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Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, ]]'ooster. 



GOVERNING BOARD. 



Board of Control: Alva Agee (Preddent), Cheshire; O. Vj. Bradfnte (Secretary), 

 Xenifi; D. L. Sampson [Treasurer), Cincinnati; F. A. Derthick, Mantua ; D. D. White, 

 CaMalia. 



STATION STAFF. 



C. E. Thome, M. S. A., Director. 

 W. J. Green, Vice-Director; HorticulturiM. 

 C G. Williams, Agriculturist; Superin- 

 tendent of Farm. 

 A. D. Selby, Pn. D., Botanist. 

 J. W. Ames, B. S., Chemiat. 

 W. H. Kramer, Bursnr. 

 G. M. Lummis, B. S. A.,A.<imtant Botanist. 

 J. S. Houser, Asmtant Entomologi.Ht. 

 C. W. Waid, B. S., AssiMant Horticulttirisl. 

 William Holmes, Farm Foreman. 



C. A. Patton, Assistant Foreman; Meteorol- 

 ogist. 



Faye Blayney, Mailing Clerk. 



Gary Welt}', Mechanician. 



J. L. Tagigart, Ilorticidtural Foreman. 



F. W. Glass, Printer. 



Edward Mohn, Superintendent of Sub- 

 station (Strongsinlle). 



Lewis Schultz, Superintendent of Substation 

 ( Germantoum) . 



H. M. Wacbter, Superintendent of Sub- 

 station {Germantown). 



GENERAL OUTLOOK. 



The loading feature of the work of the Ohio Station continues to be 

 its well-planned and carefully conducted field experiments with ferti- 

 lizers, various rotations, and varieties of cereals. Similar field work 

 with tobacco fertilizers has recently been inaugurated, also fertilizer 

 and inoculation experiments with legumes, experiments with cover 

 crops'sown in corn at its last cultivation, and feeding experiments 

 with range steers for market. In horticultural lines, special attention 

 is given to spring forcing of cucumbers, muskmelons, tomatoes, etc., 

 and to comparative tests of clean culture, cover crops, and mulching 

 for orchards. Comparative tests of trees for post timber are also in 

 progress. Plans have been made for dividing the agricultural depart- 

 ment, the- present agriculturist to have charge of the field work at tiie 

 station, and an animal husbandman, to be appointed, to take charge 

 of experiments in animal i)roduction and have supervision of the test 

 fai'ins. The station has in hand a large amount of cooperative work, 

 nuich of whicii is conducted through the agency of the Agricultural 

 Stu<h'nt Union of Ohio, This includes spraying and orchard manage- 

 ment and Held experiments. The work of the station in cooperation 

 with this Department incbides studies of the influence of the origin of 

 red-clover seed on yield of croj), with the Bureau of Plant Industry; 

 available phuit food in soils, with the Bureau of Chemistry: and 

 investio-jitions on the San Jose scale and Asiatic ladybird, with the 

 Division of Entomology, 



The station now inaintains three test farms with the aid of a State 



