Ui'J HKl'oKT (»K «>KKK"E (H<' KXI'KKIMIONT STATIONS. 



f»'\ cr. TIk' vclciiiKiriairs clloi'ts arc directed lar«^«dy toward <leai'in<^ 

 the count IV <d" 'I'cxas I'cvci" ticks in the eil'ort to move the tjiiarantine 

 line faithtT .south. The niailino- list of tlu> station has orown in four 

 vi'ars from (l.ooo to aliout :^T. ('(»(», althouo'h the intention lias been to 

 enter the names of only such persons as r<'(|uest the bulletins and are 

 likeh to mak(» use of them. The cori-espondcncc of the station has 

 also increased «;r(vitly and is now \cry lar«;e. It is evident that the 

 station has a stron*;" hold on the people and they are ai)})ealin<( to it in 

 manv ways. The farmers' institute work is \ciy popular and the 

 ilemand now is for the hetter class of «])eakers who have a thorough 

 liroundinu" in the science of a«'riculture and can l>ase their talk on 

 (>x])eriment or tln> latest development in agriculture. \Vith such evi- 

 dence of conlitlence in the station and with the cordial relations exist- 

 ing- hetween the ditl'(>rcnt a«;encies for the promotion of aj^riculture in 

 the State the outlook for the station is very promisin*;-. 



LINES OF WORK. 



The principal lines of work conducted at the North Carolina Station 

 durino- the past year were as follows: Chemistr}' — ^rate of nitrification 

 of ditierent nitrog-enous substances in diti'crent soils, methods of analy- 

 sis; soils; field experiments — variety, cultural, and fertilizer tests 

 with cotton, corn, and cowpeas, experiments with grasses and forage 

 ])lants; hoi-ticulture; plant diseases; animal husbandr^^ — beef produc- 

 tion, feeding work horses; diseases of animals; poultry experiments, 

 and dairvino-. 



INCOME. 



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



United States appropriation $15, 000. 00 



State a])propriation "5, 000. 00 



Farm jiroductM and nii.scx'llaneous 2, 883. 70 



Total 22, 88:3. 70 



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

 has been rendered in accordance with the schedules prescribed b}^ this 

 Department, and has been approved. 



PUBLICATIONS. 



The pu1)lications of this station received during the past fiscal year 

 were Bulletins 181-183 and the Annual Report for lUUi. The bul- 

 letins include reports on silk culture, the apple, and insect and fungus 

 enemies of the apple, pear, aiul (jiunce, with methods of treatment. 



"Approximate amount spent for experimental purposes. 



