ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Off. DoC. 



SUMMARY. 



The work of the Department, as indicated in the former part of this 

 report, is distributed among its various Divisions, and each Division, 

 thiough its oHieial head, is entrusted with the carrying out of all the 

 details of the particular work assigned. The following summary 

 shows the classification. 



DIVISION OF FARMERS' INSTITUTES. The work of this Di- 

 vision is educational, carrying information to the districts in which 

 the farmers' live, and reached during the past year about one hun- 

 dred and fifty thousand farming people. 



CROr REPORTS. The system of crop reports is made part of 

 the work of the Institute Division. Careful reporters are en- 

 gaged in collecting data for the Department in every county in the 

 State. These data are then arranged and published in the Annual 

 Report. 



THE DAIRY AND FOOD DIVISION. This Division is under 

 the immediate supervision and direction of a Dairy and Food Com- 

 missioner, who is charged with the enforcement of the laws rela- 

 ting to the inspection of the character of the various foods on sale 

 in the State, and the prosecution of those who are found violating 

 the law. The Commissioner has charge also of the Dairy industry 

 of the State, including dairy statistics and improved management 

 of creameries and dairy herds. 



DIVISION OF ECONOMIC ZOOLOGY^ This Division is in 

 charge of a Commissioner who is known as the The Economic Zoolo- 

 gist, whose duties are to make examination and investigations into 

 the insect enemies of crops and report upon their ravages and give 

 suggestions for their control or eradication. There is assigned to 

 this Division the Orchard, Greenhouse, Market Garden and Flower 

 Gardening industries of the State. Information is sent out by him 

 to those engaged in these industries, giving the latest scientific and 

 practical discoveries in these lines of work, and as new questions 

 arise he endeavors to have investigations made and proper solution 

 discnvcrcd lo meet the new conditions. 



DIVISION OF VETERINARY SCIENCE. The chief of this Di- 

 vision is by law, reciuired to be "a graduate of some reputable vet- 

 erinary college.'' The law further mnkes it the duty of the Secre- 

 tary of .Agriculture "to obtain and distribute information on all 

 matters relating to the raising and care of stock and poultry; the 



