22 KEPORT OF OFFICE OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 



and to produce surplus stock to be sold to settlers at prices not much 

 in excess of those for which common cattle can be brought into the 

 country. At the end of the fiscal year there were 61 pure-bred Gallo- 

 ways of all ages at the station. The work for the past year was 

 highly successful, and a late communication from the superintendent 

 in charge of that station states that the cattle had been fed but once 

 up to December 4, 1910. The autumn having been an ojDen one, the 

 stock maintained themselves on the ranges. Their condition was 

 reported as excellent. The efforts to develop a milking strain of 

 Galloways are being continued, and it is desired to add to the herd 

 by purchasing additional cows that are known to be fairly good 

 milkers. 



The sheep-breeding work is a new feature, having been introduced 

 during the past year by the purchase of 40 ewes. Most of these sheep 

 have been bred in Alaska and are thoroughly acclimated. The sheep 

 are mostly Cotswold and Merino grades, and it is intended to intro- 

 duce rams of a large breed, such as the Lincoln. At the end of the 

 fiscal year the flock of sheep had been increased to 74 by the birth of 

 lambs. 



The cooperative work with farmers and gardeners was continued, 

 the station distributing seeds and plants for trial throughout the 

 Territory. Reports are received of the successes and failures, and 

 in this way it is possible to quickly determine the value of new 

 introductions. 



HAWAII STATION. 



A new office building was erected during the year from funds 

 supplied by the Territory of Hawaii, and the old concrete building 

 with some modification was turned into laboratories. An additional 

 area of about 10 acres, situated at an elevation of about 250 feet, has 

 been brought under cultivation and is planted to cotton, bananas, and 

 papayas, and some planting has been done about the office and other 

 buildings. The principal buildings of the station are situated on 

 land formerly reserved by the Navy Department and occupied by the 

 Department of Agriculture by agreement. On March 25 an Execu- 

 tive order was issued transferring this tract to this department for 

 use as an experiment station. Cooperative experiments with corn, 

 cotton, pineapples, rubber, rice, sorghum, and a number of miscel- 

 laneous forage crops are being carried on at very slight expense to 

 the station on a number of large plantations with very satisfactory 

 results. 



The investigations of the agronomist on rice, cotton, and forage 

 plants progressed very favorably. Assisted by the chemist, a rational 

 system of applying fertilizers to the rice crop has been worked out. 

 Extensive fertilizer experiments with rice have been carried on, and 



