l'J<'. IJKl'OKT <»K oFKK'K (»K KXTKUIMKNT STATIONS. 



A rcjxnt (tf (he ii'colpts ;in(l cxjx'iulilui'cs foi" llic riiitcd States 

 I'lmtl lias Immmi icikIi'IcmI in accordance witli the scIukIuIcs prescriln'cl l)y 

 tliis I)fpai'tincnt, and has Ikmmi approved. 



ri Hl.ICATIONS. 



The puhlications of this station received durinjf the past fiscal y<*ar 

 wcic liidh'tiiis SM-'.M. inchidinu" two reports on fertilizer inspection, a 

 report on linances and nieteoi'olouv includiiiL;- an index, and ))nHetiiis 

 on the followinj^ subjects: (Irass thrips, cereal l)realvfast foods, 

 Nuriatioii of Tr'ill'inni iji'diidi-fldriiiii^ ])otato insecticides and fnn<^'icides 

 in 11MI:>. oat smut and its pi'evention, the chinch hu^- in .Maine, and 

 experiments in orchard culture. 



MAJ{VI.A]Srj). 



Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station, ('ollrtjc I'urk. 

 DcparUuent of .Murylaml Ajj:riciiltural Colk'ge. 



<;()VKKNIN<i i-.OAKl). 



Board of Trustees — Agricultural Coiiiniittee : (Tovernor J. AV. Smith, Amidpolls; 

 Chas. AV. Stanley (Cli<iiriii<iu), Lnurrl; Chas. W. Slajrle, Bdllimorr; Davitl Seilu-rt, 

 Chursjn-ing; ISInrray Vaudiver, Jlarrc de (Jracc; Chas. A. Councilman, (Ihjnilon; 

 Allen Dodge, Wa.shbKjton, I). C; Noble L. Mitchell, Bel Air. 



STATKJ.V STAFF. 



H. J. I'alterson, V>. S., Director; Chemid. E. O. Garner, Superiutemlent of Farm, 

 J. S. Roliinsoii, Jfortiriiltiirist. llecorder of Kxperinientn. 



S. S. Buckley, D. V. S., ]'eterin<iri(i)i. C.F. AusWn, B. H., AKsociale Horticulturist. 



W. T. L. Taliaferro, B. A., A</ri<-ii/tiirixl. T. B. Syiiions, B. S., Actimj Eiilornnloi/lst. 

 C. F. Doane, M. S., Jkiirij JIuKhaii<lman F.Cl^lshnl^[),l^.?^.,AlisistuntI'Jntottlolnf/i.'<t. 



and Barteriologiiit. F. H. Blodgett, M. S., Assistant Plant 



J. B. S. Norton, M. S., Botanist, Vegetable J'aiJiologiKt, Botani.^t. 



Pathologvit. .T. R. Owens, M. D., Treasurer. 



11. 11. Howell, Clcrh. 

 T. H. White, Gardener. 



GENERAL OUTLOOK. 



The Maryland Station has continued its work along nearl}' the same 

 lines as formerly. The studies on the influence of preservatives on the 

 dio-estihility of milk fed to young calves have been closed and results 

 pu])lished, which, while not conclusive, seem to indicate that no 

 seriously harmful results followed the use of preservatives, except 

 possibly the falling out of hair on calves fed for a rather long period. 

 It is pointed out, however, that there is little or Jio occasion for the 

 use of preservatives, and a subsequent bulletin discusses at length 



