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furnished practically all of the equipment needed to operate the camp, and I 

 wish to express our appreciation of their courtesy. There were twenty-seven 

 students in attendance and the quality of the work accomplished was very 

 high. The summer school session in forestry was reduced to four weeks 

 which, since the work is required, is in many respects better than a seven 

 weeks' course, as it allows the student more time to himself during the sum- 

 mer. The work consists of field work running steadily from 6:00 A. M. to 

 5:00 P. M. so a very large amount of work can be accomplished during the 

 four weeks. 



The forest nursery was operated as usual; planting stock amounting to 

 99,000 trees having been shipped during the year. The yield of maple syrup 

 in the sugar bush was that of an average season, and a considerable amount 

 of cord wood was removed in thinnings in the south woods. The wood lots 

 are both in excellent condition. 



During Farmers' Week a wood lot conference was held at the College. 

 The meeting was very successful and will, I hope, be followed by others of 

 the same kind. 



The number of students in forestry- has increased considerably during the 

 last two years and we find ourselves badly hampered for lack of sufficient 

 laboratory space. Much of our equipment cannot be used to the best advan- 

 tage for lack of room, and the students are very much crowded. 



I wish to express my appreciation of your many helpful suggestions and 

 encouragement during the 3'ear. 



Respectfully submitted, 



A.K.CHITTENDEN, 



Professor of Forestry. 

 East Lansing, Mich., June 30, 1921. 



REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE. 



To President F. S. Kedzie: 



Dear Sir: 



It is a pleasure to report that the work for the past year has been marked 

 by new improvements and developments in the Horticultural department 

 and that the year as a whole, has been a very successful one. 



At the beginning of the school year we were fortunate in obtaining the 

 services of Mr. R. E. Marshall, a graduate of the Nebraska State Agricultural 

 College and a post-graduate in Horticulture of Oregon. During recent years 

 his work has been along extension lines as Director of Horticultural Exten- 

 sion in Virginia. The services of Dr. Newton L. Partridge have also been 

 utilized in teaching a few courses during the winter months which did not 

 interfere with his experimental work. 



We offered for the first time a course in the Geography of Horticulture 

 in the fall term which proved very interesting and instructive. The course 

 in Commercial Horticulture given during the winter term was offered for 

 the second year and has proved to be one of the most desirable courses in 

 our present curriculum, particularly for students interested along marketing 

 lines. The courses offered during the past year and the number of students 

 attending each are noted in the following table: 



