THIRTV-EIOHTH ANNUAL 



OF THE 



SECRET^H 



OF THE 



STiTE BOiRD OF AeRICULTllRE 



OF THE 



Sr^TE OF JVIICHIQAI^ 



AND 



twiiii.fth: annual keport 



OF THE 



EXPEEIMENT STATION 



T 



FKOM 



JULY 1, 1898, TO JUi\E 30, 1899 



BY AUTHOEITY 



LANSfXG, MICHIGAN 

 ROBERT SMITH PRINTING CO., STATE PRINTERS AND BINDERS 



1899 



