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and 8 ft. deep was dng, chiefly with scraper and team. The studs \»ere of 2 by 6 in. 

 lumber resting on a 2 by 6 in. sill and held at the top by a plate of the same size. A 

 single layer of unmatched rough boards, lined with tarred paper, held in place by 

 perpendicular slats, constituted the sheathing. The dirt was filled in against the 

 sides. The silo had no roof, and the silage, covered with straw and 6 in. of mois- 

 tened dirt, was well preserved. 



STATISTICS. 



Reports of director and of treasurer of New York State Station [Neio York 

 State Sta. Rpt. 1893, pp. 1-211). — This Includes a financial report for the fiscal year 

 ending September 30, 1893; a brief survey of the work and list of bulletins for the 

 year; the needs of the station; World's Fair exhibit of fruits and vegetables and 

 awards to the station, and gifts to the station, together with reports on investiga- 

 tions of breeds of dairy cattle, sources of fat in milk, inspection of commercial 

 fertilizers, and several other studies, all of which are noticed elsewhere under the 

 appropriate headings. 



Proceedings connected -with the celebration upon the completion of the sta- 

 tion building and the organization of the Sheep Breeders and Wool Growers' 

 Association, the State Horticultural Society, and the State Dairy Association, 

 April 5, 1894 ( West Virginia Sta. Special Bui. 2, pp. 82, figs. 17, pi. 1). 



Contribution to the statistics of the indebtedness of the farmers of low^er 

 Hesse, C. Hubach (Landw. Jahrb., 23 {1894), No. 6, pp. 1035-1043). 



