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smuts and rusts, macaroni wheat in South Dakota, a study of North- 

 western apples, and a preliminary report on the fringed tapeworm of 

 sheep. 



TENNESSEE. 



Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station, KnoxvUle. 

 Department of the University of Tennessee. 



GOVERNING BOARD. 



Board of Trustees — Experiment Station Committee: J. W. Caldwell {Acting Chair- 

 man), KnoxvUle; T. E. Harwood, Trenton; T. F. V. Allison, Xashrille; O. P. Temple, 

 Knojinlle; J. B. Killebrew, Nashville; Harris Brown, Gallatin. 



STATION STAFF. 



A. M. Soule, B. S. A., Director; Agricul- F. H. Broome, Librarian. 



turist. J- K. Fain, B. S., Amstant Agriculturist. 



C. A. Keffer, irortiniKurl.tt, Forester. P. O. Vanatter, Plat Expert. 



C. A. INIooers, B. S., Chemist. S. E. Barnes, B. S., M.S. A., Dairyman. 



S. M. Bain, B. A., Botanist. H. H. Hampton, B. S., AssiMant Chemist. 



W. M. Fulton, B. A.,M. S., Meteorologist. W. S. Shaw, V. M. D., Veterinarian. 



Ethel Reese, Stenographer. 



GENERAL OUTLOOK, 



The Tennessee Station continues to devote much attention to problems 

 concerned with the introduction of diversified farming-. The growing 

 of forage crops and pasturage is followed by feeding experiments with 

 various animals, the results of which are carefully recorded and ta])u- 

 lated in such a way as to show the actual cost of producing the difierent 

 animal products. In this way the farmers have been shown the economy 

 of making silage and of feeding the great ]>ulk of their crops instead 

 of selling the raw pi-oducts. Last 3'ear it was announced that silage 

 could l)e produced for ^1.28 per ton, and this year the station has 

 shown that corn fed rn various combinations to hogs has a feeding 

 value of 81 cents per bushel, and skim milk a feeding value of from 2t) 

 to 30 cents per loO pounds, with pork 5 to 7 cents per pound. The 

 station has been working with difi'enMit crops for silage, and finds that 

 sorghum is nearly as good as corn for this purpose. Soy beans aloni^ 

 were not a success, but mixed wath corn in the ratio of 1 : 2 made good 

 silage. 



An attempt is l)eingmiidc to find a legume^ which can be grown with 

 the corn and which will climl) cornstulks in sueh a wa}' as not to tangle 

 and make ilifiicult harvesting. Work on winter wheats and other 

 cereals has been contimied for a number of years with results which in- 

 dicate that the .soil and climate of Tennes.see are well adapted to their 

 production and that wheat having excellent milling cjualities is pro 

 duced. Most of this work with forage crops and cereals and also some 

 work' with clover seed is Ix'ing done in coopei'ation with the Bureau of 



