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garden peas and tomatoes was carried on in the garden. The orchard 

 work consisted of experiments with phnns, apples, and other fruits, 

 particuhir attention being given to tlie improvement of native pUims 

 in hardiness and vigor of growth. About 1 dozen phmi selections 

 and 200 apple trees were planted in the station orchard. With forest 

 trees comparisons as to their drought resistance were made, and 

 methods for the successful growing of coniferous seedlings under 

 North Dakota conditions were demonstrated. Work was also done 

 on the control of grasshoppers and cabbage worms during the past 

 season, and studies on wireworms were undertaken. 



The work carried on by the botanical department and supported 

 by Hatch, State, and other funds included weed eradication, a study 

 of oat varieties with a view to their standardization, plant breeding, 

 selection of wheat and flax, seed inspection, testing of possible new 

 crops such as Russian sunfloAver, hemp, and soy beans, cooperation 

 with farmers in introducing disease-resistant varieties, and methods 

 of cropping. In the State serum laboratory, with which the veter- 

 inarian is connected, studies were made regarding the action of 

 various serums, their manufacture and use. The veterinarian also 

 continued to render service to the State live stock sanitary board in 

 the bacteriologic diagnoses of animal diseases. 



A breeding circuit at New Salem, including about 200 cows owned 

 by different farmers in that community, was conducted as a part of 

 the cooperative work of the station. The 24 demonstration farms, 

 located in as many counties and in counties containing no substations, 

 give the station an opportunity to demonstrate the value of its experi- 

 ments for practical results. The work on these farms has brought 

 out very forcibly the value of crop rotation and the use of varieties 

 adapted to the different .regions. It has also shown that the soils of 

 the State in general are short in their supply of phosphoric acid, 

 while the supply of potash in nitrogen is apparently strong at the 

 present time. 



The following publications were received from this station during 

 the year: Bulletins 88, Windbreaks and Hedges; 89, Wheat Investi- 

 gations — Milling, Baking, and Chemical Tests; Special Food Bulle- 

 tins 24-30; Paint Bulletins 4 and 5; the Annual Report for 1910; 

 and the Annual Reports of the Dickinson Substation for 1909 and 

 1910. 



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



United States appropriation, Ilatcli Act $14,447.72 



United States appropriation, xVdanis Act 15,000.00 



Balance from United States appropriation, Hatcli fund- 552. 28 



State appropriation, including balance from previous 



year 26, 88.5. 45 



Miscellaneous, including balance from previous year 3,834.09 



Total „ ^ GO, 719. 54 



