266 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



boiui;' coiiistaiilly confronlcd by problt'iiis of an aliiiosl eiulless variety 

 requiring investigation by the Station. We feel tlie future welfare of 

 Extension work will be dependent in large measure, to increased appro- 

 l)riations by tlie state, to increase the scoi)e and to further stimulate 

 the activities of agricultural investigational work. 



We now have a large well classified mailing list, Avith modern ma- 

 chinery, for issuing publications rapidly. The following comprises the 

 classilied list: 



Michigan (Lower Peninsula) 35,000 



Michigan (Upper l*eninsula) 1,000 



Other^ States ' 2,000 



Libraries, Schools, etc 1,050 



Firms 250 



Foreign 200 



Extension Workers ] 50 



Press (Michigan) 530 



Press (Other States) 200 



Official 2,000 



Total 42,380 



Because of the general financial status it was not possible to issue all 

 publications desired during the year. The demand for information has 

 been met in part, however, by supplying those listed with some of the 

 ■popular publications issued by the Extension division. 



The various funds of the Experiment Station were apportioned during 

 the year as follows, viz. : Hatch fund salaries, |9,234.80 ; operating ex- 

 penses, 15,765.20. Adams fund, salaries, |9,735.80; operating expenses, 

 15,264.20. The total state funds expended during the year amounted to 

 135,974.21, including |15,000 appropriated directly by"^ the State Board 

 of Agriculture, the balance of |20,974.21 being derived from license fees 

 and sundry receipts. For the work of the Upper Peninsula Station at 

 Chatham .112,362.67 was a]^proi)riated from the current funds of the 

 College and for the South Haven Sub-Station the sum of .f3,069.92. The 

 total expenditures of the Experiment Station for the year, therefore, 

 amounted to |81 ,406.80, exceeding the funds used the preceding year by 

 19,734.30, derived almost entirely from increased receipts from fertilizer 

 and feeding stuffs inspection work. 



There are three exceedingly important lines of investigational work 

 which should be stimulated and developed immediately. One of these 

 pertains to animal and dairy husbandry feeding investigations and an- 

 other relates to land reclamation by drainage. There are numerous 

 problems in farm mechanics, relating to buildings including lighting, 

 heating, sanitation conveniences, etc., as Avell as fencing, farm machin- 

 ery and other problems upon Avhich information is desired, which can be 

 supplied only after careful investigation and an additional appropriation 

 of several thousand dollars would be needed to procure necessary men 

 and funds with which to carry on the work. 



