EXPERIMENT STATION REPORTS. 125 



ing of April 30, 1909, Mr. Sayer was drowned in the cedar river while 

 canoeing. 



The nodule-forming bacterial cultures have been, since May 1st, 

 under the direct care of Mr. Brown. I append a detailed report of what 

 has been done in sending out these cultures. The actual forwarding 

 began about April 1st, and the report closes June 2.5th. We are still 

 sending out a few each dav. 



No. cultures alfalfa, sent out 392 



No. cultures red clover, sent out 172 



No. cultures alsike clover, sent out 23 



No. cultures white clover, sent out 7 



No. cultures soy beans, sent out 15 



No. cultures white beans sent out 172 



No. cultures peas, sent out 64 



No. cultures cow peas, sent out 20 



No. cultures vetch, sent out 7 



Total 872 



Fifty-three cultures have been sent to institutions and to individuals 

 for exijerimental purposes. 



These cultures were sent out upon request made upon the following 

 form of application. 



APPLICATION FOR NODULB-FORMING BACTERIA. 



I desire to conduct an experiment with nodule-forming bacteria 

 for : — 



Alfalfa, red clover, alsike clover, white clover, beans, soy beans, 

 X)eas, cow peas, vetch. 



(Strike out those not wanted.) 



Pounds (or bushels) of seed to be inoculated? 



(Each bottle is sufficient for 60 lbs. of seed.) 



Probable date of seeding? 



If the culture is sent to me, I will, — 



1. Carry on the experiment according to the instructions received. 



2. Exercise care and accuracy in the work, 



3. Report the results of the experiment soon after harvest, whether 

 successful or not. 



Name 



County 



Postoffice 



State 



A nominal charge of 25 cents per bottle is made to cover cost of 

 material and shipping. 



Enclosed find cents. 



This sheet when filled out should be addressed in a sealed envelope 

 to the Bacteriological Laboratory, East Lansing, Michigan. 



With each culture were sent directions for using the culture and a 

 blank report upon which the farmer can make the report of i-esults. 

 They follow herewith: 



