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for young chickens, the incubation of chickens, and the preservation 

 of eggs; horticultural work in spraying for insects and plant diseases; 

 experiments with new insecticides and fungicides, including a thorough 

 study of the various crude petroleums and combinations of petroleum 

 products for San Jose scale; experiments in breeding roses and carna- 

 tions; forcing experiments with lettuce and other greenhouse crops; 

 field experiments with a variety of horticultural crops, especially cran- 

 berries, on mountain glade lands of the State; fertilization of orchards; 

 a stud} r of causes of winterkilling in peach orchards; chemical work, 

 including analyses of soils, commercial fertilizers, forage crops, grains, 

 fruits, fruit juices, meats, materials used in preparations of insecticides 

 and fungicides, mineral and drinking waters, etc. ; a study of the effect 

 of high pressure in the preservation of perishable foods; entomo- 

 logical work, including investigations of the Hessian fly, periodical 

 cicada, jointworm, and insects injurious to timber and timber products. 

 During the year the legislature of the State amended the fertilizer 

 law so as to bring it more nearly in accordance with modern require- 

 ments, and enacted a law providing for the inspection of nurseries and 

 orchards, carrying with it a sufficient appropriation for the inspection, 

 and placing the execution of the law in the hands of the director of 

 the station. The station is continuing its soil survey with the inten- 

 tion of finally providing a complete soil map of the State. Special 

 attention has been given to investigations of the periodical cicada, 

 Hessian fly, and insects injurious to forests. The study on the effect 

 of pressure in the preservation of perishable food stuffs has been con- 

 tinued with encouraging results, especially in the case of fruits and 

 fruit juices, which it seems may be preserved in excellent con- 

 dition by the application of relatively small pressures at ordinary 

 temperature for a few days. For this work apparatus has been 

 designed by those having the experiments in charge. A new library 

 building for the university, which will afford better facilities for the 

 preservation of station records, is in process of construction. During 

 the year Dr. J. H. Raymond, president of the university, resigned, 

 and was succeeded by Dr. D. B. Purinton, who was president of the 

 Denison College, Ohio. L. C. Corbett, horticulturist, resigned to 

 accept a position in this Department, and was succeeded by Dr. K. C. 

 Davis, of Minnesota. 



INCOME. 



The income of the station during the past fiscal year was as follows: 



United States appropriation $15, 000. 00 



Fees 6,062.50 



Farm products 326.84 



Miscellaneous 1, 056. 67 



Total 22,446.01 



