17<) KKI'oirr ("K OKKIC'K OK KXPKKIMKNT STATIONS. 



prt'sciit liiiuls ol" (lie station arc not ad«'(|iiat(\ Tlu; cordial support 

 whicii has thus far hci'ii accordod to the, station l)y tlic insular legis- 

 lature, lojictlicr with the intorost manifested hy planters in requestinjr 

 it,s puldications and in solicitintr specitie infoimation, is very encour- 

 aL;in«i- and bespeaks for the station a lii<j;h i^rade of usefulness. It is 

 eontidently helievcd that the people of Porto liieo will assist the station 

 l»\ M(l»'t|ualr appropriations, so that its usefulness may be enlarged 

 from year to year. 



LINES OF WORK. 



Tiie j)rincii)al lines of work of the Poi'to Rico Station during the 

 past year were as follows: Collection and variet}"^ tests of tropical, 

 agricultural, and horticultural crops; cultural and fertilizer tests with 

 northern-grown crops to determine their jidaptation, time of planting, 

 etc.; investigations of injui'ious insects, and fungus and bacterial dis- 

 eases of plants; selection of coti'ee; rejuvenation of an old coffee plan- 

 tation; tobacco investigations; soil survey, and distribution of seeds 

 for trial by farmers. 



INCOME. 



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

 United folates appropriation $12, 000 



PUBLICATIONS. 



The fourth report on investigations in Porto Rico, giving a detailed 

 account of operations during the j^ear 10(>3, has been prepared by the 

 special agent in charge of the Porto Rico Agricultural Experiment 

 Station, and is given on page 419. 



RHODE ISIiAND. 



Rhode Island Ag:ricultural Experiment Station, Kimjston. 

 Department of Khode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. 



GOVERNING BOAKI). 



Board of ^Managers: Chas. Dean Kimball {President), Promdcnce; Jesse V. B. Wat- 

 son {Vice-I'residml), Wakefield; C. H. Coggeshall {Clerk), Bristol; Melville Bull 

 {Treasurer), Newport; T. G. Mathewson, East Greenwich. 



STATION STAFF. 



H. J. Wheeler, Pn. D., Director; Chemist. G. E. Adams, B. S., Assudant in Field Ex- 

 F. W. Card, M. S., Horliculturint . j)eriments. 



Cooper Curtice, D. V. S., M. D., Biologist, A. W. Bosworth, B. S., Assistant CJiemist. 



PoaUrymuii. . A. E. Stene, B. S., Assistant Horticulturist. 



B. L. Ilartwell, I'm. D., Associate Chemist. Nathaniel Helme, Meteoroloyist. 



J. W. Kellogg, B. S., Assistant Chemist. S. Aline Nye, Slenofjrapher. 



AVilhelm Eissing, Assistant Chemist. E. M. Chadwick, Stenographer, Librarian. 



