152 REPOET OF OFFICE OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 



Ir animal husbandry, lamb breeding was continued and feeding 

 experiments were carried on with pigs and sheep. The pigs were 

 kept on pasture during the summer and fed alfalfa silage as a part 

 of the ration during the winter. The sheep were fed alfalfa silage 

 alone, which proved to be a good ration for breeding ewes. A record 

 of the cost of butter-fat production on different feeds was also 

 continued. 



The activities of the department of chemistry consisted principally 

 of routine work and included 35 water analyses, 135 soil analyses, and 

 75 analyses of a miscellaneous character. A report on gypsum was 

 published in the last annual report of the station. 



The dry farm established at Elko has a State appropriation of 

 $10,000 for the current biennium. The control of this farm is in the 

 iiands of a board on which the station is represented. The work con- 

 ducted there during the past year consisted mainly in testing varieties 

 of spring grain. 



The following publications were received from this station during 

 the year: Bulletins 72, Annual Eeport of the Board of Control, the 

 Director, and the Members of the Station Staff, 1909 ; 73^ A Neglected 

 Field in Photomicrography; 74, First Annual Report of the De- 

 partment of Food and Drugs Inspection for the Year Ended De- 

 cember 30, 1910; 75, The Sugar-beet Industry in Nevada; 76, The 

 I^otato Eelworm (with Italian edition) ; 77, Fixing Standard Weights 

 and Measures; Circular 8, Artificial Coloring in Food Products; 

 9, Use of Benzoate of Soda and Cereals in Meat Products; 10, Ice- 

 cream Cones; and 11, Vinegar. 



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 13,890.64 



Balance from United States appropriation, Adams fund- 1, 109. 36 



Miscellaneous, including balance from previous year — 5,204.85 



Total 35, 204. 85 



In accordance with a growing demand for agricultural informa- 

 tion in the State and a greater appreciation of the station's efforts, 

 the amount of work at the institution increased materially during 

 the past year. 



NEW HAMPSHIRE. 



New Hampshire College Agricultural Experiment Station, Durham. 



Department of New Hampshire College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. 



J. C. Kendall, B. S., Director. 



A new dairy building for the college and station was completed 

 during the year. For the ensuing biennium the legislature appro- 



