. 38 part of the state, give students Opportunity to come to knew the pasture plants and to study pasture management and operation in the field. There was a considerable expansion in the work of the depart- ment in presenting courses in crop production to students other than those majoring in crops. The Forage crops course, for example, offered in the spring, enrolled more than 250 students. To take care of the expanding program Garden Van Epps was added to the staff in September. Van Epps is a graduate in Agronomy of the Utah State College and received his masters degree there last year. The fruits, sub—department with an enrollment of 53 major stu- dents, and 112 students other than maiors taking the general fruit course has shown increasing enrollment and eXpanding interest. The program is taught in a practical manner and most of the various orchard operations in the college's twenty-five acres of orchard and vineyard is carried on in instructional laboratories. The work which must be carried on at times other than laboratories is done by hiring the fruits majors for all operations. During the year many new variety trees and vines were added. The plantings nOW'include more than 160 varieties.‘ The class in pomology has now completed successfully the grafting of 50 large roadside black walnut trees on the college roads to adapted English kinds.‘ During the year Stark brothers donated 25 trees of the special patented varieties which they control. And the University of California donated a group of their new group varieties including Delight Scarlet and Perlette.~ These have grown well and offer promise as varieties adapted to the central area. Several growers of grapes, stonefruits, nuts and dried fruits have donated commercial packages of fruits which were useful in instruction in the marketing and production courses.