14 a EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Poultry department : — 



Buildings in present location, $3,500 



Buildings on new farm when acquired, 10,000 



Cranberry substation : — 



Addition, 500 



Market-garden Siaiion. — Four greenhouses, dwelling house, 

 office, barn, sheds and equipment, $24,450. 



The Legislature has appropriated money for the purchase of 

 land for a market-garden station. Vegetable forcing under 

 glass constitutes a very prominent branch of the market-garden 

 industry in this State, and it is the branch of that industry 

 which perhaps more than any other is in need of careful experi- 

 mental work. At least four houses should be provided at as 

 early a date as possible. 



Attention is called further to the fact that the development 

 of the institution already indicates the desirability, and will 

 comparatively soon make it practically necessary, to move the 

 buildings now used for feeding experiments in animal husbandry. 

 These buildings will also need enlargement, but, as it is not 

 anticipated that removal will be necessary within the next five 

 years, no financial estimate is presented. 



The head of the department of meteorology calls attention to 

 the fact that the tower in South College, in which the meteoro- 

 logical observatory is now located, is becoming unsafe on ac- 

 count of the condition of the mortar. He urges that the fact 

 should be kept in mind that a new tower should be provided, 

 and suggests that it be made a part of some building to be 

 erected in the future. It is clearly impossible to present an 

 estimate. 



3. Increases needed for Annual Support. 



Work in market gardening (annually), $6,500 



Work with tobacco (annually), 2,000 



Work with poultry (annually), 2,000 



Study of the agricultural resources of the State (annually), . . 5,000 

 Progressive increase in the amount available for general experi- 

 mental work ($3,000 annually), 15,0001 



The special industries, market gardening, tobacco and poul- 

 try, have for some years urgently presented their claim to addi- 



' Annually at end of five-year period. 



