172 TENTH ANNUAL REPORT. 



The following changes have occurred in the staff of the 

 station: 



January 1, Mr. Ernest J. Eiggs, B. S., of Ohio, was ap- 

 pointed assistant horticulturist, and continued in that posi- 

 tion until June 8, when he resigned in order to return to 

 Ohio. 



July 1, Mr. Charles W. Burkett, M. S., of Ohio, was ap- 

 pointed assistant agriculturist, and on September 15 became 

 head of his department. 



October 1, Mr. Charles D. Howard, B.S., resigned his posi- 

 tion as assistant chemist to accept a better position at the 

 West Virginia Experiment Station. 



Several important improvements have been made in the 

 buildings, three fourths of the cost of which was borne by the 

 farm. These improvements include stalls and pens for young 

 cattle and calves in the new^ stable, a cement floor in the 

 manure cellar under it, and a wash-room adjoining it. A 

 small stable containing three stalls was fitted up in the old 

 barn for experimental use. 



The bulletins prepared during the year are as follows: 



No. 49. Inspection of Fertilizers. By Fred W. Morse. 



No. 50. Dehorning Cattle. By F. Wm. Eane and H. H. 

 Lamson. 



No. 51. Sweet Com for New Hampshire. By F. Wm. 

 Eane. 



No. 52. Growing Muskmelons in the North. By F. Wm. 

 Eane. 



No. 53. The Farm Water Supply. By Fred W. Morse. 



No. 54. The Winter Food of the Chickadee. By Clar- 

 ence M. Weed. 



No. 55. The Feeding Habits of the Chipping Sparrow. 

 By Clarence M. Weed. 



No. 56. Poisonous Properties of Wild Cherry Leaves. By 

 Fred W. Morse and Charles D. Howard. 



No. 57. Forage and Eoot Crops. By F. Wm. Eane. 



No. 58. Cost of Eaising Calves. By Fred W. Morse. 



