78 REPORT OF OFFICE OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 



The department of animal husbandry took up work in feeding 

 rice bran and rice polish to bacon and lard types of pigs to ascertain 

 the value of the feed and possible differences due to type. Along 

 dairy lines, records on feeding, milk production, quality of milk, 

 etc., were kept of the station herd to determine the cost of milk 

 production. 



The veterinary department inaugurated work on glanders, pre- 

 pared and distributed serum under the State law, and continued its 

 work on the eradication of the cattle tick. The results of its work 

 with glanders indicated that the serum test is reliable. 



The extension and farmers' institute work is supported by special 

 State appropriations and is conducted by the college, the station as- 

 sisting only in an incidental way. 



The following publications were received from this station during 

 the year: Bulletin 106, Live Stock Sanitary Laws of the State of 

 Arkansas; Circulars 1, Corn Judging; 2, Farmers' Handbook on 

 Swine; 3, Corn and Cotton; 4, How to 'Control the Two Worst Cot- 

 ton Pests, the Boll Weevil and the Bollworm; 5, Spanish Peanuts, 

 Dwarf Essex Rape, and Cowj^eas for Swine; 6, Farm Butter Mak- 

 ing; 7, How to Control the Scab and Blotch of the Apple; 8, Does 

 Better Cotton Seed Pay; 9, Suggestions on Commercial Muskmelon 

 Growing; and 12, Hog Cholera and State Vaccination. 



The income of the station during the past fiscal year was as fol- 

 lows : 



United States appropriation, Hatch Act $15, 000. 00 



United States appropriation, Adams Act 15. 000. 00 



Balance from previous year, State appropriation 14, 178. 95 



Farm products, including balance from previous year. 5, 50G. 89 

 Miscellaneous 3, 342. 06 



Total 53. 027. 90 



The work of the Arkansas station has been interrupted to some 

 extent by frequent changes on the staff, but its present organization 

 promises progress in the different lines of investigation followed. 

 The station is greatly in need of an adequate area of suitable land 

 for its operations. 



CALIFORNIA. 



Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of California, Berkeley. 



E. J. WiCKSON, M. A., Director. 



As in previous years, the work of the California Experiment 

 Station was extensive and varied, much of it being carried on with the 

 aid of State appropriations. Insecticide-control work is put by law 

 under the station, and a State appropriation of $5,000 annually was 

 made for the work. An insecticide laboratoiy was fitted up during 

 the 3^ear, and a hog-cholera serum laboratory was also provided. 



