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TENTH ANNUAL REPORT. 



The main lines in horticultural work at the station during 

 the year have been with potatoes, muskmelons, and strawber- 

 ries. Much work of an experimental nature has been done 

 in the greenhouses, all of which will be published in bulletin 

 form. 



F. Wm. Rane, 



Horticulturist. 



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



The College Herd. 



The college dairy herd at present is composed of sixteen 

 Jerseys, six pure bred and ten grades; seven Ayrshires; five 

 Guernseys; three grade Durhams; and two grade Holsteins. 



HERD RECORD FROM NOVEMBER 1 , 1897, TO OCTOBER 30, 1898 



Month. 



Milch 

 cows. 



cows. 



Pounds 

 of milk. 



t^?Sf,! 'Average 



Average 



fat 



test. 



Pounds 



of 

 butter. 



November 

 December. 

 January .. . 

 February . 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September 

 October . . . 



4.7 



4.6 



4.6 



4.6 



4.5 



4.. 57 



4.4 



4.4 



4.6 



4.75 



4.6 



5.0 



756.73 



841.43 

 800.90 

 745.76 

 897.32 

 710.18 

 800.33 

 871.78 

 875.94 

 698.47 

 682.25 

 695.80 



The herd has been equivalent to 309 milch cows and 94 

 dry cows for one month and has produced 173,011 pounds 

 of milk and 9,376.89 pounds of butter, making an average 

 monthly yield per head for 403 cows, 429 pounds of milk 

 and 23.3 pounds of butter, or 5,148 pounds of milk and 280 



