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ble cows. A concrete silo was erected during the latter part of 

 the summer at a cost of approximately $250. Additional ma- 

 chinery for grinding grain and hay was installed during the 

 latter part of the year. The milk room has also been improved 

 and additional equipment added. The increase of the herd has 

 been cared for and we now have about as many young stock as 

 we have cows in the dairy, and within a year and a half the 

 number of animals producing milk will be approximately double 

 that of the present number. Considerable improvement has also 

 been made in the fences, gates and sheds in connection with the 

 dairy buildings. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT. 



Upon the resignation of Mr. Wilmon Newell, formerly En- 

 tomologist of the Station and Secretary of the State Crop Pest 

 Commission, Mr. J. B. Garrett, Assistant Director of the North 

 Louisiana Experiment Station at Calhoun, was appointed to 

 this position and took up his duties the first of January. The 

 Legislature of 1910 established the State Livestock Sanitary 

 Board and gave to this Board charge of the tick eradication work, 

 formerly conducted by the Crop Pest Commission. The ento- 

 mological investigations of the Crop Pest Commission were trans 

 ferred to the Experiment Station, as was also all property 

 belonging to the Commission. The work of the inspection of 

 nurseries and the execution of police regulations for the pre- 

 vention of the introduction of injurious insects and fungous 

 diseases was given to the State Board of Agriculture. The 

 work has thus been distributed so as to practically give the in- 

 vestigations to the Experiment Stations, the police power to 

 the State Board of Agriculture and the tick eradication work 

 to the Livestock Sanitary Board. This seems to be a much 

 more effective plan of operation than that previously existing. 



HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. 



Mr. George L. Tiebout has continued in charge of the work 

 of this department and has faithfully and efficiently discharged 

 every responsibility. During the summer arrangements were 

 made by which Mr. Tiebout could give all his time to the Expe- 

 riment Station work, and the work of teaching previously done 

 by him was cared for by the addition of another member to 



