IDC) KKTOKT <'l OFFICF I'l'" KXI'KKIMKNT STATIONS. 



TnU.If'AI IONS. 



Tlir omIn' ptiltlicHt ion i('c»'i\t'(l tioiii this stnlioii (liiriii<i" I lie past 

 tiscal \f:ii\Y:is a it|)(iiI on the wmk of (lie experiment station and 

 Ial>oral<>ii(> <>( ilic Hawaiian SuLiai' IManters' Association. 



IDAHO. 



Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of Idaho, Mdaraii: 

 1 >i'|iiirtiiit'Ml nf tlic l'iii\cr>ity of icjahd. 



(i<)VEKNIN(i ItoAUI). 



l'.(>:inl of Ri'gi'iit.-^: Clias. I,. Iltitniaii {Pfpsldcnt), /:<illi,lriiui; Mrs. Win. II. Uidcn- 

 baujih (]'irr-I'ir.'<i(ltiil), linisc; (leorj^e C. Parkinson {Si'criiitrij), J'rexloii; iMlwanl S. 

 Sweet, (IniiKjirilh ; J. II. McCarthy, Witlhicr; William I,. Tayne {Tri'(tHiiri'i), }f(iKC(iir. 



ST.XTION STAFK. 



II. T. Fiviicli, :\r. S., Dhrrlor; Ai/rintl- ('. N. Little, .M. A., I'm. D., [rrUjutiiut 



tiiriKl. KnyUtcvr. 



I/. F. IIciiik-rsoM, I'll. 15., Jiutanist. J. S. Burd, C'liciiiisl. 



.]. M. .\Mri<-h, M. S., Entomnlof/int: W. (i. Harrison, V,. A., CIrrL 



L. B. .Indsoii, ]*). S., HorlicuKiiriat. ]\Iarioii F. Wood, Funn Foreman. 



(iKNERAIi OUTLOOK. 



Aside from the departiuonfs of the. station in Avhicli clianf^es of .stafi' 

 have occurred durine- the past year, the liii(\s of work ha\'e )>een con- 

 tinued as formerly. Feedine- experiments to determine the (luality of 

 meat and cost of production of crossbred as compared with pure-bred 

 swine have been conchided, with results showing the Tamworth- 

 Poland China cross to be superior to tin' pure-l)red Poland China. 

 The botanist of th(> station has succeeded in combating the mildew of 

 gooseberries and grapes by spraying, and also in successfully treating 

 ai)ple scab and curly leaf in peaches, lie is continuing considerable 

 work with dise;ises and insects alfecting fruits, and is also inaugurating 

 some new work aioiiii' tiies(> lines, 'i'he chemist has resumed the studv 

 of the gluten content of wheat to (h'termine the milling (|uality of cer- 

 tain grades, and will take up the study of organic piiosphorus in \vli(>at, 

 the composition of ripening fruits, alkali soils, and stock foods of the 

 State. The entomologist is preparing a report on grasshopi)ei' and 

 cricket. depredations in the State, and the horticulturist has inaugu- 

 rated a line of expei'iments in testing the eti'ect of certain fertilizers 

 in orchards in addition to the work already under wjiv- The tests of 

 novelties introduced by the >^vi^i\ trade in cooperation with the Bureau 

 of Plant Industry of this Department have been continued, and tests 

 of forage plants and imported cereals, including macaroni wheats, 

 have been undertaken in coc^pei'ation with farmers in the eastern part 

 of the State. I'he macaroni wheats ha\e alread}' made a good 



