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During the year a barn to accommodate fifty head of stock, 
containing a root room, silo and feed grinding room was 
begun; also an incubator house and about seven miles of 
woven wire fence built. Pipes for supplying water to the 
different buildings were also laid. 
A large field has been seeded to grass, using those varieties 
which have given promise of usefulness in the trial plots of 
former years. This is to be a part of a study of the rotation 
of crops best adapted to this section of the state. 
A herd of Galloway cattle has been purchased and other 
pure bred cattle are being secured as opportunities offer. 
Specialists have been placed in charge of the live stock and 
poultry. 
In trying to solve the question of fruit for the Red River 
Valley, the work is confined mostly to seedlings. Several 
thousand apple, plum and other seedling trees are now grow- 
ing on the grounds. 
The superintendent has devoted considerable time to insti- 
tute work and to aiding in the organization of creameries and 
cheese factories in-the Red River Valley. 
NORTHEAST EXPERIMENT FARM. 
The equipment of the Northeast Experiment Farm in 
buildings and machinery is now fairly complete. The farm 
house is sufficiently large to accommodate the hired help, 
kitchen help and superintendent. It would not make a suit- 
able dwelling for the superintendent if he were married, as 
its capacity is only equal to present conditions. Up to this 
year the house has been poorly heated by stoves. A wood- 
burning, brick furnace has now been put in, and a drain and 
a bathroom, greatly improving the comfort and sanitary con- 
ditions, especially during the winter. The house contains four 
bedrooms on the second floor, and two on the first, with office, 
sitting and dining rooms, and kitchen. ‘There is also a good 
cellar. A wagon shed was built in 1902, 16x40 feet. The 
buildings now consist of a dairy barn 30x58 feet, horse barn 
with two sheds for machinery, wagon shed, sheep pen, hog 
