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STATION STAIT. 



(i. W. ('jirvcr, I 'irriiiir. (I. W. <)\\ciis, l>itiri/iiiij. 



R. M. WtwvW, SiipcrinlnKhnt of F<ir)ii. <i. K. (iiinlnii, l>iiinihi<i. 



C W. (in-ciu', /'nuiic'il A'/ricnlhiri, A. l. (.'rnwionl, /,iniiht<i])in(irflnii))g. 

 Jlonii' Jul rill. I >. A. WilliHtoii, Ijaiulscdjii' (inrdrniiHj. 



G. l\. I?ri(lgrfi>rtli, Slurf: Jinisiiiij. C. .1. Calloway, Bureau of Nature iSliuly. 



.1. I'>. r.rowii, Triirl: Hardening. 



(JKNKKAL OUTLOOK. 



Tlu* Tuskciji'cc Station lias (.•oiitiiiucd its (lonioiisti'atioii (^xpcriiMciils 

 with various .soil renovators, with the o])j('ct of showing what can be 

 done hy tlic poor farmer of Alal)ania in huihlino- up ii worn-out soil 

 with litthi cash outlav. This has seemed desira})le, l>ecause the ma- 

 jority of the neg^ro farmers in the vicinitv of Tuskegec are men of 

 small means and are under the necessity of earning a living while 

 bringing their land up to a condition of productiveness. Emphasis 

 has been laid upon intensive methods of cultivation, and under these 

 methods the station has sliown results tliis year giving a net gain of 

 nearly $100 per acre. A series of experiments on fodder plants has 

 just been brought to a close, and the results are being tabulated for 

 publication. The station has cooperated with a number of farmers 

 throughout the State in growing cotton, corn, cassava, and other for- 

 age and food plants. Cooperative work has also been carried on Avith 

 other stations and with this Department, The extension work of the 

 station, consisting largely of the distribution of leaflets among farmers, 

 has been continued. Children's gardens have also been conducted in 

 connection Avith tlie agricultural department of the Tuskegee Normal 

 and Industrial Institute. The station* is slowh^ acquiring a good ecjuip- 

 ment of farm implements and is in a better condition than formerly 

 for conducting investigations. 



LINES OF WORK. 



The principal lines of work conducted at tlie Tuskegee Station 

 during the past year were as follows: Field experiments, horticulture, 

 diseases of plants, animal industry', and dairying. 



INCOME. 



The income of the station dui'ing the past fiscal 3'ear was as follows: 

 State appropriation $1, 500 



PUBLICATIONS. 



No pu})lications have been issued, it having been found that the 

 station could exert its influence most effectually through conferences 

 of farmers. 



