'2*.'2 RKl'OKT OK OFFICK OF KXI'KKIMKNT STATIONS. 



MISSISSIPPI. 



Mississippi Agricultural Experiment Station, .i</ririiltiir<il < 'ullciji." 



Dcpartiiii'iit of Mississippi Ajirricultiiral and Mt'clianical Cdllcgi!. 



Tlu- Mississippi Station is under tlic niana^^'cna-nt of tin- hoard of trustees, of wliicli 

 the {governor of tlie State is ex-utlicio ehairuuin, and the [(resident of tiie eoilej,'e. 

 Immediate oversight of thestiitioii is entrusted to a governing board, consisting of the 

 local members of the biwird of trustees, the i)resident of tlie college, and the director of 

 tile station. The president and tlie director constitute the governing l)oard and are 

 the only members wiio jtass upon the woriv relating to tiie station. The director pre- 

 pares the outlines of the work, these outlines being signed by the director and other 

 otBcers concerned, and sul)mitted t<j the jiresident for approval. Once a year, at a 

 meeting of the board during couunencenient week, certain matters concerning new 

 lines of work, the fixing of salaries, etc., are presented to tiiem for consideration. 

 The annual report of the stiition is also submitted to them at tliis time, but no outline 

 of proposed investigations is jjresented for their consideration. No definite code of 

 rules has been adopted by the board of trustees for the government of the station. 



MISSOURI. 



Missouri Agricultural College Experiment Station, Columbia. 



Department of the College of Agriculture and ^lechanic Arts of the Univtfrsity of 



Missouri. 



The control of the station is vested in the board of curators of the university, which 

 consists of nine members, appointed )jy the governor from different political parties 

 for periods of six years. The term of oflice of one-third of the board expires every 

 two years. IMeetings are held twice a year. In the intervals between l)oard meet- 

 ings the inunediate oversight of station affairs is delegated to an executive com- 

 mittee of the board, consisting of three members, who hold monthly meetings. The 

 Missouri State board of agriculture is an advisory council, the duties of which are 

 to examine into tlie work and management of the station and suggest to the board of 

 curators of the university lines of experimental work. 



The director is responsible to the president and board for the policy, management, 

 and success of the station in all its departments. The station council, consisting of 

 the chief oflicers of the station, the director, and the president, meets once eac-li year 

 and recommends to the board a tentative distrilnition of the station funds among the 

 different divisions of the station and the lines of experimental work that should be 

 carried on during the ensuing year. The rules of the station are undergoing revision. 



Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station, Mountain Grave. 



This station is under the control of a board of trustees consisting of three members. 

 This board has not adopted a system of rules or regulations for the guidance of the 

 station officers. 



MOXTANA. 



Montana Agricultural Experiment Station, Bozeman. 



Department of the Montana College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. 



Both college and station are under the general supervision of the State board of 

 education, the members of which are nominated by the governor and confirmed by 

 the State senate. Immediate control of these institutions is delegated to an execu- 



«Telegrai>h address, Starkville. 



