IDAHO. 107 



.showiiii^' in the State, own in the liioli altitudes where short seasons 

 prevail. 



The chemist severed his connection with the station June 80, 11>03, 

 and was succeeded hy J. S. Burd of this Department. Considerahle 

 l)rogi"ess has been made during" the year in separating the university 

 and station work more clearly and in providing additional equipment 

 for the stiition. A State appropriation of $5,000 has l)een made for 

 farm imi)rovements, including $3,000 for the purchase of improved 

 live stock. Tlie farm ])arn which was destroyed l)y wind has been 

 rel)uilt, anil jjlans have 1»een made for equipping a bacteriological 

 laboratory for statioi. work. "J'he station is attracting nuich more 

 interest throughout the State than ever before and is making consid- 

 erable progress in the organization of its work on a more permanent 

 basis, largely as the result of the appointment of a director as a sepa- 

 rate administrative officer. The State appropriation of $4,000 for 

 farmers' institutes will relieve the station of any expenditures along 

 this line, and the further appropriation for live stock and station 

 improvements are encouraging as indicating the favor with which the 

 work of the station is n^ceived throughout the State. 



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LINES OF WORK. 



The i)rincipal lines of work conducted at the Idaho Station during 

 the past year were as follows: Chemistry — experiments with sugar 

 beets, studies of wheats and wheat soils, miscellaneous analytical work; 

 botan}' — studies of plant diseases and their remedies, experiments 

 with grasses and forage crops; tield experiments — tests of various 

 grasses and otlier forage crops for pasture and hay, experiments with 

 cereals desirable for introduction; horticulture — cultuial and variety 

 tests of garden crops, fruits, and forest trees, pruning experiments 

 and experiments with tomatoes; entomology — study of the codling- 

 moth in coopei'ation with (Mitomologists of other northwestern stations, 

 observations on phylloxera, and experiments with insecticides; feed- 

 ing experiments — cattle, sheep, and swine. 



iNroM?:. 



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



Inited States a|)i)r()i>riati<)n $1;'), DOD. Ul» 



State api)r< )|niat ion 1 , 069. 82 



Farm product'^ 1, 40H. HI 



T. .tal 17, 478. 4.3 



A report of the receipts and expenditures for the I'nitiMl States 

 fimd has l)een rendcM-ed in accor(lanc»> with the schedules prescribed 

 by this Depaitment, and has been approved. 



