Auburn, Ala., Jan. 29, 1918. 

 Or. C. C. Thach, President, 



Alabama Polytechnic Institute, 

 Auburn, Ala. 

 Sir: 



I herewith submit the Thirtieth Annual Report of the Ex- 

 periment Station of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute for the 

 fiscal year ending June 30, 1917. 



It contains the detailed report of the Director and Agricul- 

 turist, the Treasurer, the Chemist, The Veterinarian, the Bota- 

 nist, the Horticulturist, the Entomologist, the Plant Pathologist, 

 qnd the Animal Husbandman, for the year ending December 

 31, 1917. 



Respectfully submitted, 



J. F. DUGGAR, 

 Director, Experiment Station. 



