ALABAMA. 45 



under showed a marked increase over the same crops on hind on which 

 heavy crops of nonlciiuininous n:roon manure have been used. Good 

 resuhs have been obtained with alfalfa and soy beans. 



LINES OF WORK. 



The i)rincipal lines of work conducted at the Canebrake Station 

 during the past year were as follows: Soil improvement, field experi- 

 ments, horticulture, floriculture, diseases of plants, and diseases of 

 animals. 



INCOME. 



The income of the station during the past fiscal year was as follows: 



state apin-opriation $2,500.00 



Farm products (jlO. 39 



Total 3, 110. 39 



PUBLICATION. 



Bulletin 22, on experiments with cotton, corn, and oats in 1904. 



Tuskegee Agricultural Experiment Station, Tuskegee Institule. 

 Departuieut of the Tuskegee Normal ami Industrial Institute. 



G. W. Cakver, M. Agr., Director. 



GENERAL OUTLOOK. 



The Tuskegee Station has published the results of seven years of 

 experiments to improve the tilth and productiveness of a wornout 

 and eroded piece of land. All of the work was done with one horse, 

 so that the conditions would be comparable Avith those on numerous 

 small farms owned by negroes in Alabama. The results are very 

 interesting and indicate that with proper cultivation and a rotation 

 of crops, including some of the legumes, the poorest soil of that 

 region can be made productive. The land under treatment, which 

 was practically nonproductive, has been improved until it yields 24 

 bushels of rye, 35 bushels of wheat, 20 bushels of barley, or a 525- 

 pound bale of lint cotton per acre. Experiments are being conducted 

 with different varieties of soy beans and cotton, in feeding cattle, and 

 with poultry. Ten acres have been added recently to the land under 

 the control of the experiment station. 



LINES OF WORK. 



The principal lines of work conducted at the Tuskegee Station 

 during the past year were as follows: Field experiments, horticul- 

 ture, diseases of plants, animal industry — feeding experiments and 

 poultry investigations, and dairying. 



