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of drawing conclusions from experiments in butter making when based 

 on one ju(l<;t''s scores; influence of cold curing on the quality of Ched- 

 dar cheese; intUicnce of tenii)eratures approximating GO^ ¥. on the 

 dev'elopmcnt of flavor in cold-cured cheese; influence of varying (juan- 

 tities of I'ctniet on cold-cured cheese; conditions affecting the develop- 

 ment of white specks in cold-cured cheese; road constmiction. 



WTOMING. 



Wyoming' Agricultural Experiment Station, Ixiramie. 

 Departinont oi tht> T'^niverj^ity of AVyoming. 



GOVERNING BOARD. 



Board of Tru8teesi: OttoGramm (Presidejit), Laramie; T. F. Burke f Vice-President), 

 Chei/etDw; Grace R. Hel)ar(l {Srcrelanj), Cheijenne; J. C. Davis {Treai^urer), RinrlinH; 



A. C. Jones, Laramie; W. G. Aber, Wolf; Bessie A. Stone, Eraiulou; II. L. .Stevens, 

 Laramie; Harriet Kniglit, Cheyenne; A. J. Mokler, Casjjer; T. T. Tynan {State Super- 

 intendent of Puhlic Instruction), Cheijenne; C. W. Lewis {President of tlie University), Lar- 

 amie. 



STATION STAFF. 



B. C. Buffum, AI. S., Director; Agricid- E. E. Nelson, M. A., Assistant Horticul- 

 turiM. tvrisl, Afjrostologist. 



Aven Nelson, M. S., M. A., Botanist. Grace R. Hebard, Pit. D., Secretary. 



C. B. Ridgaway, M. A., Physicist. p]. E. Sigiuan, Farm Foreman. 



B. P. Fleming, B. 8., Assistant in h-rir/a- N. Albin Nelson, Assistant Meteorologist, 

 tion. L. Case, Stenograplier. 



(JENERAL OUTLOOK. 



The Wyoming Station continues to give prominence to irrigation 

 investigations and range problems, and has pul^lished during the year 

 a report on measurement of water. Investigations on the duty of 

 water have been continued. The results of a survey of native shrubs 

 and studies of native birds, food adulterants, and troubles with shade 

 trees have been j)ul)li><hed. The recently inaugurated experiments 

 include tests of the feeding value of field peas and home-gi-own cei'eals 

 at high altitudes, l)r<>eding experiments with horses and catti(\ diges- 

 tion, and poultry ex])erimeuts. The station is coopeiating with 

 farmers in growing grasses and forage crops, and efforts are being 

 made to get stockmen to undertake feeding experiments. Coopera- 

 tion with this I)e[)artment has included sugar-beet investigations and 

 studies of the available plant food in soils with the Bureau of Chem- 

 istry, and irrigation investigations with this Office. 



One result of the food work of the station was the passage of a 

 pni'e-l'ood law by the last legislature. Th(> law designated the chemist 

 of the station as State chemist, and carries an a])in(»i)iiation of $l,(i()0 

 per year to provide an assistant to do the analytical work. An appro- 

 priation of $15,()(Mt for an ainioiy and gymnasium for the uni\ersity 

 was also made. The State Board of Charities has turned over to the 



