CONTENTS. 



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Letter of Transmit tal vii 



Introduction 9 



Appointment of Dr. Saunders 14 



Experiments with Fertilizers 17 



Work with Cereals 19 



Wheat Breeding 20 



Triumphs of Marquis 21 



Other drains 24 



Fodder Crops 25 



Grasses 25 



Clovers 25 



Corn 26 



Farm Field Work 28 



Rotation 28 



Manuring 30 



Cultural ( )perat ions 32 



Seeding 32 



Draining 33 



Experiments with Live Stock 34 



Beef Cattle 34 



Dairy Cattle 38 



Swine 40 



Feeding Working Horses 43 



Vent ilat ion 44 



Horticulture 48 



Apples 49 



Promising Seedlings 53 



Other Problems 53 



Other Fruits 54 



Vegetables 55 



Arboriculture 56 



Tree Planting on Prairies 56 



The Work of the Chemical Division 60 



Soil Analysis 62 



Enrichment of Soils 63 



Leguminous Cultures 63 



Barnyard Manure 64 



Fodder Crops 65 



New Wheats 65 



Well Waters 66 



Moisture Content of Soils 66 



Factors conducive to Soil Fertility 67 



Work on Dairying 69 



Soft Pork ' 69 



Poultry 70 



Weeds and Plant Pests 74 



The Division of Entomology 75 



The Division of Botany 77 



Recent Developments of the Farm System 79 



List of Past and Present Directors, Chief Officers of Divisions and Superin- 

 tendents of Branch Farms and Stations. . 81 



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