THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 
Committee on Experiment Stations and Scientific Experiments: 
FRANK J. ANNIS, Chairman. 
CHARLES L. INGERSOLL, President of the College. 
ROYAL A. COUTHWORTH. 
ANNOUNCEMENT. 
At the semi-annual meeting of the State Board of Agricul¬ 
ture, held in June, the secretary was authorized by resolution, to 
have prepared and to publish reports of experiments conducted at 
the State Agricultural College, by the different departments, for 
free distribution. 
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In compliance with the resolution of the Board, the accompa¬ 
nying report from Professor Mead, of the department of Physics 
and Engineering on “Experiments in Irrigation and Meteorology” 
is herewith presented, in the form of Bulletin No. 1. 
It is the design of the State Board of Agriculture to dissemi¬ 
nate information from time to time concerning the experimental 
work carried on at the State Agricultural College, so that the 
character and progress of these scientific investigations, closely 
connected with agriculture and the related industries of the state, 
may be studied and utilized at the earliest opportunity by all who 
are interested in such subjects. 
Copies of this bulletin may be obtained from tire secretary on 
application. FRANK J. ANNIS, 
Secretary. 
State Agricultural College, Fort Collins, August 15, 
1887, 
