1G8 KKl'OKT OK OKKITK oK KXPEKIMKNT STA'l'IONS. 



of seen rill «,'• attcmmtcd cultures. ( )ii(' lias Ixmmi sccurcil wliicli work.s 

 with i"!il>l»its hut not willi hotrs. In llii^ connection it is worthy of 

 note that the State has rccontly niadc an appiopriation of S-J.noo j)cr 

 aiuiuin for the manufacture and free distrilmtion of \accinc for the 

 j)revention of hlacklctr i" catth\ whicii relieves the station funds of 

 this burden. 



The collej'-o has recentl}' lioiij^lit 1(50 acres adjoininjif tlie old collej^e 

 farm, which will he available for the use of the station and will lie a 

 i,n-eat help in the beef and pasturage experiments, relieving the stjition 

 of the neccssit}' of liiring pasture at a distance. Farmers' institutes 

 in tlie Territory, which were organized largely under the initiative of 

 the station director and other officers, have l)een placed under the 

 secretary of a lioard of agriculture recently organized, and the expense 

 of conducting them will be met from funds conti'oUcd bv the board. 

 The station will now economize its efl'orts in the institute woi'k by 

 going only to the principal count}' institutes. New assistants in 

 agronoui}', animal husbandry, and bacteriology have been appointed on 

 the stjition stafl", and accommodations for the entomologist and botanist 

 have been provided in the new addition to the librar}'. 



The courses of study in the college have been reorganized. A 

 school of agriculture and domestic science admitting pupils without 

 examination has been established to take the place of thi> preparatory 

 courses. In this school provision is made for more agriculture and 

 allied subjects than w-as possible in the preparatorj- courses. The 

 school course leads up to the subfreshman year in the college which 

 has been put in for the purpose of raising the requirements in the 

 regular college course one year. 



The Oklahoma Station is making good progress in the line of devel- 

 opment, and is strengthening its position with the farmers of the Ter- 

 ritory by doing work especially adapted to their innuediate needs. 

 In return, the farmers are loyally supporting the station. The appro- 

 priation for the distribution of vaccine was secured by the active 

 canvass of farmers, and was the first real evidence of their interest in 

 the station. The demands upon the station are growing in extent and 

 importance every 3'ear. The mailing list now contains over 19,000 

 names, and yet the funds available for printing will allow an edition 

 of onl}'^ 20,000 bulletins. Although the work is well systematized and 

 the funds are handled in a ver}^ economical manner, they are not ad(^- 

 quate for the paj- ment of such salaries as will secure and keep the best 

 investigatoi-s and capable assistants. Neither is the station suitably 

 provided with lalioratoi-ies for the departments of agriculture, chemis- 

 try, and horticulture, or office room for the ofiicers. It needs addi- 

 tional funds for printing, for buildings, and for the extension of 

 important lines of investigation. 



