available space is filled with various 

 forms of cream separators, milk cool- 

 ers, churns, and other appliances. In 

 addition to the College herd, milk is 

 received from about tw^enty-five farms 

 in Durham and vicinity." 



The Agriculture Department was 

 engaged in upgrading the quality of its 

 dairy and Shorthorn herds through 

 culling and purchase, and in estab- 

 lishing a swine herd, all to be used for 

 both instruction and research. A flock 

 of purebred Southdown and Dorset- 

 horned sheep would be used to deter- 

 mine the best breed or cross for 

 producing early spring lambs for the 

 Boston Market. Experimental plots for 

 research on grains and grasses were 

 established, including yield trials of 

 corn and oat varieties. Research on tile 

 drainage was conducted. 



At this point. Nesmith Hall was 

 used for the "work of the Experiment 

 Station." Morrill Hall was erected in 

 1902 at a cost of about $30,000, and a 

 dairy barn in 1905 —the cost, $10,000. 



The research of Lamson in Bacte- 

 riology and Weed in Entomology ap- 

 pear to have overlapped somewhat. 

 Lamson investigated fungus diseases 

 of apples, peaches and melons, and 

 recommended as control either spray- 

 ing with Bordeaux mixture, destroy- 

 ing the plants, or planting less suscep- 

 tible varieties. He also studied the 

 brown-tail moth, and the San Jose scale, 

 the latter a dangerous pest which af- 

 fected fruit trees. In 1 905 , Lamson was 

 succeeded by plant pathologist C. 

 Brooks, at which time the department 

 name was changed to Botany. Brooks 

 continued emphasis on fungal diseases 

 of fruits and vegetables. 



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