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common fipplo. No fruit set. For want of any other place, the squashes, 

 gourds, anil pumpkins were planted in the orchard, scattered about remote from 

 each other. The crop was poor. 



The apple crop was almost a failure, as was generally the case in this part of 

 tlie country. 



The codling moths were few. They were caught by paper bands, as last year. 

 But very few moths wintered about the orchards ; indeed, we were not able to 

 find any alive m the spring. They were all frozen to death, — sometlung we 

 never heard of before. 



CLOSING KEMARKS. 



AVe have but a limited number of experiments to report. It is not for want 

 of any to try or any desire to ti*y them. The reasons are these : So much work 

 in the class-room ; all labor unskilled and frequently changhig and uncertain ; 

 the constant care in person in looking after student labor in afternoons : the 

 want of nieans to employ constant skilled help to direct students or to perform 

 experiments. If the people want experiments of much extent, or cost, or value, 

 they must say so, and see that means are provided. At present our force is not 

 adequate to cany on Avell the ordmary routine of class-room, gardens, green- 

 liouse, orchard, drives, and lawns. 



I cannot close this report without returning thanks to the students who have 

 worked in the Horticultural Department. Most of tliem have shown inuch zeal 

 in their work; to Oscar Terrell, wlio has for two years so quietly and faithfully 

 employed his time with tlie team in a great variety of places ; to Mr, James 

 Cassady, the gardener, who has been so watchful and skillful, day and night, 

 summer and winter, in his charge of the green-house ; and in an especial degree 

 to my foreman, Mr. Charles W. Gartleld, for his work at the State Fair, in 

 charge of our collection, for his watchful care of Avork, and in teacliing during 

 my absence, and at all times and places, never forgetting the Ijcst interests of 

 the students and all others. 



Respectfully submitted. 



A\' . J. BEAL, 

 Prof. Jjotany and Horticulture. 



DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND ENGINEERING. 



jVIiciiigan State Agricultural College, Dec. 7, 1875. 

 To President Abbot : 



I have the j^leasure of submitting the following report of the Department of 

 Mathematics and Civil Eno-ineerins: : 



CIVIL ENGINEERING. 



Instruction was given in civil engineering to the Senior Class for a period of 

 twelve weeks. Wood's revision of Mahan's Civil Engineering was used as a text 

 book. The class passed over, under my direction, nearly the whole of the text 



