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reach some conclusion regarding the effect of eradicating all trees found 

 to be infected. 



During the year, Mr. T. A. Farrand has continued in charge of the 

 South Haven Sub-station, and has attended to his duties in a thoroughly 

 satisfactory manner. In addition to supervising the work and prepar- 

 ing his report, he devoted several weeks to nursery and orchard inspec- 

 tion and made numerous visits to the premises of fruit growers, in the 

 vicinity of South Haven, who desired to consult him regarding the attack 

 of troublesome insects or diseases or the care required by their orchards, 

 He has also given considerable time to attending farmers' institutes and 

 meetings of horticultural societies. As all persons interested in fruit 

 growing are welcome at the station, a large number of visitors call there 

 each year and the attention required by them takes no small amount of 

 time during the summer months. 



Respectfully submitted. 



L. R. TAFT, 

 Horticulturist. 

 Agricultural College, Mich. 

 June 30, 1904. 



REPORT OF CONSULTING VETERINARIAN. 



Director C. D. Smith: 



As Consulting Veterinarian for the experiment station I have the 

 honor of presenting the following report : 



As in former years much of my work in this connection has been the 

 answering of letters with reference to diseases of live stock. During 

 the past year the questions asked have not pertained to any particular 

 disease, but rather to a large number of the non-contagious disorders. 

 Few questions have been received with regard to the contagious dis- 

 eases. The contagious swine disorders have probably caused the great- 

 est losses during the past year. 



The ''Grand Traverse" or ''Lake Shore" disease has caused quite ex- 

 tensive losses in certain sections. While the disease has been studied 

 during the year nothing definite has as yet been determined as to its 

 cause or causes, or as to its successful treatment except the moving of 

 the diseased animals to a locality where the disease does not occur, in 

 which case they recover with little or no treatmnet except good care and 

 feed. Experiments are in progress for determining the value of certain 

 drugs as curative agents when used in the infected districts, but we 

 cannot as yet say as to the ultimate result of the experiments. We hope 

 to continue the study the coming year in connection with others, and if 

 possible find a prevention or cui-e for the disease. 



Respectfully submitted, 



GEO. A. WATERMAN, 



Consulting Veterinarian. 

 Agricultural College, Mich. 

 June 28, 1904. 



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