IIC) KKIMUrr OF (»KI<I<K OK KXl'EKIMKNT STATIONS. 



I'lTIU-K^ATIONS. 



I'lif |>iil>li(:it ions of this stMlioii rccciN cd (lining llir |)!ist lisc:il voar 

 Avtir l)iillct ills f.l and (;5-«>S iiixl a spniyiiit^- calciKlar fiti- lltii;;. The 

 siihjcrts (rcalftl in llic Imllclins were llic clKMiiical <()iiip<)sili()n ot" food 

 pivsci'N ati\ ("s. the rcstiUs of fccdiiiij- cxiMM-inicnls with cattle and 

 swine, miseellaiieoiis noles on I'linj^us disoases of plants, the, Cana(hi 

 thisth' and dandelion, a few of the comnion fleshy fune-i of Ames, 

 soiulions for' test inu- < ream, seleetine- and ])re])arinLr seed e<»i-ii. and u 

 catalogue of fiiiils j^i-owinj,'' on the experimental grounds of the Iowa 

 Kxp(>riment Station. 



K^KSAS. 



Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, Mdnhdltnn. 



I >c[i;irliii(nt <if Kiiiisiis State A^riciiltiiial College. 



<;<)\KI{NIN(i liOAKI). 



Bnard of Rej^ents: .1. S. iNIcDowell {Prcsidenl ), Smilli ( 'niicr; ('. E. Frien<l (Virr- 

 J^residciit), So/diir; Iv T. Fairchild {Trcamiri'r) , Klhinyrlli; K.J. lirock (Loan foimniif- 

 sio)>er), M<inl>ntt<m; J. W. Berry, Jcnrll; E. R. Nichols [Scvriiar^t fx officio), MunhaUaii; 

 J. (). Tulloss, Sedan. 



STATION STAKK. 



J. T. Wiilard, M. S., T>hrrtnr; < 'Iwiiilxt. C. L. Barnes, D. V. M., Asffuttantm Vi'ter- 



E. A. I^opeiioe, i\I. A., Entomolotjist. inani thjutrliiniil. 



TI. V. Ko]>erts, M. S., Botanist. K. H. Shaw, B. S., A.'<t(istnnt Chernwt. 



N. S. jNIayo, M. S., D. V. S., Veter'ni<irinii. R. E. EaKtniaii, ]M. S., Asinstant Horti- 



Albert Dickens, M. S., JlortuMlturht. (•lUtiirist. 



A. M. Ten Eyck, B. Agr., At/rirn/lurisl. (}. C Wlieeler, Ji. S., A.'<.'<i.'<tant in Feeding 



Oscar Erf, B. S. A(ii{., Dairiilvi/, .\tuiii(d Kxpi-rinients. 



ITitxJ landman. Alice M. Mellon, B. S., Clerk to Director. 



Lorena E. demons, I!. S., Secretani. J. G. Haney, M. S., Siqierintendent of Fori 



V. ]M. Shoesmith, B. S., A.'tsi.^tant in- Feed- JTaijs Branch FJ.rperiment Station, Hays. 



hig (Did Field Worl\ <). II.EUiii}^, Forcnnni of Fort Hays Branch 



(j. A. Dean, B. S. , AntiixtanL Kidoiiiologi.^t. Ji^.iyeritnod Station. 

 L, F. Paul], M. A., Assistant Botani«t. 



GENERAL OUTLOOK. 



The work of the Kansas Station has been continued during the past 

 year along nuicli the same lines as formerly. The experiments in 

 commercial orcharding were A'ery much deranged by the destruction 

 of a large part of the orchard and Aineyard by the fioods last 

 spring and have been discontinued. The farm dej^artment has largely 

 increased its experiments with farm crops, including Aai'iety work 

 with all the common cereals, grasses, and forage crops, and rotation 

 experiments with wheat and corn. There arc now about 450 plats 

 under experiment. The horticulturist in connection with his eflforts 

 to imi)rove the native fruits is selecting persimmons for the purpose 

 of securing seedless varieties of larger size and better quality than the 



