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The extension work of the station was devoted mainly to the in- 

 troduction of alfalfa, testing varieties of corn, and the distribution 

 of seed of promising varieties of field crops. In this work the sta- 

 tion is aided materially by the Michigan Experiment Association. 

 The station also gave some assistance at corn shows, fairs, farmers' 

 institutes, and other popular means of disseminating agricultural 

 knowledge. 



The publications received from this station during the year were 

 as follows: Bulletins 260, Seeds of Michigan Weeds; 2G1, Baby Beef 

 Production; 262, Suggestions on Planting Orchards; 263, Fertilizer 

 Analyses; Special Bulletins 51, Spray and Practice Outline for Fruit 

 Growers ; 52, Corn Production in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan ; 

 53, Grasshoppers and Their Control ; 51, Spray and Practice Outline 

 for Fruit Growers, 1911; Technical Bulletins 5, The Usefulness of 

 Curves in the Interpretation of Microbial and Biochemical Processes; 

 6, Lime-sulphur Spray; Circulars 7, Lactic Cultures for Dairy Pur- 

 poses; 8, Tuberculosis; 9, Vinegar and Its Making; 10, Manufacture 

 and Storage of Lime-sulphur Spray ; and the Annual Report for 1910. 



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



United States appropriation, Hatch Act $15,000.00 



United States appropriation, Adams Act 1.5,000.00 



State appropriation 6, 187. 87 



Fees 4, 540. 00 



Miscellaneous 246.2.3 



Balance from previous year 2,324.52 



Total 48, 29S. 02 



The field of activity of the Michigan station continues to grow, and 

 with its organization on a broader basis and the resulting differentia- 

 tion of lines of work, to some extent related, the efficiency of the 

 institution in experimental and research work is increasing. 



MINNESOTA. 



Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of Minnesota, University 



Farm, St. Paul. 



Department of the University of Minnesota. 



A. F. Woods, M. A., Director. 



The different lines of work pursued at the Minnesota station made 

 satisfactory progress during the year and no important changes 

 occun-ed in the station staff. No new buildings were constructed, but 

 the installation of the experimental industrial alcohol plant was 

 completed. This plant has a capacity of 100 proof gallons of alcohol 

 per day and is equipped with continuous stills, pressure grain cooker, 

 and other necessary apparatus. (PI. II, fig. 1.) 



