146 STATE BOAED OF AGKICULTUKE. 



The old hall basement was ordered to be cleared, preparatory to general 

 examination and repairs of foundation, etc. The work is still going on. 



The cost to date is $4.67. 



The remaining parts of the College account consist of small amounts of labor 

 performed at the Chemical Laboratory, on the lawns, and drives, of repairs of 

 brick shop and various gates, etc., etc. The hay received from the lawns has 

 been credited and the amount received applied to the cost of keeping them and 

 the drives in order. 



The work on the department has been very satisfactory during the present 

 year. It is believed that better and more work has been performed than ever 

 before, and that the standard of labor has been gradually elevated. 



The plan of having members of the Senior class act as sub-foremen, and have 

 the responsibility of some job which they could complete, has worked very well. 

 It has been instructive to them in teaching them how to handle and control, 

 not only their own movements, in labor, but those of others. On the whole the 

 working of the plan has exceeded my expectations. The general plan of farm 

 operations for the remainder of this year and next will be nearly as follows : 



Field No. 1. — To remain in jjasture the remainder of this year, to be plowed 

 for soiling crop in 1877. 



Field No. 2. — To remain as at present till 1877, then to be replowed and 

 some hoed crop put in ; perhaps potatoes and corn. 



Field No. 3. — Is already sown to wheat and seeded to timothy. To seed with 

 clover in spring of 1877, and harvest the wheat. 



Field No. 4, — To be sown with winter rye, and seeded. The rye to be used 

 for early soiling feed. This refers to the part plowed up at present. The re- 

 mainder to be pastured this year, and plowed up in 1877, and used for two 

 years following for various soiling crops. 



Field No. 5. — To be in pasture the remainder of this year and next. 



Field No. 6. — To have the corn crop of 1876 first secured, and then to be 

 sown with roots in 1877. 



Field No. 7. — Woodland pasture the same as now for this year and next. To 

 proceed with the clearing in 1877. 



Field No. 8. — To be pastured the remainder of this year, and sward broken 

 and corn put in for next year. 



Field No. 9. Idle the remainder of this year to let the new seeding get good 

 root. Meadow next year. 



Field No. 10. The root crop, and the remainder of the potatoe crop is first 

 to be harvested, and in 1877 the field is to be sown to oats, followed by wheat. 



Field No. 11. To have the corn crop of '76 first secured, and in 1877 to be 

 planted again to corn in order the better to subdue the eastern portion of 

 the field. 



Fields No. 12 and 14 combined. Pasture in 1876-7; perhaps the two fields 

 will be separated by fence.- 



Fields No. 13 and 15 combined. To be used as pasture in 1876-7, and 

 considerable cleaning and logging done to imj)rove the field. Also, further 

 ditching of the swamps. 



Field No. 16. To be fenced on the east side next spring as far as the D., L. 

 & L. M. K. R., if possible. 



River Field, east of No. 7. To proceed with clearing as soon as No. 7 is 

 finished. 



The rotation of crops practiced upon the College farm is as follows, com- 



