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Treasurer’s report........ .. ARS ot BS Vie eee or 1 ee ee 1 
SEE NAM wees oo ca eh ce oie a ies e aisih.« eds c/o we Aa eval Kena t es 6 
Report of the Department of Animal Husbandry : 
The economy of using animal food in poultry feeding........... press 40 
Report of the Botanical Department: 
Spraying cucumbers in the season of 1898.......... ccc cee esos ceeeee 67 
Report of the Chemical Department : 
Analyses of commercial fertilizers for the spring of 1898............. 93 
Analyses of commercial fertilizers for the fall of 1898....... ........ 276 
Report of the Department of Entomology : 
Me Pe OOU, LOT -LOCUC. caer, ly oy sce ee vce oe nkasvectesdossvesecsess 323 
Pe MIIMCNTULC rete eI icie CRBs sw acaie ne oie anes so eh alee ene © Oe adie ale ace 340 
eT OORT Voi NMCtL YM Cer lee ids 1.04 34 Ge ws Warn va alelem Mibonin's © 6. 6 05 olen 345 
Preliminary notes on the grape-vine flea beetle ..... he gee, Wine toa Tare 359 
TAD OEULOS EGC ALOK DLUAT SG... closincccdlawisscesccs scene vewe aes. eee 865 
Spraying experiments against the spring canker worm........... ... 885 
A spraying mixture for cauliflower and cabbage worms.............. 389 
Report of the Department of Field Crops: 
MBmimercinl Tercllizers LOL POtALOES 0 ene. sec cece scanaeveceseccnvcens 417 
Bommeen investigations in) 1606... Fon. eck secs Ssaceecs pactaees os 430 
Report of the Horticultural Department : 
A comparison of soil mixtures for forcing head lettuce....... ....... 461 
Experiments with commercial fertilizers in forcing head lettuce.. ... 488 
Variety tests of strawberries, raspberries and blackberries............ 492 
Experiments in ringing grape-vines............. oo Pe Rank Gee ee hacen 510 
DMR IUV MO LIGONIER DO. 2's 4's nisi s a his ios alka ses Wane sae mca rae Ohle es 518 
Cherries: Lutovka and Brusseler Braun...... Dace Stele Miele teh aaa itrnree 564 
Meteorological record for 1898....... Mere mueleic © ale tito s 8 cane "a bated Omi ats kee 567 
