88 EEPOET OF OFFICE OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 



In Peru a cotton experiment station was provided with wliich 

 later was associated a sericiiltural station. 



A bureau of agricultural inspection was organized in Brazil with 

 the special duty of studying agricultural conditions and suggesting 

 opportunities for improvement. Among other duties this bureau is 

 charged with the introduction of new crops or the extension of those 

 already under culture and the inspection of experiment stations. 

 The country will be divided into 12 districts with an inspector in 

 charge of each. An expenditure of $3,000 was authorized for the 

 introduction of dry-farming methods. The establishment of experi- 

 ment stations for the cultivation and extraction of rubber was also 

 authorized. Subsidies were authorized for wheat growing, produc- 

 tion of beans, exportation of wine, rubber culture, sheep raising, 

 and wool production. The Brazilian National Museum was reor- 

 ganized, and provision was made for the study of fiber plants, insects 

 harmful and beneficial to agriculture, plant diseases, and other lines 

 of work of agricultural importance. The State of Para established 

 propagation and acclunatization gardens, and the botanical gardens 

 of Rio de Janeiro were ordered by Government decree to take up 

 experimental work as outlined by the minister of agriculture. A de- 

 partment is to be maintained for the study of trees and other plants 

 grown for commercial purposes and especially of native fruits. The 

 commission to demonstrate rice culture was discontinued, and suc- 

 ceeded by a commission to experiment with wheat and its culture at 

 Moreira Cesar in Eio Grande do Sul. A zootechnical station was 

 established at Porto Alegre in the same State, the work to be car- 

 ried on cooperatively with the central association for the promo- 

 tion of scientific interests in the State. In Sao Paulo a poultry 

 experiment station was located at Pindamonhangaba. 



The Cuban agricultural budget for 1910 included an item of 

 $100,000 for cattle breeding, one of $30,000 for subsidies to experi- 

 mental farms, and one of $20,000 for the purchase of plants and seeds. 



An agricultural lecturer was sent by the Mexican Government to 

 stimulate interest in better farming in the State of Sonora. The 

 Government also provided a bureau charged among other things with 

 matters pertaining to agricultural experiments and the dissemination 

 of agi'icultural information. A new station was established near 

 Oaxaca. The buildings are to cost about $225,000 in Mexican money. 

 Separate orchards of peaches, olives, oranges, and other fruits have 

 been set out, and a pipe line 1,000 meters long has been constructed 

 for irrigation purposes. A sugar mill has been set up and is ready 

 for experimental work. This is the third station established in the 

 country, the first having been established in San Luis Potosi in lOOG. 

 The station is located 4 miles from Oaxaca and has 2,000 acres of 



