148 KEPORT OF OFFICE OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 



Other lines of work at the station during the year induded studies 

 of various insect pests and plant diseases, bacteriological examina- 

 tions of potable waters, investigations relative to contagious abortion 

 in mares and cows, and the prejiaration, distribution, and application 

 of hog-cholera serum. The inspection work done by the station, 

 which is large but separately provided for, now includes fertilizer, 

 feed, food and drug, nursery, and seed inspection. A very satisfac- 

 tory seed-t€sting apparatus was devised and described in station 

 Bulletin No. 148, together with a report on the results of some experi- 

 ments upon the effect of light on the germination of grass seeds. 

 The entomologist made a study of the life history of Kentucky grape 

 insects, and sufficient material has been gathered for a rather complete 

 bulletin on this subject. 



The station carried on cooperative experiments with farmers in 

 tobacco spraying, in testing fertilizers with clover, tobacco, and 

 wheat, in work wdth forage crops, in reclaiming unproductive land, 

 and in the control of hog cholera. Cooperative work with this 

 department was conducted with systems of rotation, tobacco breeding, 

 culture, selections, and crosses of oats and selections of winter and 

 spring barley, and with the use of sulphur in making up tobacco dips 

 in the treatment of sheep for scab. It was found that the addition of 

 sulphur did not increase the efficiency of the dip in destroying the 

 scab mite. Soil studies were carried on in cooperation with the State 

 Geological Survey. 



The publications received from this station during the year were 

 as follows: Bulletins 144, Information Concerning Food and Drug 

 Inspection and Investigation ; 145, Some Lessons from the Corn 

 Shows — Corn Pests ; 147, Common Insecticides and Fungicides, with 

 Directions for the Treatment of Farm Pests ; and the Annual Report 

 for 1908. 



The income of the station for the past fiscal year was as follows: 



United States appropriation. Hatch Act $15,000.00 



United States appropriation, Adams Act 13,000.00 



State appropriation 15,456.77 



Balance from pi-evious year. State appropriation 8, 181. 14 



Fees, incUiding balance from pre\ious year 41,121.94 



I'arm urodr.cts, inclmling balance from previous year 12, 082. .51 



Miscellaneous i 423.17 



Total 105, 2G5. 58 



A report of the receipts and expenditures for the United States 

 funds has been rendered in accordance w4th the schedules prescribed 

 by this department and has been approved. 



The work at the Kentucky station covers many lines of importance 

 to the agricultural industries of the State. 



