LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 



To His Excellency^ 



The Governor of the State of New York : 

 Sir: 

 I have the honor herewith to transmit the Second Annual 

 Report of the AgricuUural Experiment Station of Cornell Univer- 

 sity, in accordance with the provisions and requirements of the 

 Act of Congress, approved March 2, 1887, establishing the 

 Station. This Report consists of the following documents : 



1. The Report of the Director of the Station. 



2. Acknowledgments of donations. 



3 . The Report of the Treasurer. 



4. The Report of the Chemist. 



5. The Report of the Botanist. 



6. The Report of the Cryptogamic Botanist. 



7. The Report of the Entomologist. 



8. The Report of the Agriculturist. 



9. The Report of the Horticulturist. 



10. Appendix I., containing copies of the eleven Bulletins 



published in the course ot the year. 



11. Appendix II., containing a detailed statement of the re- 



ceipts and expenditures of the Station. 



From the reports of the various officers of the Station it will be 

 seen that the year has been one of productive energy. The 

 Bulletins issued have been j-eceived with gratifying favor by the 

 agricultural press of the country. During the year the office has 



