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The t()tal attendance at the college is the largest in its 

 history, and improved facilities are imperatively required. 

 The State must deal wisely at this time, and not cripple the 

 development of this institution, at the beginning of what 

 promises to be a great expansion and increase of usefulness, 

 through any mistaken sense of economy. 



At their annual meeting the Board of Trustees elected 

 Kenyon L. Butterfield, president of the Rhode Island College 

 of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, president of the Massa- 

 chusetts Airricultural Colle<?e, President Buttertield comes 

 well recommended, and has a great field for etfective work 

 open l^efore him. 



The Gypsy and Brown-tail Moths. 

 The Legislature of 11)05 passed an act establishing the 

 position of State superintendent of the work against these 

 pests, and the Governor appointed A. H. Kirkland, M.S., 

 to that position. This act and the appointment under it, 

 together with the present condition of the infes-ted territory, 

 are commented upon extensively in the report of the com- 

 mittee on gypsy moth, insects and birds, printed in this 

 volume. I have no })ersonal comments to add to the report 

 of that committee. I have done what was possible during 

 the year to interest tlie national government in the Avork. 

 Congressman Roberts is very much interested in this matter, 

 and has introduced a bill at the present session making an 

 appro})riation for the work. An extensive correspondence 

 with him, which is still going on, assures me that he is 

 thoroughly in earnest, and leads me to hope that something 

 may be accomplished at this session. We can each one of 

 us do much to kee}) up the agitation in tliis matter, and to 

 see that the New England delegation in the national Congress 

 fully understands the importance of the case, and the frightful 

 menace that the presence of these pests holds out to our 

 fruit and forestry interests. 



CiiOP Reports. 

 The publication of monthly crop reports has been carried 

 on as heretofore. The si)ecia] articles included in these re- 

 ports were : " The management of mowings," by Prof. Wm. 



