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in charge. J. A. Hummel and A. D. Wilhoit, assistants in the same 

 division, resigned, and their places were filled by the appointment of 

 R. M. West and G. W. AValker. John Spencer was placed in charge 

 of the hog-cholera investigations, vice C. A. Pyle, resigned. E. C. 

 Higbie was appointed superintendent of the new substation, estab- 

 lished in connection with the agricultural school at Morris. William 

 Robertson, superintendent of the Crookston substation, died in Janu- 

 ary, and C. G. Selvig was appointed to fill the place. 



After the close of the fiscal year, on July 11, occurred the death of 

 S. B. Green, connected viith the institution since 1888 in the Capacity 

 of horticulturist and forester, and the work of the department was 

 temporarily placed in charge of Leroy Cady, and that of forestry in 

 charge of E. G. Cheyney. The work in animal husbandry and dairy- 

 ing, formerly under separate heads, was combined under T. L. 

 Haecker, and Andrew Boss was placed in charge of farm manage- 

 ment. 



During the year a new vaccine building was erected and equipped 

 especially for the manufacture of virus, at a cost of approximately 

 $10,000. Considerable new equipment was added to the soils labora- 

 tory, and a denatured alcohol plant was provided at a cost of $6,000 

 and equipped for experimental investigations in the production of 

 alcohol, the capacity being 50 proof gallons of alcohol per day. A 

 thorouffhlv modern baking and testing laboratory for studies in con- 

 nection with wheat investigations was installed, wnth electric baking 

 and drying ovens, sponge cases, an experimental flour mill, and other 

 necessary equipment. 



The old Indian school at Morris, in the Red River Valley, was 

 turned over to the State to be used for an agricultural school and 

 experiment farm. The State has appropriated for the current year 

 $5,000 for the school and $5,000 for the farm, which contains about 

 400 acres. The citizens have agreed to supplement this appropriation 

 up to $15,000. 



The various departments of the station are provided with funds 

 for necessary field and demonstration work from the current expense 

 appropriations of the university or by special appropriations for 

 specific cases. The department of dairying and animal husbandry 

 has $2,500 a year for special field work in dairy extension and the 

 same in poultry extension. The department of entomology has a 

 special State f tuid of $5,000 for field work in its line. The veterinary 

 department has $2,000 for hog-cholera work, the chemical department 

 $1,000 for soil investigations, the agricultural engineering department 

 $2,000 for drainage investigation and demonstration, the department 

 of botany and plant pathology $100 for investigating plant diseases, 

 and $1,000 for the eradication of noxious w^eeds, and the department 

 of agriculture has $2,000 for tobacco culture. A special appropria- 



