Report oF THE Drrector. 
PETER COLLIER, A. M., M. D., Ph. D. 
To the Board of Control of the New York Agricultural FRE 
ment Station: 
GENTLEMEN.—I submit herewith the twelfth annual report of ; | 
the experiment station for the calendar year 1893. 
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. The auditing committee of the Board of Control 
have met as usual the first Friday of each month. 
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During the past year among the permanent improvements to 
be mentioned are: 
1. A new forcing house, for which a special appropriation of 
. - $5,000 was made by the Legislature, has been erected. This 
house was built by Lord & Burnham, of Irvington, N. Y., and is 
of the following dimensions: office, 25 by 15 feet; main house, 
60 by 20 feet, with two wings, each 44 by 20 feet. Coal and 
oiler room of brick under the office. 
It is substantially built with iron frames; is heated with hot 
‘water and has been given up to the growing of forced vegetables, — 
