282 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Jan. 



Stock. 

 The policy of keeping only pure-bred stock, which is now 

 pursued, has considerably diminished the herd by the sale 

 of grades and such young' animals as could be spared. 

 There are now fifty-six head, distributed as follows : — 



Ayrshires, 13 



Guernseys, 6 



Holstein-Friesians, . 1-i 



Jerseys, . . 13 



Shorthorns, 10 



The sheep are Southdowns, and numl)er 35, — 25 ewes, 

 G wethers, 4 rams. The swine are tlie small Yorkshire 

 breed, and numl^er 40, of various ages. 



Horticultural Department. 

 The grounds of this department are located on the eastern 

 boundary of the college grounds, with a gentle slope to the 

 west. They are laid out in good taste, and contain many 

 specimens of rare ornamental trees and hardy flowering 

 shrubs, and are all correctly labelled with both the Latin and 

 common names. On these grounds are two plant houses, 

 one of which is used for the experimental work of the Hatch 

 Experiment Station ; the other the Durfee plant house, which 

 contains a good collection of stove, greenhouse and aquatic 

 plants, especially adapted to illustrate the work of this 

 department. Attached to this house is a range of propagat- 

 ing pits, where may be practically illustrated the propaga- 

 tion of all the plants grown in the greenhouse. A small 

 nursery is attached to this department, in which are propa- 

 gated all the hardy fruit and ornamental trees and shrubs, 

 the work of propagation being largely done by the students. 

 An orchard of seven acres, on the most elevated portion of 

 the college grounds, contains all the standard varieties of 

 apple, pear, plum, peach, cherry and quince ; a vineyard 

 of one and one-half acres, and several acres of small fruits. 

 New sorts are added from time to time, for comparison and 

 experiment. The diseases and insect enemies that attack 

 the tree, foliage or fruit are subjects of investigation. Ex- 

 periments are now in progress, the result of which will 

 be looked for with great interest by the fruit grower. 



