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'Vho !iow iiifriciiltiiijil l»iiil<rni»i- erectpfl sit a total cost for construc- 

 tion and furiiisliiiiLi- of SlT^.OOO, is now ()ccii[)i<'(l. In this huildino- 

 provision is made t'oi" tiic adniinisti'ativc otticos of tho collcoc and 

 station, as well as the (U'partnients of atrronoiii}', animal husbandry, 

 })tictoriolo<iv, and ciicmistrv, and tho oftico of the superintendent of 

 farmers' institutes. The structure has a frontajjfe of 200 foot and a 

 depth of ♦>4 feet, and is three stoi'ies in heio-ht above a bas(Miient. In 

 the rear is an addition in the form of an octagon, two stories in 

 heiuht and ♦!♦! feet across, desit>-ued for an auditorium and liljrarv. The 

 buildino- is constructed of Imti' pressed l)rick, terra cotta, and Indiana 

 buft' Bedford limestone. It has a roof of red tile and all outside metal 

 work, iniludint*- cornice, is of copper. It is of slow-burninjr construc- 

 tion throutrhout. Plans are also being made for the agricultural engi- 

 neering ])uilding mention(Hl above, and a department of agricultural 

 engineering has been estal)lished, with G. N. Knapp, formerly of the 

 United States Geological Survey, in charge. (Charles K. Van Ilise. pro- 

 fessor of geology in the university, has l)een elected president of the 

 university. The professor of animal husbandry in the college of agri- 

 culture and animal husbandman of the station has recently accepted a 

 similar position in Colorado, and is succeeded Iw George C. Humphrey, 

 formerlv of Michigan. 



The Wisconsin Station continues to be very active in its work and 

 is doing not only a large amount of thoroughly scientific inv(>stigating, 

 but also nuich work intended to carry the results of these investiga- 

 tions directly to the farmer. The Wisconsin Agricultural P^xperi- 

 mental Association is becoming a very efficient agency through w hich 

 to conduct demonstration work and cooperative investigations. The 

 last legislatui'e recognized the importance of this association to the 

 agriculture of tiie State by granting it an appropriation of ^l,(>00 for 

 expenses and directing the State printer to print 5,000 copies of its 

 animal leport. Farmers' institutes conducted under the auspices of 

 the university are also exerting a powerful intluence for the improve 

 ment of agricultural practice. With its improved facilities and ettec- 

 tive oiganization the station could profitably use a larger maintenance 

 fund foT' the extension of its experimcMital operations. 



LINES OF AVORK. 



The principal lines of work conducted at the Wisconsin Station 

 during the past year were as follows: C-hemistry — studies of silage 

 and of the etlect of lutrates on the protein content of corn, oats, rape, 

 and cowpeas; bacteriology — studies of silage, diseases of animals, etc.; 

 soils- pot and field experiments with nmck: tield experiments cereals 

 and forage crojjs; horticulture — studies off seedling ])lums, etlects of 

 pinching l)a(k rasjjbei'ries, etc. ; feeding experiments horstvs, cattle. 



