i8 Director's Report of the 



Increase in buildings and other equipment. — The legislature of 

 1903 made appropriations for additional buildings and equipment 

 as follows : 



For horse stable and carriage house $5,000 



For fire protection system 5,000 



The horse stable and carriage house are well advanced in construc- 

 tion. The fire protection system is nearly installed. It will consist 

 of a steel tower 100 ft. high surmounted by a tank holding 15,000 

 gallons of water. This tank is connected by a six inch pipe with 

 hydrants so distributed as to be available to all the Station buildings 

 of any considerable size. 



A Holloway chemical engine, with two 30-gallon cylinders, has 

 been purchased, also three hose carts with one thousand feet of 2^ 

 inch hose. The Station is now for the first time well equipped to 

 combat fire. 



Buildings and equipment needed. — The disastrous fire of May 7th, 

 1902, left the Station without any building for the storage of farm 

 machinery and other materials which should not be located either in 

 a cattle barn or horse stable. Such a building is imperatively needed 

 and if so built as to accommodate grain storage in vermin proof bins 

 should cost not less than $4,500 at the present very high prices for 

 labor and building materials. 



The appropriations asked for ipo/f-§. — The following are the ap- 

 propriations needed for the fiscal year 1904-5 : 



For salaries of scientific and clerical staff $27,500 



For wages of the labor class, including engineer, 

 janitors, laboratory helpers, employees in forc- 

 ing house and orchards, herdsmen, teamsters 

 and common labor 13,000 



For general expense, including heat, light, water, 

 laboratory supplies, outside experiments, trav- 

 eling expenses, equipment of scientific ap- 

 paratus, farm machinery, and general expendi- 

 tures of all sorts 20,000 



$60,500 



