44 HATCH EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



netic needle have been made, as indicated in last year's 

 report. The laying of steam pipe to the several buildings 

 during the summer has probably atFected the results of the 

 last few months. Pending a more complete report of these 

 results, it may be stated that the mean declination for 1900 

 was 11^ 10' west ; for 1901, 11° 10' west ; and for the present 

 year, 11° 14' west. 



The equipment has remained practically the same during 

 the year. In the near future a number of new clocks for 

 some of the self-recording instruments will be required. 



At the close of the college year, in June, Mr. H. L. 

 Bodfish, the observer, retired from the division, and was 

 succeeded by the assistant observer, Mr. S. C. Bacon. 



