74 REPORT OK OFl'lCK OK EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 



LINES OF WOHK. 



Tho principal lines of work conducted at (he Iowa Station during 

 the past year were as follows: Chemistry — study of soils, cereals, 

 feeding stuffs, farm water systems, renal calculi: hotany; field ex- 

 periments — cultural and breeding experiments with corn, wheat, and 

 other cereals, flax, legumes, sorghum, teosinte, millet, Kafir corn, 

 sugar beets, carrots, and potatoes; soils — pot and field experiments 

 on tyi)e soils; horticulture — crossing of fruits, tests of cover crops, 

 cross pollination of apples in different parts of the State, orchard 

 management; diseases of plants; animal husbandry — feeding experi- 

 ments with cattle, horses, and swine, breeding range sheep and horses; 

 entomology; dairying — investigations in handling and storing but- 

 ter; forestry; rural engineering, and good-roads investigations. 



INCOME. 



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



United States appropriation $15,000.00 



State aiii)r()pr!ation 28, 125. 00 



Individuals 400. 00 



Farm products 6, 723. 34 



Miscellaneous 1, 323. 48 



' Total 51, .571. 82 



A report of the receipts and expenditures for the United States 

 fund has been rendered in accordance with the schedules prescribed 

 by this Department and has been approved. 



PUBLICATIONS. 



The publications of this station received during the past fiscal year 

 were Bulletin 79, on experiments in beef production, and Bulletin 

 80, report of the Iowa educational butter contest. 



KANSAS. 



Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, Manhattan. 



Department of Kansas State xVgricultural College. 



J. T. WiLLARD, M. S., Director. 



GENERAL OUTLOOK. 



There have been few changes in the organization or lines of work 

 of the Kansas Station during the past year. The extensive breed- 

 ing experiments with cereal and forage plants have been continued, 

 and some crosses of wheat with rye, spelt, emmer, einkorn, and 

 Polish -wheat have been secured. The more promising hybrids and 

 pure-bred cereals have been placed in increase plats and later will 



