tended that a hes of ‘this work shall be devoted to experiments 
with fertilizers. bi connection with ang an a lesson in the 
pounds of each of the fruits named, also by 100 pounds of the 
wood of the grape and apple. It is intended for use at the 
fairs, farmers’ clubs, and meetings of fruit growers, and for use 
at the Station. 
Asa portion of the general farm work has been included in this 
_ department, a considerable amount of routine work has necessarily 
‘to be performed. Experiments have also been started with cereals 
a and grasses, to test varieties and methods of seeding. Others are 
_ planned with fertilizers, ensilage, crops for soiling and methods to 
- obtain the best and most economical results. 
In addition to the above regular and systematic work of investiga- 
a tion. going on at the Station, there have been published during the 
_ past year, in addition to an annual report of several hundred pages, 
_ seven bulletins, with an aggregate of 173 pages, 45,000 copies of which 
in all have been distributed among the farmers of the State; while the 
_ correspondence has steadily and rapidly increased from a total of less 
than 500 letters in 1887 to over 2,000 during the past year, many of 
these letters of inquiry necessitating study and investigation. 
_ From the above statement it will be seen that the Experiment Station 
_ is actively engaged in the work for which it was most wisely estab- 
_ lished, “for the purpose of promoting every branch of agriculture by 
_ scientific investigation and experiment,’ and that its work is being 
- more and more appreciated by the people. 
This statement presents a general view of the necessary routine 
P Brot of the Station, and outlines the principal lines of investiga- 
tion upon which we are engaged. That any particular branch of 
4 work appears to be neglected, should not be understood as 
~ evidence of lack of just appreciation of its absolute or relative 
te importance, but an indication only that far more must for a time 
be left undone than it is possible to accomplish with present 
means and facilities. Those familiar from personal experience 
with the work of investigation need not to be reminded that few 
practical conclusions of much value can be hastily secured, and 
he influence of such persons should be exerted upon every suit- 
ble occasion, on the one hand, to impress upon others reasonable 
