176 TENTH ANNUAL REPORT. 



matter outside the reo'ular bulletins, since thev include only 

 the bulletins issued during those years. 



The two special bulletins issued were intended for local 

 distribution, and contained merely an explanation of the 

 weather signals displayed at the station. 



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND HORTI- 

 CULTURE. 



The department remained the same as last year until Sep- 

 tember 15, when it was divided, and Mr. C. W. Burkett was 

 promoted to take charge of the department of agriculture. 

 This report as regards agriculture, therefore, ends upon Sep- 

 tember 15, last, while that of horticulture is given up to the 

 present time. 



The work during the past year has been mainly along agri- 

 cultural lines. The results with various fodder crops, which 

 have been growm the past three seasons, has been already pub- 

 lished in Bulletin 57, and the reader is referred to it for 

 these crops. A general study of rotations for the college farm 

 has been outlined, and although it does not come directly 

 under the head of experimental work, it is to a great degree 

 of that nature. During the latter part of the year, the time 

 of the head of the department has been taken up mainly in 

 getting the agricultural work in shape, either for publication 

 or to turn over to the new agriculturist. A few further ex- 

 periments follow: 



Desteotixg the Oxeye Daisy. 



The oxeye daisy easily disseminates itself wherever farming 

 is neglected. It can be kept from farms, however, if precau- 

 tion is exercised. We have seen several farms in New Hamp- 

 shire that are completely surrounded with this weed, but are 

 kept absolutely free from it. 



During the past few years the writer has had considerable 

 experience in endeavoring to overcome this pest, in the course 

 of which the following experiment was made. One method 



