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in his ideal college are now performed by the college of Agri- 

 culture. The additional appropriations are needed to enable ic 

 to perform its functions on a larger scale and more effectively. 

 In the near future the College of Agriculture will have 1,500 or 

 2,000 students at Ithaca and it must give them good instruction. 

 In the near future the College of Agriculture must cover the 

 State with extension work, and for this purpose it must have 

 a separate staff of teachers. In the near future the College of 

 Agriculture must maintain in addition to its three months' 

 winter school for farmers' sons and daughters a two months' 

 summer school for teachers who may desire to qualify them- 

 selves to give instruction in the elements of agriculture in the 

 schools of the State. To prepare teachers of agriculture, to 

 bring science to the help of farmers throughout the State, and 

 by original research to enlarge agricultural knowledge, are the 

 functions to which the New York State College of Agriculture 

 and the Federal Experiment Station at Cornell University are 

 dedicated. 



The following is a brief summary of the reports of the heads 

 of the several departments. The work of each department is 

 described under three divisions : (a) instruction to students ; 

 (b) investigation and research; (c) extension work among the 

 farmers of the State. 



I. Department of Farm Management and Farm Crops. 



(a) This department gave instruction during the year to 169 

 undergraduate and 9 graduate students. During the coming 

 year more time relatively than heretofore will be given to the 

 courses in farm management, which are now quite distinct from 

 the courses in farm crops. 



(b) An important piece of investigation during the year was 

 the study of the best methods of laying out field experiments. 

 But in this department to a greater extent than in some others 

 investigation and extension work go hand in hand. 



(c) One-third of the time, and 85 per cent, of the funds of 

 the department have been expended on extension work. The 

 most important project in this field, as well as in the line of 

 research, was the continuation of the Agricultural Survey begun 

 last year and now completed for Tompkins County. Among 

 other activities of this department were: a corn show held 

 during Farmers Week at Ithaca; experiments on the growth of 



