1 4<l KKI'ORT OF OFFICE OF EXPEKIMKNT STATIONS, 



tutc work niul. \vliili' this ciid'oaclics mxMi tlir tiinr dI llic sliilioii lucii, 

 i( has h('(Mi <|uili' Ih'ihIk i.il in Itriiij^iiiii" ''"' shilion proiiiiiiciillv hcf'orc 

 the f:iriut'i>, who in I urn hiuc ji-ivcii il thcii- ((inrKhMicc and suppoiM in 

 ji niiirkod (Icn'ivc. Tho station men arc also (h)in<i- much to aid in the 

 work of tho collo»,''0 of at^riculturo tor the introduction of clonientsiry 

 a«iri( idt uic teaching in tho ])ul)li{- schools. The station director lins 

 Itccn liix en leave of al)seMce foi- the purpose of takin*,*- ehar<;e of the 

 preparation of the State at^ricuitural exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase 

 Exposition, and Prof, F, JJ. Muniford has been made actinj^- director, 

 C'onsiderin<jf its limited revenues this station is doinj^ a r(dati\'ely 

 larjife amount of useful work, and now that hettei' facilities have been 

 pro\i(led in the new buildin<;.s it could pi-olitat)ly utilize lai'j^er funds 

 in extendii\*;- its operations, which, in view of the j^reat at^ricultural 

 interests of the Stsite, should 1)0 conducted on a larger scale. 



IJNES OF WOKK. 



The principal lines of work conducted at the Missouri Station during 

 the past year were as follows: Chemistry — -inspection of fertilizers, 

 study of food adulterants and fungicides; field experiments — cereal 

 and forage crops, fertilizers, rotations, renovating worn-out soils; 

 horticultur(> — experiments with apples, plums, grapes, poachers, pears, 

 small fruits, and nuts, breeding experiments with fruits, diseases of 

 apples; •l)i-eeding experiments; feeding experiments with beef cattle, 

 sheep, and swine; diseases of animals, especially those of swine; 

 entomology — stud^' of ticks on cattle, parasites of sheep, and insects 

 affecting fruits; dairying; and drainage and irrigation, 



INCOME. 



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



United States appropriation _ $15, 000. GO 



Fees - - 2,488.44 



Farm products 2, 838. 46 



Balance from previous year 3, 229. 61 



Total 23, 556. 51 



A report of the receipts and expenditures for the United States 

 fund has been rendered in accordance with the schedules prescribed 

 by this Department, and has been approved, 



PUBLICATIONS, 



The publications of this station received during the past fiscal year 

 were Bulletins 51-00 and Circulars of Information 10-16. The subjects 

 treated in the bulletins are as follows: The chinch bug, influence of 

 height of wheel on the draft of farm wagons, breeding experiments 



