8 DiRBCTOR^s Rbport of the 



It occupies a desirable situation, commanding an outlook over a 

 section of country which in its beauty and evidences of prosper- 

 ity is seldom, if ever, excelled. The Station grounds in their ar- 

 rangement and appearance give pleasing evidence of the pains- 

 taking care and good taste which have brought them into an un- 

 usually attractive condition. 



Moreover, the Station has a desirable social environment. The 

 village of Geneva is one of the oldest in the State, and has long 

 beeu the home of a cultivated people who have received the Sta- 

 tion as an institution in which they have a peculiar and abiding 

 interest. This is fortunate, because the prosperity and efficiency 

 of any work which calls together a body of educated men is 

 greatly enhanced by a loyal local support and agreeable social 

 relations. 



The officers of the Station are also in immediate contact with a 

 class of agriculturists of more than average ability. It is note- 

 worthy that wherever the production of fruit is a leading indus- 

 try, there will be found the farmers who are progressive and in 

 sympathy with an intelligent study of methods. This is especi- 

 ally true of that portion of New York from which has been 

 shipped millions of dollars worth of nursery stock to all parts 

 of the United States, and which is one of the finest fruit-growing 

 regions in the world. 



The financial basis of the Station. — The Station is at present 

 maintained by three separate funds known as the " General 

 Fund," the fund for " Expense of Bulletins and Enforcing the 

 Provisions of the Fertilizer Law," and the "Appropriation for 

 Horticultural Investigations, etc., in the Second Judicial Depart- 

 ment." 



The first fund serves to maintain the work of experiment and 

 investigations carried on at the Station, the second pays for 

 printing bulletins and the expense of sampling and analyzing 

 fertilizers, and the third supports the work of the Branch Sta- 

 tion located at Jamaica, Long Island. 



The Station staff. — The scientific staff proper now includes fif- 

 teen persons besides the Director. Of these, seven belong to the 



