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iiivostiiiiidoiis and llic daiiv <lc]):ii'tmcMl of tlic collcj^c, and llu' latter 

 is now ill position to take ti[> iinuli nioic f\l(Misi\ c work in dairyin«»', 

 osix'ciallv dairy hactt'riolotrv. This, in tad, is l)ciii<'- nia<l(* one of 

 tlic main iValuros of the station's work. Tlie direction tiiat this Avork 

 is now takiiifj is alonj^f lines of sanitary milk jiroduction and the methods 

 of niannfaeturin<»' soft ehoescs, which at the incscnl time are almost 

 entirely imported. Althoii<^h some <it" llirm aic maniiracttired at one 

 oj- two places in the Tnited Stat(\s. the process of man u fact nrinj;; is 

 a trade secret and not wnerallv known. lJn(h'r the direction of the 

 supervisor of dairy l)act(Miolo<^y the station has succeech'd in makinj; 

 a (piality of cheese which is declared by experts to he ecpial to the 

 imported article. This line of work piomises to ])e of <ifreatini[)ortaiK'c 

 and may result in the estahlishnuMit of a new industry for iS'ew Kng- 

 hmd. There haye also been feeding experiments with dairy cows; 

 tests of milk as a iiH'(\ for pij4s; experiments on th'e co.st of raisin*^ 

 calves, on ]e*j^umes as cover crops, and in poultry culture, includin*^ 

 the raisinjif, feedin»i', and breeding of ducks, the production of scpiabs, 

 and the cost of egg production. 



The work in horticultur(5 has included diseases of fruits and vege- 

 tal)les, diseases of fruit in cold storage, the thinning of fruit, and 

 tests of varieties. The extensive orchards of a fruit grower at South 

 Glastonbury, Conn., have been placed at the command of the stfition 

 for experimental purposes, and a station officer has spent considerable 

 time in carr34ng on experiments in these orchards during the past 

 3'ear. In cooperation witli the Bureau of Phmt Industry of this 

 Department and with nearly one hundred farmers in the State, the 

 station is conducting experiments with alfalfa to determine the areas 

 where it can ])e successfully produced. Investigations on the food 

 and nutrition of man have as heretofore been aided by a special 

 a})propriation from the State, and are carried on at Middletown in 

 connection with similar investigations conducted under the auspices of 

 this Office (see p. 64). 



The chemist of the college has resigned, and has been succeeded by 

 B. B. Turner, who l)ecomes consulting chemist of the station. A 

 small lalioratory in the chemical building has been fitted up for station 

 Avork. The professor of English in the college has been made editor 

 of station i)u})lications. The old experiment plats, proving unsuited 

 to the purpose, have lieen given up and a new location selected which 

 will be put in condition. The station will tit up a laboratory for soil 

 physics and seed testing in the agricultural building. Tlieeciuipmenthas 

 been consideralily improved in several other particularsduriiigtheyear. 

 The station is coming more intimately in contact with the farmers of 

 the State, and is endeavoring to conduct investigations that will be 

 of interest to them. Its outlook as an agency to aid iJie agriculture of 

 the State is umch brighter than it has been in the past. 



