No. 6. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 693 



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Report of Committee on Cereals, 425 



Report of Committee on Roads, 429 



Report of Committee on Fruit and Fruit Growing 431 



Report of Committee on Poultry, 434 



Report of Botanist 447 



Report on Feeding Stuffs, 450 



Report of Entomologist, '. . . 475 



Report of Committee on Fertilizer, 479 



Report of Committee on Wool and Textile, 482 



Report of Committee on Livestock, 485 



Report of Committee on Dairying, 488 



Report of Microscopist and Hygientist 498 



Report of Apiarist, 514 



Report of Committee on Legislation 517 



Report of Ornithologist, 520 



Report of Mineralogist 528 



Report of Committee on INlemorials, 534 



Report of Economic Geologist 540 



Report of Agricultural Geologist, 547 



Report on Forests and Forestry, 552 



State College, faculty of, 681 



State Horticultural Association, officers of, 563 



Abstract of papers read at annual meeting 563 



Report of General Fruit Committee, 566 



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Tillage and sod mulch 397 



Tillage defined, . . . '. 398 



Sod mulch defined, 398 



Objects of tillage, 398 



Relative value of tillage, 400 



Advantages of the two methods 401 



Tobacco, culture and marketing of, 340 



Harvesting of, 340 



Enemies of, 343 



Curing of, 346 



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Veterinarian report of, Ill 



Report meat hygiene service, 112 



Inspections during the year 113 



Meat markets examined 114 



Slaughter houses examined, 115 



Report horesbreeding, 117 



Number stallions licensed, 118 



Report practical farm work, 118 



Report contagious and infectious diseases, 119 



Actinomyces 119 



Anthrax 120 



Blackleg, 120 



Glanders : 121 



Hog cholera, 122 



Mange, 123 



Rabies 124 



Texas fever, 126 



Contagious abortion, 126 



Report laboratory, 127 



Research experiments, 127 



Routine work, 132 



Report milk hygiene, 136 



Regulations and rules, 137 



Schedule of work, 141 



Dairies examined, 143 



Tuberculosis in cattle, 143 



Number tubercular cattle 144 



Vegetables, care of early cabbage 618 



Garden irrigation 624 



Marketing problems 628 



