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means warmer; position below, colder. When absent, stationary 
temperature is indicated. If both are present, the all black flag 
must be read first. 
The square white flag with black center indicates cold wave or 
the approach of a sudden and decided fall in the temperature. 
It will be displayed below that weather flag with which it coin- 
cides in order of time. 
C. H. Pettee, 
Meteorologist. 
Durham, N. H., November 13, 1895." 
During the summer of 1895 weekly crop reports were re- 
turned to the New England Weather Bureau at Boston. 
The meteorological department needs a considerable increase 
in equipment, particularly in the line of self-recording appara- 
tus for temperature, sunshine, and wind velocity and direction. 
This equipment is estimated to cost about $300. 
Mr. James A. Foord, New Hampshire College, class of '9S, 
has been the observer since the meteorological instruments 
were placed in position and has proved himself faithful and 
efficient. During the summer vacation the work was performed 
by Mr. E. H. Forristall, New Hampshire College, class of '97. 
II. AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING 
The scope of this department covers all surveys required for 
the proper division of the college farm into experiment plots, 
the drainage of the same, the laying out of buildings and roads, 
and experiments in any of these lines. 
During the year calls have been made for surveys along the high- 
way for the location of corner bounds of college land, for sur- 
veys of two plats in the so-called black swamp, for levels along 
the brook south of college buildings for a distance of three 
fourths of a mile, and for the location of the new barn and its 
approaches. 
In addition, somewhat extensive experiments in road con- 
struction have been carried on, including the macadamizing of a 
section one hundred and twenty-five feet in length by fifteen feet 
in width. Attention is specially called to the device called a 
