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table pathologist be appointed to take this line of research at 

 the Station, he must have laboratory facilities and should be 

 given the use of a forcing-house as a plant hospital. 



Economic entomology is an important and necessary adjunct 

 of all lines of agricultural practice and cannot be ignored in our 

 attempt to aid the gardener and fruit grower. Two entomolo- 

 gists are now doing as good work for the Station as the facilities 

 at command will permit. An insectary should be provided, how- 

 ever, this being indispensable to an all-year study of insects and 

 their depredations. It will be necessary, moreover to furnish 

 and equip rooms for the Entomologist at the Station, as he is 

 now allowed the use of only a part of one room in the chemical 

 building. 



Museum. — Much material now comes into the possesion of the 

 Station which should be permanently preserved. Conveniently 

 arranged working collections of plants and insects are indispen- 

 sable. At present the Station is without any space in which to 

 locate such collections. This should be provided at once, and it 

 should be such as to reasonably insure against loss of the mate- 

 rials by fire. 



The various recommendations relative to the Station staff, 

 equipment and work are briefly summarized. 



Additions to Station staff. 



1. A Dairy Bacteriologist.* 



2. A Botanist and Mycologist.* 



3. A Station Editor and Librarian. 

 New buildings needed. , 



1. Biological and dairy building containing offices and lab- 



oratories for the horticulturist, botanist and mycolo- 

 gist, and entomologist, and a first-class equipment for 

 the investigation of practical dairy problems. 



2. A plant disease forcing-house. 



3. An insectary. 



4. Additions to the poultry plant, including an incubator 



cellar, breeding pens and brooder houses. 



• Possibly one department under a single bead. 



