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ill*;-, the results of which have been published as Special Bulletin No. 

 21; second, no less than 75 tests of the relative merits of pasteurized 

 and unpasteurized butter which have positively demonstrated the ad- 

 visability of pasteurizing the cream from ordinary milk for butter 

 ])roduction; and third, studies along the line of sanitary milk •produc- 

 tion which have necessitated visits to nearlv a dozen dairv farms, the 

 results to be published in a forthcoming bulletin. 



Yours resided fully, 



R. S. SHAW. 



REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE. 



To President J. L. Snyder: 



I have the honor to present herewith my report as Professor of Hor- 

 ticulture and Landscape Gardening for the year ending June 30, 1904. 

 The year has been one of steady growth in the several branches of the 

 department, and I take pleasure in setting forth the essential details 

 of its progress. 



IXSTRUCTIOX. 



l^»ut one change has been made in the courses offered by the Depart- 

 uient sincp the report of last year. In the Fall term of the Senior year 

 two distinct lines of study are carried by the Seniors instead of but 

 one. Formerly the entire term was devoted to Harvesting and Market- 

 ing Fruits ; now the first half of the term is devoted to that subject, 

 wliile IMant Breeding occupies the last half term. 



The number of students taking work in the Department varies so 

 little from the numbers given in 1903 that it is not thought worth while 

 to give the figures for the different courses. In only one class was 

 Ihere a marked falling off in numbers. Owing to the installation of 

 the five-year course, and consequent changes, there were fewer Soph- 

 omores than we usualh' have to take the work in Vegetable Gardening. 



The laboratory work remains much the same this year as last. It 

 should be noted that this is the first year in which laboratory work 

 wholly takes the place of the old system of manual labor. The year's 

 trial of the new system justifies to the highest degree the hopes with 

 which it was inaugurated. It should be said that all of the ground 

 formerly covered as strictly educational work is covered by the new 

 system — it is only the repeated performing of routine work that has 

 been eliminated. Abundant opportunity is now given to take a hand 

 in doing the routine work on Saturdays and during vacation, and with 

 suitable wages. 



The special six weeks' course in Horticulture was given as in previous 

 years, with about the same number of students and the same degree of 

 success. 



