for the use of the Station have been repaired under the special direc- 

 tion of ]\Ir. Hadwen, and they are now ready for occupation. The 

 barn and the stables for feeding experiments have been re-fitted under 

 the immediate supervision of Prof. Miles, who has also directed the 

 necessary, uiiderdraining of fields and buildings for experiments. 



Prof. Maynard has carried out the desired enlargement of experi- 

 iments in fruit culture and in the cultivation of new forage crops ; he 

 has also paid much attention to the investigation of suitable means 

 for the destruction of injurious insects. Most of the ex[)eriments 

 assigned to the Station for the present year are fairl}' under way, 

 and the remainder will be attended to in due time. 



At the May meeting of the Board it was voted to authorize the 

 director to publish from time to time in form of bulletins, such results 

 of the work carried on by the Station as in his judgment maj^ prove 

 of immediate benefit to the farmers of the state ; and also to make 

 known to them to what extent and in what direction the Station in 

 its present condition can render them assistance in their every-day's 

 agricultural pursuit. As the character of man}' experiments carried 

 on in their earlier stage of progress renders a detailed discussion 

 quite unprofitable, it seems but natural that the bulletins for some- 

 time hence will contain mainly the results of chemical analyses of 

 fertilizing material, fodder articles, and such other sul)stances as are 

 specified in the legislative Act above referred to. For the sake of 

 completeness, concerning the record of the chemical work of the 

 Station, the chemical analyses previously reported will be i-eprinted 

 in a proper connection with later work of a similar character. 



The bulletins of the Station will be hereafter issued every month 

 as long as the material on hand renders that course advisable. They 

 will be sent to the agricultural press and the various agricultural 

 societies of the state, and also to all parties inside or outside of the 

 latter who will furnish their address to the ofiice of the Station. It 

 is hoped that all who are connected with the publication of agricul- 

 tural topics will send in return their publications to the latter. 



Arrangements have been of late perfected which enable the chem- 

 ical department of the institution to attend more satisfactorily to the 

 examination of objects of general interest to the fanning community. 

 The requests for the analyses of substances coming through oflicers 

 of agricultural societies or clul)s within the state, will receive liereaf- 

 tei' first and i)i'ompt attention : and in the order as the applications 

 for an examination ari'ive at the otlice of the Station. The matei-ial 



