the State authorities to take some effective means for stamp- 

 ing it out, and preventing its further spread. 



Additions to the equipment of the various departments 

 have been made during the year, and these, together with 

 an outline of the work undertaken, will be briefly sum- 

 marized in the several reports. 



Division of Agriculture. 



A barn has been completed for special work in questions 

 affecting the dairy interests, and for all general work involved 

 in the handling of crops under experiment, and the mixing, 

 weiffhino; and measurino; of fertilizers. It consists of a 

 main structure, 43 by 37 feet, containing : a cellar for roots, 

 22 by 27 feet ; a silo, 8 by 12 by 20 feet ; hay scales of six 

 thousand pounds capacity ; an office and record room ; 

 separate rooms for grain, seed and fertilizers; an L 21 by 

 36 feet, with stalls for feeding experiments ; an L 19 by 12 

 feet, for dairy and heating purposes. 



The investigations of the year have been : — 



1. Soil tests with fertilizers, upon the grounds of the 

 station and in ten of the leading agricultural counties of the 

 State. 



2. Conditions afl'ecting the value of the calf's stomach for 

 rennet. 



3. Use of difierent styles of hay caps. 



4. Use of Avater in varying amounts upon grass of differ- 

 ent degrees of dryness. 



5. Fertilizers (variously compounded and applied) com- 

 pared with stable manure for grass, — influence upon both 

 quantity and quality of product. 



6. Test of Colcord's " Silo Governor." 



7. Preservation of corn stover in the silo. 



8. Comparison of varieties of corn for ensilage, — 

 " Sweet Fodder," " Amber Cream Sweet," and " Sanford's 

 White Flint." 



9. Test as to adaptation to our soil and climate of Japan- 

 ese seeds. (Bulletin No. 7.) 



10. Variety tests : sorghum, seven varieties; corn, two 

 varieties ; upland rice, one variety ; oats, two varieties. 



Division of Horticulture. 

 But little addition has been made in equipment, except in 

 the way of adding all the new and promising varieties of 



