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In connection with the planting of these orchards, the first two experi- 

 ments mentioned below were continued during the summer. These are 

 long-time experiments, extending over several years. 



Variety tests. — A collection of varieties of each fruit is being made. 

 The purpose of this collection is two-fold: first, to study commercial 

 varieties as regards hardiness, productivity, variability, and quality; 

 second, to study new varieties as regards adaptability to conditions in 

 New York. 



The value of selected scions. — In the case of several varieties of 

 apples, scions have been selected from bearing trees which are known to 

 be productive and the fruit of which is excellent as to type. Scions are 

 also chosen from the nursery row and from trees the fruit of which is 

 inferior in type. The products will be compared. 



Irrigation in Nezv York as it affects the peach. — In cooperation with 

 the Department of Soil Technology and with W. E. Barger, of Lockport, 

 an experiment was started last spring to determine the results of irrigating 

 a peach orchard. Mr. Barger furnished the peach orchard and the 

 money for the plant, which when installed had a capacity of 400 gallons 

 per minute. \\'ater has been applied at regular intervals during the 

 summer and the results have been computed. The experiment will be 

 continued for three years. 



EXTENSION 



During the college year members of the staff have spoken at a large 

 number of meetings in various parts of the State. Early in May the 

 Department was represented on a farm train, which was run from 

 Marlboro to Coxsackie over the West Shore Division of the New York 

 Central Railroad. The extension work of the Department may be ex- 

 pressed as follows : 



Lectures 31 



Farm inspections 21 



Demonstrations 12 



Each year a fruit exhibit is held at the College, both for the education 

 of the students in the Department and for the benefit of fruit-growers and 

 consumers in the vicinity of Ithaca. 



The Department is prepared to send experts to inspect fruit farms and 

 advise the owners whenever time permits. The only charge made for 

 such an inspection is to cover the actual expenses of the inspector. 

 Several farms in New York State have been visited during the year a«d 

 the owners advised in regard to the care of them. 



