218 TENTH ANNUAL REPORT. 



A summary of the observations taken will be found ap- 

 pended. 



II. Agricultural Engineering. 



Progress has been made during the year in extending the 

 bounds along the highway in front of college property. Stone 

 posts have been set and located where necessary between the 

 corner of the President's lot, next to Professor Eane's house, 

 and the Louisa Smith lot on Main street; also, upon Madbury 

 street as far as the Silas Jenkins lot, except that the location 

 of the north line of the dormitory lot next to the Louisa Smith 

 lot has not yet been fully adjusted. 



The steam drill belonging to the college was employed late 

 in the fall of 1897 to complete the excavation of stone in the 

 field west of the railroad station. The stone, however, were 

 not moved away till spring, a derrick being then set up to 

 assist in the work. 



Experiments in road surfacing of quite extensive character 

 were carried on during the spring of 1898, the details and 

 results of which will appear in due time in bulletin form. 



Class instruction was carried on in connection with the 

 use of the steam drill, the derrick, and different materials 



Eoad conventions at Keene, N. H., and Vergennes, Vt., 

 have been attended during the year, and numerous talks upon 

 road construction given at other places. 



C. H. Pettee, 



Meteorologist. 



