New York AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 13 
'' BXPERIMENTS IN COOPERATION WITH FARMERS. 
Experience is demonstrating that one very useful, and even 
essential, means of carrying on a certain class of experiments 
is the codperation with farmers. In this way conditions can be 
secured which are not available on the Station farm. 
During 1900 experiments of a codperative nature have been 
carried on as follows: The use of commercial fertilizers in grow- 
ing potatoes, with H. L. Hallock, Jamesport, W. A. Fleet, Cut- 
chogue, W. L. Jagger, Southampton, and R. H. Robbins, East 
Williston; the use of commercial fertilizers on onions, with 
Stephen Mars, Florida; prevention of cabbage rot, with D. 
White, Phelps; prevention of onion smut, with Stephen Mars, 
Florida; prevention of asparagus rust, with Arthur L. Downs; 
Mattituck; prevention of peach leaf curl, with George D. Robin- 
- son, Riverhead; treatment of apple canker, with Harry Chapin, 
East Bloomfield; prevention of San José scale by fumigation and 
spraying, with W. & T. Smith, W. & T. Cass and C. H. Darrow, 
of Geneva, C. W. Ward, Queens, White & Rice, Yorktown, and 
G. H. Scudder, Huntington; spraying orchards in bloom, with 
George H. Bradley & Son, Lake Road, J. B. Collamer & Son, 
: Hilton, F. D. Gardner, Barker, and T. B. Wilson, Halls Corners; 
investigation ‘concerning the degeneration of varieties and an 
experiment in chestnut growing, with W. D. Barns & Son, Mid- 
dle Hope; fertilizing fruit tree blossoms by bees, with 8S. D. 
Willard, Geneva; irrigation of strawberries, with W. F. Taber & 
Son, Poughkeepsie. In all these cases the Station is given ac- 
cess to property and more or less contro] over it, and in some 
instances the parties mentioned assume partial responsibility 
in conducting the experiments. The officers of the Station are 
under obligation to the persons mentioned for cordial and faith- 
ful assistance. 
THE RESULTS OF INSPECTION WORK. 
Inspection of fertilizers—The new fertilizer law has proved 
very efficient in diminishing the number of brands of fertilizers 
offered for sale. In 1900, 113 manufacturers paid license fees 
