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STAFF 



Professor Ernest Walker resigned as Horticullurist Septem- 

 ber 1, lUK), in order to enter on private horticultural work. 

 He had devoted three years of intense application to his duties 

 as Professor of Horticulture, Horticulturist of the Experiment 

 Station, and to the trying duties of State Horticulturist. The 

 growth and progress of the latter work during this period is 

 a monument to his industry and zeal. His death occurred 

 shortly afterward. 



On January 1st, 1917, Professor G. C. Starcher entered on his 

 duties as Horticulturist. P. O. Davis resigned as Assistant in 

 Horticulture March 15, 1917, and was succeeded by Otto Brown 

 who left the employment of the Station soon after the close of 

 the fiscal year. 



In September, 1917, Dr. Wright A. Gardner became Botanist 

 of the Experiment Station, succeeding Dr. W. J. Bobbins,, 

 who resigned to enter commercial work. 



During the past fiscal year the Experiment Station sufTered 

 the loss by death of Dr. J. T. Anderson. For many years he 

 had been Chemist of the Station devoting special attention to 

 soils and crops. Near the close of the last fiscal year O. L. 

 Howell and F. E. Boyd resigned as Assistants in Agriculture. 

 The duties formerly discharged by them w^ere rearranged and 

 assumed by H. B. Tisdale as Associate Plant Breeder, whose 

 connection with the Station had been interrupted by a year's, 

 leave of absence for graduate study in Cornell University. 



REPORTS OF DEPARTMENTS 



On the following pages appear the reports of the Botanist, 

 the Horticulturist, the Plant Pathologist, the Animal Husband- 

 man, the Physiological Chemist, and the Veterinarian, which 

 record the nature of the experimental work in their respective 

 departments. 



AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT 



Auburn, Ala., January 30, 1918. 



(Work under Hatch and Adams Funds.) 

 The field work has been conducted by the Associate Agricul- 

 turist, E. F. Cauthcn. 



Plant breeding continues to be one of the lines of work that 

 occupies much of the time of the members of this Department. - 



