182 REPORT OF OFFICE OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 



The new veterinarian of the station took up work on contagious 

 abortion. 



The cooperative work of the station, as has already been mentioned, 

 was largel}^ confined to experiments carried on by different bureaus of 

 this department and to dry-farming studies in different parts of the 

 State. About 10 of the station officers gave from one to three weeks 

 to farmers' institute work and to lectures on agriculture and related 

 sciences at from one to four high schools in the State. Similar as- 

 sistance was also given at the school of horticulture in Ravalli County 

 and in connection with a demonstration train. The agronomy de- 

 partment gave considerable time to the work connected with the dry- 

 farming congress which met at Billings. 



The following publications were received from this station during 

 the year: Bulletins 77, Fruit Tree Planting in Montana; 78, Steer 

 Feeding; Circulars 1, Home Cheesemaking ; 2, The Pear and Apple 

 Blight in Montana ; 3, Dry Farming Practice in Montana ; and 4, The 

 Army Cutworm. 



The income of the station during the past fiscal year was as fol- 

 lows: 



United States appropriation. Hatch Act $15,000.00 



United States appropriation, Adams Act 13,000.00 



State appropriation 32, 990. 48 



Individuals 7, Oil. 26 



Farm products 6,384. 34 



Total 74, 386. 08 



A report of the receipts and expenditures for the United States 

 funds has been rendered in accordance with the schedules prescribed 

 by this department and has been approved. 



The Montana station is in a prosperous condition, and its course 

 is marked by steady progress. The material equipment of the sta- 

 tion is fairly complete, and an effort is made to use these facilities 

 for the assistance of agriculture throughout the State, and particu- 

 larly in certain sections where special problems present themselves. 

 The attitude toward the station of the State, the railroads, the cham- 

 bers of commerce, and the population in general is most encouraging 

 and gratifying. 



NEBRASKA. 



Agricultural Experiment Station of Nebraska, Lincoln. 



Department of the University of Nebraska. 

 E. A. Burnett, B. S., Director. 



Steady progress was made during the j^ear at the Nebraska station 

 in the development of well-established lines of work. A few changes 

 :were made in the organization and the personnel of the station. 



