REVIEW OF THE WORK OF THE NORTHEAST EX- 
PERIMENT FARM, SINCE ITS ORGANIZA- 
TION IN MAY, 1896. 
EQUIPMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS. 
During the seven years from April, 1896, to January, 
1903, the experiment farm at Grand Rapids has largely per- 
fected its equipmentin buildings, fencing and machinery. The 
original purchase included a five room farm house, a horse 
barn, 30x40 feet, a chicken house 20x50, ice house, black- 
smith shop and pig pen. Four rooms were added to the 
house to accommodate the farm help. Two large machine 
and storage sheds were added to the barn. The chicken 
house which was too large for warmth was made into 
a shed for sheep. The pig pen was moved and remodeled. 
An old root cellar, which was valueless on account of the 
rotting of the timber, was torn out and rebuilt with stone 
walls and roof of cedar, making a permanent structure 
25x25 feet and accessable by wagon. Near this was built 
a small green-house hot-bed to be used inthe spring for 
starting early cabbage and tomato plants. Over the well 
a stone well-house was constructed with cement floor 
for churning and separating milk. A tank was set in the 
roof of this structure, and connected by pipes with the 
barn, sheep pen, and house. In the fall of 1901, a new 
cow barn was built, 30x58 feet, with capacity for 40 tons of 
hay and 25 head of stock. This with a hay shed, which will 
hold nearly as much, provides abundant hay room. The 
water works were extended to the new barn and an addi- 
tional shed for machinery constructed. The stock of farm 
implements now contains a full line of plows, cultivators, 
mower and rake, grain and corn binders, separator and 
power, wagons and small tools. 
The fencing on the farm has been quadrupled. 160 acres 
was originally enclosed. The acreage now fenced includes 
360 acres of the 455 belonging to the farm and has been sub- 

