2 ELEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 
question of fertility. Since the problems of dry land agricul- 
ture can be better worked out in states more uniformly 
drouthy, these investigations have been closed with the tenth 
year. 
Since the publication of the last report, Rural School Agri- 
culture Bulletin No. 1, a bound book of 200 pages, containing 
exercises relating to agriculture and home economics has been 
published, and a copy presented through the county superin- 
tendents to every rural school in the state. This bulletin has 
been received with high commendations by educators every- 
where, and there has been some demand for them by teachers 
outside the state. 
The last legislature appropriated $5,000, which became 
available August Ist, 1903, for the construction of a building 
to house the machinery of the experiment station. 
DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE: 
The work of the Division of Horticulture during the past 
year has proceeded in much the same lines as for several years 
previous. 
Mr. R. S. Mackintosh, who had been an assistant in this 
department for seven years, resigned to take the position of 
Professor of Horticulture in the Alabama Polytechnic Insti- 
tute, and his place was filled by the appointment of Le Roy 
Cady. 
One bulletin, No. &3, entitled “Apples and Apple Growing 
in Minnesota,” has been published by this division, during the 
past year. This comprises eighty pages, describes sixty-seven 
varieties, and contains forty-nine full page illustrations of 
apples. 
The grounds about the new chemical laboratory have been 
graded, and a new road leading to it laid out. 
The crop of apples was unusually large the past year, and 
about three hundred bushels were harvested. Much interest 
is now being taken in our seedling apple orchard, which was 
planted twelve years ago. One hundred twenty-five of these 
trees fruited this year, and some of them are of much promise. 
Work of special interest with seedling wild fruits has been 
continued. 
