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agriculture, as is the case elsewhere in the United States. All their 

 expenses for buildings, equipment, and services must be paid from 

 the national appropriation. For the ensuing fiscal year the appro- 

 priation should be at least $15,000. Heretofore a portion of the 

 appropriation has been made immediately available, but this has 

 proved to be an unfortunate arrangement, especially in the year in 

 which the long session of Congress occurs, when the appropriation 

 act for this Department may not pass until near the end of the fiscal 

 year. I would suggest, therefore, that an appropriation of $3,000 be 

 made to cover the expenses from April to June, 1901, in lieu of the 

 immediately available appropriation hitherto made, and in addition 

 to an appropriation of $15,000 to cover the operations of the entire 

 fiscal j^ear of 1902. 



Experiment Station in Hawaii. 



In accordance with the recommendation in my report for 1899, 

 which was indorsed by the Secretary of Agriculture, Congress made 

 an aiDpropriation for the establishment and maintenance of an agri- 

 cultural experiment station in Hawaii under the direction of the Sec- 

 retary of Agriculture. This appropriation of $10,000 jjrovides for the 

 erection of buildings and all other expenses essential to the mainte- 

 nance of an agricultural experiment station, including the printing (in 

 Hawaii), illustration, and distribution of rei)orts and bulletins. In 

 order to ascertain definitely the conditions existing in Hawaii with 

 reference to experimental investigations as related to the needs of the 

 agriculture of that Territorj^, it was deemed desirable to send thither 

 an agent who was thoroughlj^ familiar with the work of the experi- 

 ment stations in this country. For this purpose the Department was 

 very fortunately able to secure the services of Dr. W. C. Stubbs, who 

 for numy j^ears has been the successful director of the three stations 

 in the State of Louisiana, in connection with which extensive experi- 

 ments have been made in the growing of sugar cane, the manufacture 

 of sugar, and the production of semitropical crops. In the manage- 

 ment of his work in Louisiana, Dr. Stubbs has found it necessar}- to 

 familiarize himself with the agriculture of tropical and semitropical 

 regions throughout the Avorld. He is thus eminently fitted to make a 

 rapid survey of the agricultural conditions in Hawaii and to advise 

 this Office with reference to the location and organization of an experi- 

 ment station there. 



In connection with his visit to the Hawaiian Islands, under instruc- 

 tions from the Director of this Office, Dr. Stubbs made a careful inves- 

 tigation of their agriculture with special reference to the organization 

 and work of an experiment station. He conferred with the managers 

 of educational and scientific institutions already existing in Hawaii 

 and with citizens representing various interests. He also received 

 valuable advice and assistance from the officers of the Territorial 

 government. He was everywhere verj^ cordiallj^ received, and found 

 that there was much interest in the establishment of an experiment 

 station. Since his return he has submitted a preliminary report, in 

 which he recommends that a station be established under the direct 

 control of the Secretary of Agriculture and independent of existing 

 local institutions. As the station alread}^ maintained by the Hawaiian 

 Sugar Planters' Association will continue its work in problems relat- 

 ing to the sugar industry, he recommends that the station to be estab- 

 lished by this Department give its attention to other agricultural 



