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Page 87 - Then the little Hiawatha Learned of every bird its language, Learned their names and all their secrets, How they built their nests in summer, Where they hid themselves in winter, Talked with them whene'er he met them, Called them "Hiawatha's chickens.
Page xi - June 30, 1896; that we have found the same well kept and classified as above, and that the receipts for the year from the treasurer of the United States are shown to have been...
Page 398 - AND STATION COUNCIL. JACOB GOULD SCHURMAN, President of the University. FRANKLIN C. CORNELL, Trustee of the University. ISAAC P. ROBERTS, Director of the College and Experiment Station. EMMONS L. WILLIAMS, Treasurer of the University. LIBERTY H. BAILEY, Professor of Horticulture. JOHN H.
Page 34 - Girdler and the Raspberry-Cane Maggot. 127. A Second Account of Sweet Peas. 128. A Talk about Dahlias. 129. How to Conduct Field Experiments with Fertilizers. 130. Potato Culture. 131. Notes upon Plums for Western New York.
Page 119 - But our breeding experiments and what little definite evidence there is on this point, indicate that the majority of the moths do not emerge until several days after the petals have fallen. Then allowing a few days for the preparation for oviposition. we should not expect, and, in fact, do not find eggs until a week or more after the petals drop. Another week must elapse before the eggs hatch, so that, theoretically, we should find but few worms until after the blossoms have been off for two weeks...
Page 134 - the destruction of this proportion of fully fed and healthy larva; must be considered very satisfactory; " and it will be seen that this old method of treatment is still one of the most effective that can be employed." The next year a similar experiment was made at the Kansas Experiment Station, but in this case all of the trees were also sprayed with poisons, thus somewhat complicating matters. The record shows that the bands captured only about 8.5 per cent.
Page 246 - Office of the Director, 20 Morrill Hall. The regular bulletins of the Station are sent free to persons residing in New York State who request them.
Page 36 - The wrens pull the sticks from the old hollow rail and seem to be wild with joy to see the place again. They must be the same wrens that were here last year and the year before, for strangers could not make so much fuss over an old rail. The bluebirds and wrens look into every crack and corner for a place in which to build, and the robins and chipping-sparrows explore every tree in the old orchard. If the birds want to live with us, we should encourage them. The first thing to do is to let them alone....
Page v - Treasurer of the University. LIBERTY H. BAILEY, Professor of Horticulture. JOHN H. COMSTOCK, Professor of Entomology. STATION AND UNIVERSITY EXTENSION STAFF. IP ROBERTS, Agriculture. GC CALDWELL, Chemistry. JAMES LAW, Veterinary Science. JH COMSTOCK, Entomology. LH BAILEY.
Page 300 - Fertilizers, 11 pp. 134 Strawberries under Glass, 10 pp. 135 Forage Crops, 28 pp. 136 Chrysanthemums, 24 pp. 137 Agricultural Extension Work, sketch of its Origin and Progress, 11 pp. 138 Studies and Illustrations of Mushrooms; I. 32 pp. 139 Third Report upon Japanese Plums, 16 pp. 140 Second Report upon Potato Culture, 24 pp. 141 Powdered Soap as a Cause of Death Among Swill-Fed Hogs.