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sixteen years ago. Cultivation in all parts has now entirely ceased. Some 

 thinning is done during each year. 



THE NEW LABORATORY. 



Late last autumn we moved from temporary quarters in the agricultural 

 laboratory to the new building. From spring to autumn, for three long 

 years, botany was without a home, and we were unable to perform very 

 good work on this account. Owing to a lack of money, the equipment 

 was delayed for eight months longer. A full account of the plans was 

 given in the last report of the Board of Agriculture. 



THE MICHIGAN FLORA. 



This was issued in pamphlet form, in addition to its appearance in my 

 last report printed in the Michigan Board of Agriculture. It has been 

 extensively distributed among botanists, and continues to be in consider- 

 able demand by teachers and amateur botanists. The work has received 

 many high compliments, especially for the novel feature of the introduc- 

 tory portion, which shows the economic side of botany. 



REPORT OF THE PROFESSOR OF VETERINARY SCIENCE. 



To the President of the Michigan Agricultural College: 



Sir — I herewith beg to submit a report of the work done in the veteri- 

 nary department during the year 1892-3. 



A new class began the study with the autumn term of 1892, being com- 

 posed of twenty-three seniors from the agricultural course and one post 

 graduate, the latter, however, had to withdraw from the class soon after its 

 organization, having accepted a responsible position in a business capacity 

 at some distance from the college. 



The instruction given during this term was devoted, as on previous occa- 

 sions, to the anatomy of such domestic animals as the horse, ox, sheep and 

 hog, in which the class seemed to take unusual interest, probably to be 

 partly accounted for by the fact that the students had in anticipation the 

 preparation of an anotomical exhibit for the Columbian Exposition at 

 Chicago. 



At the close of the term we dissected two horses, which served as a 

 practical review of our class room work up to this point. We also began 

 the preparation of a skeleton to be afterwards shown with our collection 

 at Chicago. 



At the annual convention of the Association of American Agricultural 

 Colleges and Experiment Stations, I was elected to take charge of the vet- 

 erinary alcove in the college and station space at the World's Fair, and on 

 the 1st of December, 1892, 1 received a commission from the representative 

 of the Department of Agriculture at Washington, directing me to report 

 for duty as special agent, and upon receiving instructions from the State 



