8 Report oF THE DIRECTOR. OF THE 
Bulletin No. 57, June, pp. 13.—Feeding Experiments with 
Laying Hens; Keeping Males with the Laying Stock; Observa- 
tions on Feather Eating; General Observations. 
Bulletin No. 58, July, pp. 13.— Analyses of Commercial Fer- 
tilizers Collected on Long Island in the Spring of 18993. 
Bulletin No. 59, September, pp. 35.—Analyses of Commercial 
Fertilizers Collected in the Spring of 1893. 
Bulletin No. 60, October, pp. 66.— Investigations Relating to 
the Manufacture of Cheese; Part I. Results of Work Done in the © 
No.1 Factory of E. L. Stone at Mannsville, Jefferson County dur- 
‘ing the Season of 1893. 
Bulletin No. 61, November, pp. 62.— Investigations Relating 
to the Manufacture of Cheese; Part II. Results of Work done in 
the Factory of G. Merry at Verona, Oneida County, during the 
Season of 1893. 
Bulletin No. 62, December, pp. 77.— Investigations Relating 
to the Manufacture of Cheese; Part III. Results of Work done 
during the Season of 1893 in Forty-eight Different Factories 
located in Eight Counties. | 
Bulletin No. 68, December, pp. 27. Some Experiences. with 
Blackberries, Dewberries and Raspberries. 
During the year many of the investigations which have been 
carried on at’ the station have been continued, and several new 
experiments have been undertaken, which may be summarized as 
follows: 
Investigation of the Several Breeds of Dairy Cattle. 
This investigation has been continued mainly with a ‘view to 
determine the relative value of the different breeds in the pro- 
duction of milk, butter and cheese, and in connection with this a 
careful study of the differences in the composition and quality of 
the milk produced. 
Experiments with Poultry and Swine. 
1. Continuation of breeding experiment with laying hens.’ 
2. Cost of growing chicks with hens. 
3. Feeding experiments with capons. 
4. Feeding experiments with pigs, wet food and dry food 
being contrasted. | 

