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patin<i' ill the work. Interest in :iji;ricii]turjil education is increasing 

 and the grade of instruetion in tlie college being raised. About one- 

 third of the students are now taking agricultural courses. The appoint- 

 ment of an entomologist for the station has made it possil)le to investi- 

 gate m(>thods of combating the codling moth, which is the most serious 

 orchard pest in the State. During the ^^ear the irrigation engineer 

 and his assistant resigned, and the former was succeeded by W. W. 

 McLaughlin, formerly assistant chemist of the station. R. W. Clark, 

 formerly of Alabama, has been appointed animal husbandman, and 

 William .lardine, assistant agronomist. 



The last legislature, in addition to making an appropriation for 

 experiments in dry farming, provided $6,500 for building purposes, 

 $2,000 for ])ul)licatioiis, and appropriations covering the light, water, 

 and fuel bills of the station. The work of the station is attracting a 

 great deal of attention throughout the State and is meeting the api)roval 

 of the people. The increased funds which the station is receiving from 

 the State is an indication of this. The station work is better systema- 

 tized than it has ever been before and all of its funds are carefully 

 husbanded, and yet these funds are not sufficient to carry on the inves- 

 tigations alread}- inaugurated, all of which are of primary importance 

 to the agriculture of the State and should be continued. The station 

 should also have additional funds to further develop its work in irri- 

 gation, animal husbandry, and horticulture. 



LINES OF WORK. 



The principal lines of work conducted at the Utah Station during 

 the past year were as follows: Chemistry — soils, feeding stutfs; alkali 

 soil investigations — reclamation of alkali soils; meteorology; field 

 expeiiments — rotations, testing varieties of cereals, sugar beets and 

 garden vegetal)les, arid farming; horticulture; diseases of plants; cat- 

 tle and sheep breeding; feeding ex})eriments — cattle, sheep, horses; 

 dairying; poultry experiments; irrigation — seepage investigations, 

 water reciuirements of plants and soils. 



INCOME. 



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



United States approj)riatioii $1;"), 000. 00 



Farm crops 8, 634. 64 



Total 18, 6;i4. 64 



A report of the receipts and expenditures for the ITnited States 

 fund has been rendered in accordance with the schedules prescribed 

 by this Department, and has b(>en approved. 



PUBLICATIONS. 



The only publication of this station received during the past Hscal 

 3'ear was Bulletin 77 on horse feeding. 



