232 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



REPORT OF DIRECTOR OF EXPERIMENT STATION. 



To President F. S. Kedzie: 



During the past year the work of the Experiment Station was seriously 

 interfered with on account of the loss of so many workers to serve in the 

 army and navy or to aid indirectly in a variety of activities having some 

 bearing on war service. It was necessary to abandon some of the investi- 

 gational projects temporarily, particularly those having the most intricate 

 scientific bearings with least prospect of producing immediate results 

 to be used in agricultural practice. At this time many of these suspended 

 investigations have been taken up with the prospect that all will be re- 

 sumed in the near future. The war conditions calling for increased agricul- 

 tural production resulted in a greatly increased demand on the Station 

 for a great variety of assistance to furnish speedy relief as the increased 

 emergencies arose. 



The administration of the funds of the Station was beset with difficulties 

 this year. At the beginning of the year the Station funds were fully ap- 

 portioned to defray salaries and operating expenses. At this time a num- 

 ber of our Station workers were on leaves of absence granted by the State 

 Board of Agriculture for the duration of the war. After the signing of 

 the armistice in November, 1918, many of our men returned to occupy 

 their former positions. In addition several temporary appointments were 

 necessary to meet the demands made upon the Station. This situation re- 

 quired the appropriation of more money than was made available during 

 the year. 



The following statement includes the funds disbursed during the year, 

 indicating their source: 



Hatch Funds $ 15,000.00 



Adams Funds 15,000.00 



State Funds 63,282.67 



Upper Peninsula Station Funds 28,835.59 



South Haven Station Funds 3 , 101 . 17 



Total $125,219.43 



A report of the work of the Upper Peninsula Station at Chatham, 

 appears elsewhere. Mr. B. W. Housholder, after three years of very satis- 

 factory service, was succeeded by D. L. McMillan, April 1, 1919. 



The following list comprises all bulletins issued by the station during 

 the year: 



Regular : 



282— Sept. 1918. Commercial Feeding Stuffs, 45,000. A. J. Patten 

 C. F.Barnum,E. F. Berger,T. E. Friedemann, P. O'Meara. 

 283— Dec. 1918. Fertihzer Analyses, 25,000. A. J. Patten. 

 284 — Jan. 1919. Some Information and Suggestions Concerning 

 the Use of Phosphorus, 50,000. M. M. McCool, C. E. Millar, 

 ■ G. M. Granthum. 

 Special : 



90 — Nov. 1918. Special Report of the Upper Peninsula Experi- 

 . ment Station, 7,500. B. W. Housholder. 



