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the station herbarium, studying range conditions before and after 

 sheep gruzing, and making some observations on poisonous plants. 

 The zoologist has continued making a collection of birds, with obser- 

 vations on their food habits, and has recentl}' undertaken similar work 

 with rodents, particularly those destructive to agriculture. lie also 

 has consulting work in veterinarv science, and has given attention to 

 outbreaks of big head in sheep, hog cholera, and anthrax. The irri- 

 gation work of the station is in cooperation with this Otiice. 



The Nevada Station has added consideralily to the strength of its 

 statf and is coming into closer touch with the farmers of the State, but 

 the equii)ment is still meager notwithstanding recent additions. The 

 lil)rar3' of the station has not been in condition for use, but recently 

 room has been provided for it and it is now being classified and 

 arranged. Farmers' institutes were held in three different places, 

 with a total attendance of 983, thus showing that the people arc taking 

 a great interest in the improvement of agricultural conditions. This 

 condition of affairs emphasizes the desirability of having the station 

 put in a position to prosecute its work with greater vigor and on a 

 larger scale. It is especially desirable that its operations in animal 

 husbandr}' and irrigation should be extended. 



LINES OF WORK. 



The principal lines of work conducted at the Nevada Station during 

 the past year were as follows: Chemistry; botany — studies of poison- 

 ous plants and of range plants eaten by slicep; soils; field experiments — 

 tests of varieties of wheat, grasses, and other forage plants, experi- 

 ments with different quantities of seed and with barnyard maiuire; 

 horticulture; forestry^; animal diseases — hog cholera, anthrax, and big 

 head of sheep; entomology; and irrigation. 



INCOME. 



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



United States appropriation $15, 000. 00 



Farm products 345. 33 



Balance from previous year 226. 56 



Total 15, 571. 89 



A report of the receipts and expenditures for the United States fund 

 has been rendered in accoi-danc(> with the schedules prescribed l>y this 

 Department, and has been approved. 



PUBLICATIONS. 



The pul)lications of this station received during the past fiscal 3'ear 

 were the Animal Keport for 1!M)2 and Bulletins 52-54, on water supply 

 and irrigation in Nevada, the l)uriiing of dead animals, and report of 

 irrigation investigations, Humboldt River Valley, Nevada. 



