AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION 85 



13. Forestry. During the winter vacation a piece of our col- 

 lege forest, which was thick with dead trees and underbrush, was 

 measured out and thinned, according to modern methods of for- 

 estry. The data have been preserved and will be published in 

 due time. A quantity of lumber sufficient for general use upon 

 the farm was also cut and sawed during the winter. 



In carrying on the work in this division, the head of the de- 

 partment has been ably assisted by Ruel S. Alden, B. S., farm 

 superintendent. 



II. Horticulture 



November first, a greenhouse, 25x45, was completed and it 

 has answered as a vegetable forcing-house as well as for general 

 tloricultural plants. This being the first house, its space has 

 been in great demand. With it we were able to carry on much 

 work that would have been impossible without it. 



Early in the winter plans for the season's work were drawn 

 up and presented to the Station Council for approval. The 

 work has been carried out as follows : 



1. Testing varieties of vegetables. This work was made to 

 cover the subject in a general way, as a beginning. The 

 amount of this work in the future will depend upon the appa- 

 rent value of it. 



The kinds of vegetables and number of varieties of each 

 grown at the station this past season, were as follows : 



Tomatoes, 56 ; early and late cabbage, 28 ; pole and bush 

 beans, 50; cauliflower, 18; celery, 18; sweet corn, 32; musk 

 melon, 36; onion, 9; early and late peas, 34; cucumbers, 11 ; 

 beets, 8; lettuce, 10; water melon, 11; eggplant, 4; pepper, 

 3 ; carrot, 4 ; parsnip, 6 ; pumpkin, 4 ; spinach, 3 ; salsify, 2 ; 

 asparagus, 4. 



Also one or two varieties of each of the following : Parsley, 

 rhubarb, kale, leek, Kohl Rabi, endive, okra, pop-corn, broc- 

 coli, sea kale, cardoon, cress, turnip, radish, etc. 



2. Small fruits. A list of small fruits was ordered and set 

 out last spring, as follows : 



Strawberries, 47 varieties ; gooseberries, 13 varieties ; black- 

 berries, 17 varieties; black raspberries, 18 varieties; red rasp- 

 berries, 15 varieties; currants, 11 varieties. 



