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demonstration where the interested individuals all came together on one 

 farm. 



The 'Truit Show" held early in the winter term, managed entirely 

 by the horticultural students, w^as much larger and more successful than 

 the three previous attempts. Sample lots of fruits from many states 

 are secured by exchange or are presented to the department by former 

 students. This fruit show is enjoyed by the entire communit}^, includ- 

 ing Lansing. 



The Short Course in Fruit Growing this year had 43 students. Sev- 

 eral members were graduates from colleges and universities. The assist- 

 ance of the Departments of Botany, Entomology, Soils, Farm Mechanics 

 and the Chemical Division of the Experiment Station helped to make 

 this course a success. In the past, only instruction in fruit growing 

 has been given but there has been a demand for some instruction in 

 vegetable growing and market gardening. It may be wise to extend 

 the course from six to eight weeks and use the last two wrecks for in- 

 struction in market gardening and to make this a somewhat separate 

 course and try to induce market gardeners of the state to come here for 

 that time and to secure special instructors for some of this work. 



The department has sent quite complete exhibits of horticultural in- 

 terest to the West Michigan State Fair at Grand Rapids; the Michigan 

 State Fair at Detroit and the first Apple Show at Grand Rapids in 

 November, as well as on the Farmers' Institute train in June. With all 

 of these exhibits, a man has been in constant charge to explain the 

 points and to answer questions. 



The usual number of meetings of horticultural societies and farmers' 

 institutes have been participated in by members of the Horticultural 

 department. 



The first change in the staff of the department in three years was made 

 when Instructor O. I. Gregg resigned last September, to engage in com- 

 mercial fruit growing. Mr. G. W. Hood, a graduate of the Ohio State 

 University in 1909, succeeded Mr. Gregg. 



I am very pleased to report a spirit of loyalty and co-operation among 

 all the members of the department and that the services of Assistant 

 Professor C. P. Halligan, Instructors Thomas Gunson and G. W. Hood, 

 Field Agent O. K. White and Foreman A. H. Davis have been thoroughly 

 satisfactory. 



Respectfully submitted, 



H. J. EUSTACE, 

 Professor of Horticulture. 



East Lansing, June 30, 1912. 



