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Report oF THE Drrecror. 
PETER COLLIER, A. M., M. D., Ph. D. 
-To the Board of Control of the New York Agricultural 
Experiment Station : 
GrntLemEN.— I submit herewith the thirteenth annual report 
_- of the Experiment Station for the calendar year 1894. 
During the past year the executive committee of the Board of 
Control have continued their meetings at the station, at which 
meetings the detailed monthly statements of the several mem- 
bers of the staff have been submitted by the Director for con- 
sideration, also a brief statement of the work of the coming 
’ month and necessary expenses to be incurred. 
At such meetings also the treasurer has furnished a statement 
of the expenditures and the balances remaining of the several 
appropriations for the station, general and special, so that 
through their committee the Board of Control have been con- 
_ stantly advised of the nature and progress of the work being 
carried forward by each member of the staff and of the labor 
forceemployed. Theauditing committee of the Board of Control 
have met as usual the first Friday of each month. 
_ Some of the Principal Improvements Made During 18094. 
| Grading around vegetable forcing-houses, terracing, sodding 
terraces and lawn in front and around the houses, and making 
roadways. 
- Completing banks around icepond by re-enforcing with earth” 
from the hillside about 10 rods distant. 
A great improvement has been made in the pasture field by 
_ strengthening the banks of the creek running through it and 
_ stoning them up where they were weak and liable to break and 
destroy the icepond, or cut through and follow old water- 
oe courses, 
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The old planthouse has been taken down and the material it 
contained has been used, so far as available, in the construction 
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