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that this type of soil is not in need of potash when growing cereals 

 or cotton. 



Feeding experiments with poultry showed the value of abundant 

 range, the necessity of a sufficient amount of ash and protein in the 

 ration, and the economy of feeding skim milk to laying hens during 

 the summer. 



The horticulturist found that the dropping of immature figs is 

 due to the fact that many of the trees are seedlings of the Smyrna 

 fig, which must be fertilized from other types in order to bring fruit 

 to maturity. 



Feeding experiments conducted by the department of animal 

 husbandry showed that cottonseed meal when fed not to exceed 2 

 pounds per day per animal and when properly combined with other 

 feeds can be used for feeding horses and mules, and that beef cattle 

 can be fed quantities ranging from 6 to 7 pounds per day, on an 

 average, and for a period of 100 to 120 days without injurious results. 

 It was also demonstrated that corn silage and corn stover can be used 

 as substitutes for cottonseed hulls. In pig-feeding experiments it 

 was demonstrated by the use of digester tankage that feeds rich in 

 ash and protein are necessary to develop bone and muscle in hogs. 



The entomologist, among other lines of work, tested a proprietary 

 preparation of sulphur and arsenate of lead as a spray against the 

 plum curculio, and demonstrated the effectiveness of using a solu- 

 tion of 1 pound of arsenate of lead in 10 gallons of water in com- 

 bating the elm-leaf beetle. 



The work of the station in dairy husbandry consisted largely in 

 feeding experiments with different rations, including a feeding test 

 with calves, in which cottonseed meal was used with different 

 amounts of bran and oats with silage and hay. Practical methods of 

 manufacturing cottage and Neufchatel cheeses of uniform grade 

 and quality and on a small scale were worked out. 



The publications received from this station during the year were 

 as follows: Bulletins 200, Feeding Fermented Cottonseed Meal 

 to Hogs; 201, Scuppernong and other Muscadine Grapes — Origin 

 and Importance ; 202, Manufacture and Marketing of Cottage Cheese, 

 Skim-milk Buttermilk, and Ice Cream ; 203, Corn Weevils and other 

 Grain Insects; 204, Some Factors Involved in Successful Corn 

 Growing; and 205, Insect Enemies of Cantaloups, Cucumbers, and 

 Related Plants. 



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 1, 400. 00 



Farm products 4,879.56 



Total 34, 279. 56 



