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Bulletin No. 82. Containing the Law Creating a Department of 

 Agriculture in Pennsjivania, &c. 89 pages. 



Bulletin No. 83. Tabulated Analyses of Commercial Fertilizers. 

 132 pages. 



Bulletin No. 84. Methods of Steer-Feeding; bj G. C. Watson and 

 A. K. Risser. IG pages. 



Bulletin No. 8o. Farmers' Institutes in Pennsylvania; Season of 

 1901-1902. 101 pages. 



Bulletin No. 86. List of Licenses Granted by the Dairy and Food 

 Commissioner. 421 pages. 



Bulletin No. 87. Giving Average Composition of Feeding Stuffs. 

 42 pages. 



The Bulletins published during the year would, if bound together, 

 make a volume of 1,822 pages, representing a vast amount of work, 

 most of it being b}' experts of established reputation. 



LIBRARY AND MUSEUM. 



Attention was called in last year's report to the importance of a 

 well selected library for the use of the Department, and a small ap- 

 propriation was asked for to be applied to this purpose. The Appro- 

 priation Committee did not allow the item, and the measure was 

 dropped. 



A few necessary books of reference were, however, purchased, 

 which, together with the exchanges with agricultural departments in 

 other States, has added quite materially to the library equipment. In 

 estimating the space needed by the department in the new capitol 

 building, a large room was requested for use as a library and museum. 

 It is hoped, therefore, that when the Department is finally located in 

 its new quarters ample provision will be provided for cases for books. 



The necessity for a well equipped museum representing the agricul- 

 tural capabilities of our State, is brought to our attention by the great 

 National exhibitions being held each year, at which the resources of 

 the several States are exhibited to the world. Pennsylvania is not 

 behind the foremost of her sister States in agricultural production. 

 and yet no exhibit worthy of her position jind resoui'ces as a protlucing 

 State is at hand for use upon such occasions. It is manifestly im- 

 practicable to prepare a proper exhibit in a single year or without an 



