DELAWARE. 91 



Diirino- the rear Storrs Hall, the new coUeoe dormitory, has been 

 completed at a cost of $G0,000. A legacy of the late Edwm Gilbert 

 bequeathed to the college a farm at Georgetown of about 356 acres, 

 together with all tools, machinery, agricultural implements, live 

 stock, and buildings, upon condition *' that the same be taken and 

 maintained in connection with said college as a farm and for the 

 purpose of teaching or instruction in farming practically.'' In 

 addition $60,000 was left to the college, the interest of which is to 

 be used for caring for the farm and for instruction in agriculture, 

 especially animal husbandry. 



Bulletins 36, Poultry suggestions for the amateur; 37, The so- 

 called " germicidal property '' of milk ; 38, The marketing of poultry 

 products; 39, Pig- feeding experiments; 40, Creamery problems ; and 

 4L Spraying notes, 1904-5, were received during the year from this 

 station. 



The income of the station during the past fiscal year was as 

 follows : 



United States appropriation. Hatch Act $7,500.00 



United States appropriation, Adams Act 2,500.00 



State appropriation 1,800.00 



MiscellaueoHS 581. 33 



Total 12,381.33 



Reports of the receipts and expenditures -for the United States 

 funds have been rendered in accordance with the schedules pre- 

 scribed by this Department and have been approved. 



The Connecticut" Storrs Station has materially improved its equip- 

 ment and has made its work more thorough. It is also broadening 

 its relations with the farmers of the State and securing their confi- 

 dence and support in increased measure. 



DELAWARE. 

 The Delaware College Agricultural Experiment Station, \eicark. 

 Department of Delaware College. 

 H. IIaywari). :M. S. Agr.. Director. 



The un.settled conditions surrounding the Delaware Station cul- 

 minated toward the close of the fiscal year in the retirement of the 

 director, who was retained in charge of agronomy and animal hus- 

 bandry. A new director. H. HayAvard. has since been appointed. 



The bacteriologist has been engaged in a study of nitroculture 

 organisms, as to their condition in commercial cultures. These cul- 

 tures were found unreliable for general farm use because of the in- 

 ability of the organisms to withstand drying for any considerable 

 time and retain their vitality. Field tests of fresh cultures of 



