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for 1910. It is apparent that the public in increasing degree is 

 recognizing that the extension department is especially manned 

 and equipped for service of this character, and it wonld seem, 

 therefore, that we may confidently anticipate still further relief 

 from this work in the near future, — a consummation long 

 wished for, as it will give station men more time for the more 

 legitimate station work of research and exi)eriment. 



Lectures and Demonstrations. — The public demand for lec- 

 tures and demonstrations has been particularly active, and sta- 

 tion men have been frequently engaged in service of this char- 

 acter. The general management and arrangements are, for the 

 most part, looked after by the extension department, but even 

 under this plan the draft upon the time of some of our men 

 has been so heavy as to leave little opportunity for attention to 

 experiment or research. This has been particularly true of 

 the men in our poultry and apicultural departments, which 

 are greatly in need of additional men in order that the require- 

 ments of both lines of work — extension and research — may 

 be more fully met. 



Buildings. 



Extensive improvements and repairs have been made durinci; 

 the year in the chemical laboratory of the station at a cost of 

 $7,500, appropriated by the last Legislature. The following 

 arc the principal improvements secured : two additional rooms 

 for research work ; enlarged ofEce room ; greatly increased space 

 for storage of apparatus, chemicals and samples ; a fire-proof 

 vault ; and a library and reading room. Central steam heat has 

 been introduced in place of the independent hot-water system. 

 Numerous minor repairs have been made and the entire build- 

 ing has been replumbed, rewired and repainted. As a conse- 

 quence of the various changes and improvements the building 

 now fairly satisfies the needs of the chemical department of the 

 station, but the chemical work increases so rapidly that it can- 

 not be many years before additional laboratory accommodations 

 will be needed. 



There has been but one other important building operation 

 during the year, — the erection of the building at the cranberry 



