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stock to the amount of 150,000 trees was shipped during the year, a con- 

 siderable increase over the past few j'ears. We are now beginning to 

 feel the results of the small amount of seed sown in the nurser}- during 

 the years of the Avar and next year we will have only a limited number 

 of trees available for shipment. The interest in forest planting is stead- 

 ily increasing and it is probable that the demand for trees during the 

 next few years will exceed our suply. ,AVe have accordingly planted a 

 lai'ge amount of seed this year. The maple sugar bush was operated as 

 usual and some thinnings were made in the various plantations. 



The Department has been represented at a number of meetings through- 

 out the State and has taken an active part in the shaping of a forest 

 policy for the State. There is a growing need for an extension specialist 

 in forestry and I hope it will soon again l>e possible to fill this position. 



The Department is at the present time hampered for lack of sufticient 

 laboratory space. AYe have very excellent laboratory equipment, much 

 of which cannot be used to the best advantage for lack of room. 



Tn concluding T wish to ex])ress my n]i]»reciation of your interest and 

 suggestions during tlie year. 



Resi)ect fully submitted, 



A. K. CHITTENDEN, 



Professor of Forestry. 



REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE 



To the President : — 



Sir: — I beg to submit the following report regarding the instructional 

 activities of the Department of Horticulture for the year ending June 

 30, 1923. 



There has been some reorganization of the work of the Department 

 during the year, mainly in the direction of increasing the staff and 

 making possible a greater specialization on the part of the staff members. 

 In the first place Landscai)e Gardening was separated from the Depart- 

 ment of Horticulture and ]ilaced in a Department by itself. The remain- 

 ing field has been subdivided and allotted to different staff members as 

 follows: 



V. R. Gardner — Administrative work and general pomology ('hew 

 appointee). 



R. E. Marshall — Fruit handling and marketing. 



F. C. Bradford — General pomology (new appointee). 



G. E. Starr — Vegetable breeding and seed improvement (new 

 appointee). 



W. C. button — Spraying. 

 N. L. Partridge — Viticulture. 

 R. E. Loree — Small fruit culture. 

 T. Gunsou — Floriculture. 



