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U) l)r one tit' (lir ItMditii; liiics of stiicily xiciit ilic iii\ fsliHiilioii. Tlio 

 woik of (lie station lOrcsttT is iiK rcnsint;' |)<)|)ul!ir intcfcst in llif iitil- 

 i/atioii of waste lands for tiiiil)fi- LjrosNtli. Water conipanics arc 

 roalizini,^ tlic value of tiiiilxi- Liiowtli as a in'oteetioii to watersheds 

 both in eoiisei'N ill!'" tile lairil'all and in lessening' the diin<'ei' of iiifcc- 

 tioii. I'lie station has planted xaluahle tiinlier on 100 acres of waste 

 land in oicUm- to test expei'inieiitally diU'ei-ent ways of ])lantin<^ and 

 (•arin«4' for the trees and to furnish an object lesson in forest manaj^c- 

 luent. The ex[)erinients with tobacco jjfrown under shade have been 

 continued, and it is the opinion of the station authorities that there is 

 a future foi' the production of Suuiatra leaf in this country when 

 experience in handlinothe leaf has been gained. At the present time 

 nuuh of the crop is spoiled in the process of fermentinji-. The station 

 is cooperating witli the Bureau of Soils of tliis Department in testing 

 tobacco seed imported from Sumatra, w itli the Bureau of Plant Indus- 

 try in tests of novelties introduced l»y the seed trade and studies of 

 the alfalfa plant, and with the Bureau of Forestry in tree ])lanting 

 experiments. 



The inspection work of this station is growing steadil}' in variety 

 and amount and absorbs an increasing amount of its energy. The 

 work now" includes the inspection of fertilizers, foods, feeding stuffs, 

 orchard pests, and dairy apparatus. The State does not always pro- 

 vide adecpiate means for all of this work, so that it becomes something 

 of a financial burden. In addition to the more practical enterprises the 

 station is doing a large amount of strictly scientific work of great 

 value and its influence is being felt throughout the State. 



LINES OF AVOKK. 



The principal lines of work conducted at the Connecticut State Sta- 

 tion during the past year w'ere as follows: Anal3\sis and inspection of 

 fertilizers, foods, and feeding stuti's; inspection of Babcock test appa- 

 ratus and nurseries; chemistry -^stud}^ of vegetable proteids; diseases 

 of plants; horticulture — fertilization of orchards and study of the 

 anatomy of fruits; forestr} ; field experiments — tobacco, grasses for 

 turf making and pasture; and entomology. 



INCOME. 



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



United States aj)proj)riati( m $7, 500. 00 



Statu approjjriation '.....' 15, 500. 00 



IiKlividuals 10, 340. 00 



Fees '.',, 019. 64 



Farm proilucts 61. 97 



Miscellaneous 20. 29 



Total 36, 441. 90 



