Station cattle with Hewitt Hall in the background 



ginning of extension work in New 

 Hampshire. 



By 1900, the six departments and 

 their heads were: AgricuUure, C. W. 

 Burkett; Bacteriology, H. H. Lamson; 

 Chemistry, F. W. Morse; Entomology, 

 C. M. Weed; Horticulture, F. W. Rane; 

 and Meteorology, C. H. Pettee. 



Over a very brief period, several 

 important changes in Station adminis- 

 trative and scientific personnel oc- 

 curred. Burkett resigned in 1901 to 

 become chairman of Agriculture at 

 North Carolina State. W. D. Gibbs, 

 apparently hired to replace Burkett, 

 was appointed Director and Agricul- 

 turist in 1902, but resigned seven 

 months later to accept a similar posi- 

 tion in Texas. Thus Vice Director Morse 

 was placed "in charge" of the Station. 

 Gibbs was replaced as Agriculturist by 

 H. Hayward, who resigned the follow- 

 ing year, to become Assistant Chief of 

 the Dairy Division, U.S.D.A. Then in 

 early 1903, Murkland resigned as 

 President of the College. When Gibbs 



was asked by the trustees to return as 

 president, he agreed to assume that 

 office and directorship of the Station 

 as well. 



The College of Agriculture and 

 Mechanic Arts Bulletin of 1901-1902 

 described the laboratories and equip- 

 ment in the Horticulture and Forestry 

 departments. They consisted of green- 

 houses, orchards and grounds. There 

 were many varieties of fruits (grapes, 

 peaches, apples, cherries) in the or- 

 chards which were young but coming 

 into bearing. Many vegetables were 

 being raised, with major attention be- 

 ing given to methods of culture and 

 varieties. Propagation of fruits, shrubs 

 and floricultural plants was being 

 practiced. A tract of "60 acres of old 

 forest growth" was owned by the Col- 

 lege. 



In the same Bulletin, the laborato- 

 ries and equipment in Dairy were 

 described as follows: "Through the 

 courtesy of leading manufacturers of 

 dairy and creamery appliances, all 



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