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of the waj^ons and distributed iipou the stone sections so tl»at the.v had an 

 inch or so of soft mud upon them during- nuuhl.v times. Sections 2 and 

 4 sliowed little or no ellect of the heavy leaminj;-, but on section .'*> t]l(^ 

 Ihmvv teams had formed ruts about two inches deep for a few feet at 

 lilt' east end, owinj^ to the settlinj^; of tlie stone into the wet soil be- 

 neath, but at no i>lace had the wheels broken throu<?h, and a light top- 

 dressinji" of broken stone put it into j^ood condition ap^ain. 



The condition of the dillerent sections will be noted and reports mad(^ 

 from time to time. 



THE CAMPUS. 



The bringing of the street cars upon the grounds opened up a portion 

 of the campus that had previously been little used, and last spring 

 arrangements were made to decoi-ate it with trees and shrubbery. Bor- 

 ders were prepared upon both sides of the car track, a& well as bordering 

 the carriage drive and foot path, from the street car station to the- 

 entrance at the northeast corner of the Arboretum, and also along the 

 north side of the deer park. 



About one thousand shrubs, one hundred shade trees and seventy-five 

 evergreens, besides a large number of herbaceous perennials and an- 

 nuals were used. Nearly all were grown in the College nursery and 

 greenhouse by the students, and the greater part of the work of planting 

 and caring for the borders was done by them. 



The water garden started last year was a mass of flow'ers throughout . 

 the summer and the shrubbery and herbaceous perennials planted on 

 the borders made a very satisfactory' grow'th, showing little effect of 

 the dry weather, although most of the other shrubbery, as well as the 

 lawns and flower beds, suffered severely. 



If the drives and lawns are to be kept in a satisfactory condition, some 

 provision should be made for sprinkling them. This will require the 

 expenditure of about |250 for a street sprinkler and an equal amount for 

 hose, sprinklers, hydrants and water pipe. The expense of sprinkling 

 the drives would probably vary from |150 to $300, according to the dis- 

 tribution of the rainfall, and the cost of w^atering the lawns would be 

 about the same. 



The two elk, three deer and three Angora goats belonging to the de- 

 partment are in a satisfactory condition and are quite an attraction 

 with visitors. The addition of buffalo, antelope and other forms is- 

 suggested. 



ORCHARDS AND GARDENS. 



The severe wind and rain storm on June 7 broke many branches from 



•the shade trees, but only three or four were so injured that removal 



was necessary. In the orchards the damage was much more serious,. 



and many of the large apple and cherry trees were broken down, while 



about fifty of the smaller ones were torn out by the roots. 



The large pear trees and the old apple orchard gave good crops last 

 year, and promise well the present season. 



The trees were all thoroughly pruned in the spring and the trunks- 

 were scrubbed with a paste made of four parts of ashes, one of lime, 

 and sufficient dry earth to relieve the color of the lime. This has given 



