232 STATE BOARD OF AGRTCTTLTURE. 



We are uow liaviug built a bain wliicli will satisfactorily house our 

 experimental animals and enable us to conduct our work in the future 

 under pleasanter surroundings. A new man is expected in September to 

 take up, and push with vigor, the researcli work with this disease. 



In conclusion I wish to commend the earnest efforts and fine spirit 

 of cooperation, manifested by all those whose work is discussed herein. I 

 am indebted to Miss Northrup, assistant bacteriologist, for advice and 

 assistance freely given out of time already fully occupied by teaching 

 duties, and in behalf of the laboratory I must thank Miss Louise Rau 

 for her industry, patience and carefulness in handling all the numerous 

 details of office work made necessary by the variety of our endeavors. 



We are especiall}^ grateful to you for your active support and wise 

 council during the year. 



Respectfully, 

 WARD GILTNER, 



Bacteriologist. 



East Lansing, Mich., June 30, 191G. 



REPORT OF THE BOTANIST. 



Dean R. S. Shaw: 



Dear Sir — I hand you herewith my report as Botanist of the Experi- 

 ment Station. 



The botanical staff has suffered no loss during the year, consisting 

 as in the preceding year of myself, Dr. G. H. Coons, Research Assist- 

 ant in Plant Pathology; Dr. R. P. Hibbard, Research Assistant in Plant 

 Physiology; and Mr. J. H. Muncie, Assistant in Plant Pathology. In 

 addition Mr. R. W. Goss was employed during the fall for full time 

 and from January 1st on as half time Assistant in Plant Pathology. 

 For assistance in making culture media, distilled water for Dr. Hib- 

 bard's experiments, and other work of the kind, student labor has been 

 employed as it was needed or was available. 



My work in the main consisted of the general supervision of the 

 lines of work carried on by the above named statf. In addition I had 

 charge on the part of the Experiment Station of the cooperative work 

 on cucumber diseases. 



The reports of Dr. G. H. Coons, Dr. R. P. Hibbard and Mr. J. H. 

 Muncie are appended herev,ith as part of my report. 



The cucumber disease work is conducted under a cooperative agree- 

 ment between this Experiment Station and those of Wisconsin and 

 Indiana, the Bureau of Plant Industry of the U. S. Department of Agri- 

 culture, and the H. J. Heinz Pickle Co. Under the terms of this agree- 

 ment the H. J. Heinz Pickle Co., furnishes the land and labor at Big 

 Rapids, and pays the salary of Mr. S. P. Doolittle on the H. J. Heinz 

 Industrial Fellowship at this institution. The Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry furnishes several men with W. W. Gilbert to supervise and co- 

 ordinate the work. For this Station I supervise and plan the work of 

 Mr. Doolittle on the mosaic disease of cucumber and act in an advisory 



