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could be built. Then new approaches had to be constructed and the oki ones 

 raised for use. The work now done is believed to be permanent. 



The season has in many respects been a peculiar one ; the spring was very 

 late, and snow and ice came late, and retarded much of the work. At the close 

 of the season copious showers of rain fell, and cool weather with early frost, 

 injured somewhat the corn crop. The drouth in September injured the root 

 crop, making them small, and not as large a crop as usual. 



I take pleasure in calling attention to the account, as reported by the Secre- 

 tary, of receipts and disbursements, yiz. : 



Total receipts, etc $5,489 16 



disbursements, including students' labor 4,807 33 



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Balance gain and increase of inyentorv 1681 83 



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There has been of student labor i:)erf ormed 12, 795 43 



Less work for College 691 59 



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Student labor joaid for on Farm Department 82, 103 84 



The fields will l)e considered in their proper order, and first Field No. 1. 

 This field was first in hay, and after mo'wing was pastured. The June grass 

 had nearly driven out the tame grasses, and the result was not veiy satisfactory. 



Plaster was sown on the field to the value of 81 50 



Hay produced at 18 per ton. 64 37 



Student labor $3 39 



Men and team labor 16 81 



Total - - - - . $20 20 



Field Xo. 2, adjoining the College grounds, v»'as broken wp but not so-wn or 

 planted to a crop. The labor was as follows : 



Student labor $3 95 



Men and team labor 66 90 



Total $70 85 



Field No. 3 was planted to potatoes, 3 acres, and 20 acres to roots, Swedes 

 turnips, and a small plat of two kinds of beets. 1st, The potatoes were of two 

 standard varieties, viz., Peachblows and Early Kose, and a few hills each of 

 Brownell's Beauty, Compton's Sui"prise, and Extra Early Vermont. They each 

 did very well. A few rows were planted with bone super-phosphate in the hill, 

 a few more with it sprinkled on. Some was also sprinkled on 6 rows of roots, 

 but no perceptible difEerence could be seen this year, either in quantity or qual- 

 ity, that did not occur on other portions of tlie field. The Early Eose were 

 planted May 15, and the Peachblows and others on the 20th. They were har- 

 rowed as they made their appearance, and then cultivated and hoed twice after- 

 ward. 



The following is a summary of the potato crop : 



