202 KKi'oirr of oi-fick of kxpkriment stations. 



imixcrsit y and sliitioii (lie pfiiilciit iarv luiildiiiiis and lanii in liurainic 

 rt'ccntly Nacalrd. Tlifrc is (lius added lo llic collcifc and station 

 ri|ui|)iM('nl Iniildin^^s which cost orij^inally ahoiil Sl<><l,()(M) and a farm 

 of :{*J(hicrts situated on the Lanuiiic KiNcr. w hcic an alnindancc of jjfood 

 water is at hand. The linal puichasc of thcohl cxjx'rimcMit station 

 farm, consist in*,'' of li!o acres, lias hccn autliorizcd. The professor of 

 <''eoh)t'V and MiiniiiLf enn'iMfMM'inL!" in the iini\'('i"sitv and irooloifist of 

 the station died -Inly iJS, llMi;'). 'I'hc ])rcsident of the universitv 

 resicrned, to take etl'eet Se])t('nd)ei' 1 of the present year, and lias heen 

 suee(Mul(Ml hy Charles W . Lewis, formerly president of Moores Hill 

 ('olle*!;e in Indiana. 



The \\'yomin<^- Station is iindertakinjj^ the solution of })rol)leins of 

 leadiniif importanc(> to the atrricultura! interests of the State, namely, 

 those, concerned with the development of new an^is ujider irrii,^ation 

 and the improvement of ranges. Its facilities for work have been 

 jireatly increased recently 1>.V the acquirement of new^ buildings and 

 additional faiin lands, thus pavin*;' the way for extendini"' the work 

 in animal iuisl)andrv, which is one of the leadinii^airricultural i"(^sources 

 of the State. The station could profitably use additional funds in this 

 work and also in the inaujifuration of more thoroui>h investijifations in 

 several other lines. With the limited funds now at the disposal of this 

 station its work should be concentrated in a few lines which have a 

 direct bearinj^ on the leading agricultural problems of the State, and 

 every effort should be made to fornudate definite plans of work and 

 secure theii" efiective execution. 



LINES OF WORK. 



The principal lines of work conducted at the Wyoming Station 

 during the past 3'ear were as follows: (xeology; botany — botanical 

 survey, experiments with grasses, legumes, saltbushes, and other 

 forage crops; range improvement; meteorology; wat(M"s; soils — rota- 

 tions, contimious cropping, cultural experiments, renovators, study of 

 soil characteristics; fertilizers; iield experiments — variety tests and 

 cultural experiments with cereals, forage crops, and garden vegeta- 

 bles; analysis of foods; fetnling experiments — horses, milch cows, 

 pigs, poultr}^, range sheep and laml)s; entomology; and irrigation — 

 measurement of Avater on station faiMu, plat experiments, efi'ects of 

 irrigation on alkali. 



INCOME. 



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



United State.s appropriation $15, 000. 00 



Individnals 120. 00 



Fees 220. 39 



Farm f>ro(in(:ts .385. 10 



Total 15, 725. 49 



