EXPERIMENT STATION REPORTS. 



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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR AND AGRICULTURIST. 



To the President: 



During the year ending June 30, 1904, there have been issued by the 

 Experiment Station the following bulletins: 



Notwithstanding the frequent and necessary pruning of the mailing 

 list to insure the removal of names of persons who no longer need or 

 desire our bulletins, it is constantly increasing. The total number of 

 names approaches forty thousand. The practice of printing as special 

 bulletins, such articles as are of primary importance to certain sections 

 of the State or to people engaged in certain industries, still continues 

 and with this practice goes the further practice of publishing as bulletins 

 not educational articles but results of experiments and reports of in- 

 vestigations made by members of the staff. The bulletins are printed 

 by the College without charge to the regular station funds. 



I am glad to report that there have been few changes of importance 

 in the working force of the station during the year. R. H. Pettit was 

 made a member of the council at the beginning of the year. M. L. Dean, 

 who had for several years rendered efficient service as assistant in hor- 

 ticulture, in November, 1903, left the station work to make a collection 

 of tree fruits for the Exposition at St. Louis. He brought to the work 

 of assistant at this station a long experience in growing small fruits 

 as well as tree fruits and vegetables at Grand Rapids and elsewhere. 

 He was thoroughly trained in practical horticultui-^ and the station 

 meets with a serious loss when he leaves it. By reason of the fact that 

 so few changes have taken place in the working force of the station the 



