108 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



diseases of potatoes, sugar beets, and cereals has been conducted by the 

 Pathological division of the Botanical Section. AVork in plant nutrition 

 has also been conducted. 



Marked progress is reported in the land clearing Avork at the Upper 

 Peninsula Station at Chatham. Special investigations have been car- 

 ried on relative to costs and methods of plowing and breaking cut-over 

 land on the Station farm. The crops and livestock work of the Station 

 have been managed as before. 



Sulbstantial support was given the Station during the year through 

 supplementary state aid granted by the State Board of Agriculture from 

 current funds of the College. There are now over one hundred and 

 eighty investigational projects in progress. The following statement 

 includes receipts and disbursements of the Station for this year: 



Receipts 



State Appropriation |214,027.72 



Sales 9,505.74 



. Hatch Fund 15,000.00 



Adams Fund 15,000.00 



1243,533.46 

 DiHlmrsements 



Main Station 195,149.80 



U. P. Station 26,830.56 



Graham Station 7,249.27 



South Haven Station 4,303.83 



Soil Survey 10,000.00 



$243,533.40 



The following is a list of the Station ibulletins issued during the year: 



specials 



117 Potato Culture 40,000 issue 



118 Pinining of Fruit Trees 35,000 issue 



76 Transferring Bees (Keprint) 7,000 issue 



Quarterlies 



Vol. '5 No. 1, August, 1922 45,000 issue 



Vol. 5 No. 2, November, 1922 45,000 issue 



Vol. 5 No. 3, February, 1923 45,000 issue 



Vol. 6 No. 4, May, 1923 45,000 iss'ue 



Circulurs 



48 Spraying for Hopperburn 12,000 issue 



49 Hessian Fly 23,000 issue 



50 Hairv Vetch 25,000 issue 



51 Chinch Bug 10,000 issue 



52 The Grape-berry Moth in 1922 10,000 issue 



.53 iStandard Fertilizers for Michigan 50,000 issue 



54 Lime for Van Buren County Soils 9,000 issue 



55 Lime for St. Joseph County Soils 9,000 issue 



56 Lime for Cass County Soils 9,000 issue 



