsin, Hon. Charles W. Garfield of Grand Rapids, 

 Mich., Senator John Raines, Hon. F. E. Dawley, Hon. S. B. 

 Richardson of the State Department of Agriculture, Hon. A. R. 

 Eastman, President of the State Dairymen's Association, Profs. 

 I. P. Roberts, L. H. Bailey and H. H. Wing of Cornell University, 

 Dr. R. E. Jones, President of Hobart College, Hon. Geo. E. 

 Powell, and many other prominent agriculturists. 



Special mention should be made of the presence of Prof. S. W. 

 Clark and Hon. J. S. Woodward who were honored members of 

 the first Board of Control of the Station when it was inaugurated 

 some eighteen years ago. 



Eormal addresses were made by Secretary Wilson, ex-Governor 

 Hoard and Mr. Garfield, President Jones, Prof. Roberts and Mr. 

 Schraub, and remarks were offered by Congressman Payne and 

 Senator Raines, to all of which the large audience listened with 

 evident approval. The exercises of the day were highly compli- 

 mented on all sides. 



Outside of the speaking the new building was the center of 

 attraction, although an elaborate display of fruit and the other 

 buildings and equipment of the Station proved to be objects of 

 general interest. 



In the evening the reception given by the Board of Control was 

 very largely attended, the rooms of the new building being 

 crowded until a late hour. 



A most excellent and comprehensive report of the entire pro- 

 ceedings of the day was made by an enterprising local paper, the 

 Geneva Courier. 



THE NEW POULTRY-HOUSE. 



The new poultry-house is located where the only dry site was 

 available, some distance from most of the other Station build- 

 ings. The size and general arrangement of this building are 

 shown in the accompanying plan-drawing. 



The central portion of the building is higher than the wings and 

 has a basement, part of which is used for an incubator room and 



