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of a new house on a site just east of the vegenie forcing: tances 
-bwilt in 1-93. The old excavations under and around the house 
removed have been filled afd partially graded off for laying 
down in lawn the coming spring. 
A very convenient and commodious root-cellar has been built 
out of the stones and brick left out of the walls of the old plant-_ 
house. The earth dug from the cellar, added to that excavated 
from the new greenhouse site, was used to grade up where the 
planthouse formerly stood. The earth necessary to complete 
the filling was taken from the bank in the pasture field men- 
tioned in connection with the work at the icepond. | 
The office and potting shed in connection with the old green- 
house has been moved to a site just south of the windmill, 
placed on a foundation taken from the old walls, and will be 
used for storing fertilizers. | 
A two-inch matched hemlock floor has been laid in main alley- 
way, in horse barn, and a system of ventilation provided by 
cutting through the walls.. The old cistern on the north of the- 
front Wall was drained from the bottom, and holes cut from the 
stable into this to provide additional ventilation on this side. It 
has also given us a dry wall on this side, and much improved the 
sanitary condition of the stable. | 
A new floor has been laid through the main alley of the pig 
barn also, and ventilation provided as in the instance of the horse 
stables above mentioned. Repairs have been made to a greater 
or less extent on all of the buildings connected with the station. — 
A flagstaff 100 feet high, for displaying weather signals, has 
been er “ected to replace ‘tite old one w hich was carried sie by 
the wind. 
Bulletins Published During the Year 1894. 
Bulletin No. 64, January, pp. 24.—Strawberries. Part I. 
Some Experiences with Strawberries. Part Il. Strawberry - 
Crosses. 
Bulletin No. 65, January, pp. 135.— Investigation Relating to 
the Manufacture of Cheese. In five parts. Part LV. 
Bulletin No. 66, January, pp. 24.— Analyses of Commercial — 
Fertilizers Collected in the Fall of 1893. ‘ 
Bulletin No. 67, February, pp. 23.— Experiments in Prevent-— 
ing Pear Scab in 1893. . 
