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also eoiiduotincf investigations to test the value of clover seed obtained 

 from various sources. 



New Yorlc. — Under the direction of the Botanist in charge of Seed 

 and Plant Introduction, cooperative work on the growing of sugar-beet 

 seed is under way at this station. A number of lots of imported seed 

 have been planted, and comparative tests will be made to determine 

 the relative value of the beets raised from the different lots of seed. 

 Mother beets will also be selected and tested in order to raise seed 

 from them next year. 



Oh io. — Under the direction of the Botanist, cooperative work is being 

 carried on at tliis station to test the value of clover seed obtained 

 from various sources. 



Oregon. — The Agrostologist is conducting cooperative work to deter- 

 mine the best methods for preventing and controlling the drifting of 

 sand and the testing of sand-binding plants for this purpose. The 

 Botanist also is carrying on investigations as to the value of clover 

 seed obtained from various sources. 



South Dakota. — Under the direction of the Pathologist and Physi- 

 ologist, cereal investigations are being conducted at this station for 

 the purjDose of determining questions relating to breeding and the 

 testing of new varieties. The Agrostologist also is conducting coop- 

 erative work at this station to determine the best grasses and forage 

 plants for arid lands, the value of these plants for hay and pasture, 

 and the best methods of renewing worn-out range and pasture lands. 



Tennessee. — The Agrostologist is conducting at this station cooper- 

 ative experiments looking to the development and distribution of 

 better forage crops than those now grown in the State, especially with 

 regai'd to yield, hardiness, resistance to drought, quality, etc. ; also to 

 determine the effect of change of environment on cultivated plants; 

 to investigate the commercial production of seed; to investigate the 

 I)roblem of crop rotation and the use of fertilizers; to determine the 

 \alue of various annual crops for hay, soiling, and silage purposes; 

 to investigate the methods of establishing and maintaining permanent 

 meadows and pastures, and to investigate the methods of making 

 hay. The Pathologist and Physiologist is conducting experiments 

 here in the matter of plant breeding and the improvement of crops in 

 general. The Tennessee station is being made a central organization 

 for work which will obtain facts of value to a number of adjacent 

 States. The Botanist is conducting investigations also to test the 

 value of clover seed obtained from various sources. 



Texas. — The Pathologist and Physiologist is conducting cooperative 

 investigations at this station for the purpose of determining important 

 questions concerning the development of cereals and the adaptability 

 of cereals to different parts of the Southwest. The Agrostologist is 

 carrj'ing on experiments to determine what grasses and forage plants 

 are best for meadow and pasture purposes in Texas, the proper methods 

 of establishing the same, and the value of annual forage plants for 

 hay, pasture, and soiling. 



Utah. — The Agrostologist is conducting experiments at this station 

 to determine under varying amounts of water the value of certain 

 grasses and forage plants for arid regions. 



Vermont. — The Botanist is conducting experiments, in cooperation 

 with this station, looking to the imiirovement and cultivation of certain 



