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receive as mucli attention as possible. At this season of 

 the year our plans for next season are also developing. 



The new range of greenhouses offers excellent facilities 

 for experimentation. Our work in all lines of greenhouse 

 management and manipulation is getting well under way. 



Mr. Harry F. Hall, who for some time has been assist- 

 ant horticulturist, was promoted to associate horticulturist 

 in June. Mr. Henry M. Sherbert, a graduate of the two- 

 year course in agriculture last June, has been retained as 

 manager of the greenhouses. Mr. Wesley P. Flint, also 

 a graduate in the two-year course last June, is assisting 

 in forestry and general horticulture while pursuing special 

 work in these lines in the college. 



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 

 F. W. Taylor. 



The following is a brief and summarized report of the 

 work carried on by the Agricultural Department during 

 the past year : 



Considerable work has been done in the reorganization 

 of the department since September 1, 1903. The herd of 

 cattle has been diminished about one half, all of the poorer 

 representatives having been disposed of, and a small num- 

 ber of the best individuals of the different breeds pur- 

 chased in their stead. A good breeding basis of the Jer- 

 sey, Guernsey, Shorthorn and Ayrshire breeds has now 

 been secured. 



A beginning has been made in the raising of swine, the 

 Berkshire and Medium Yorkshire breeds being represented 

 by excellent individuals. A flock of thoroughbred South- 

 down sheep has also recently been secured. Much stress 

 has been laid upon the importance of securing representa- 

 tive animals of all the different breeds of live stock pur- 

 chased, inasmuch as these animals are used both for the 

 purpose of instruction and experimentation. 



