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soil is much greater than in alfalfa grown on soil in need of lime ; in 

 the experiments on the University farm this ditference in protein con- 

 tent amounted to 88 pounds per ton of hay. Investigations involving 

 the application of fertilizers at different stages of growth of corn and 

 oats have demonstrated that under certain conditions and for certain 

 crops the application of fertilizers after the crops are growing effects 

 a substantial economy in the use of the fertilizer. 



(c) The extension activities of the department have embraced the 

 following: The continuation of field experiments with fertilizers on 

 muck soil in Orange county ; the development of interest in drainage 

 problems by means of the first annual convention of the State Drainage 

 Association, an organization formed last year through the efforts of this 

 department ; assistance to farmers in installing drainage systems on their 

 farms : the publication and distribution of a circular on the " Relation 

 of Lime to Soil Improvement," together with the beginning of an effective 

 and wide-spread campaign to increase the use of lime for the improve- 

 ment of the soil ; the continuation, in cooperation with the United States 

 Bureau of Soils, of the soil survey, covering within the year 870 square 

 miles in Ontario and ]^Ionroe counties; correspondence and circular 

 letters ; lectures before meetings of farmers ; examinations and reports 

 on the value and utilization of farm lands ; and educational exhibits and 

 demonstrations at fairs as well as during Farmers' Week at the College 

 of Agriculture. 



ATI. Department of Horticulture. 



(a) This department gave instruction during the year to 12 graduate 

 students, 215 regular and special students, and 180 winter-course students. 



(b) Cooperative studies have been conducted by the division of ilori- 

 culture with the American Peony Society, the National Sweet Pea 

 Society, and the American Gladiolus Society. Other flower crops under 

 special observation have been the canna, dahlia, aster, and liollyhock. The 

 division of olericulture has made special studies of lettuce, radish, and 

 celery crops in the western part of the State and of cole crops in the 

 eastern part of the State. In the division of pomology experiments have 

 been made in cooperation with the Department of Entomology on the 

 control of the red spider, work was continued on orchard surveys, and 

 on fifty acres of I'niversity land set aside for pomological purposes 

 there has been planned and partly planted a large orchard. 



(c) About 5.500 letters were sent out during the year in addition to 

 bulletins and circulars. Members of the staff have spoken at many 

 meetings in the State and have assisted with the farm train and with 

 exhibits. 



