149 Eleventh Annual Report. 



When Professor True joined the Station staff the need of additional 

 ground on which to conduct his work in stock-feeding became evi- 

 dent. Recognizing the fact that help was not to be expected from 

 the public for this purpose, the Station undertook the matter for 

 itself. The Renaud property of 28 acres adjoining the experi- 

 mental farm was purchased and partly paid for out of a fund ac- 

 cumulated during the preceding two years from the occasional 

 fees received in the chemical laboratory, from sales of greenhouse 

 plants, and farm produce. Eight hundred and fifty dollars was 

 paid down April 1st, at the time of purchase; the balance ($850) 

 being advanced by the Board of Regents from the University Ter- 

 ritorial fund. This advance is being returned to the use of the 

 University as available money is received. 



This acquisition of ground gives the animal husbandry and ag- 

 ricultural and horticultural departments ample room in which to 

 conduct their operations, and the expectation is that as fast as 

 means shall permit, the building improvements on this ground, 

 which are at present poor, shall be made adequate for the signifi- 

 cant and valuable work now planned or in progress 



the date palm orchard. 



The small consignment of date palm suckers received from 

 Algiers in 1899 has been followed by a large shipment from the 

 same place, consisting of 447 suckers in 26 varieties. 



This shipment was made June 11, 1900, through Mr. W. T. 

 Swingle, of the Division of Botany, U. S. D. A ., under the coopera- 

 tive arrangement existing between the Department and the Arizona 

 vStation, whereby the expenses of purchase and transportation are 

 borne by the Department, while fumigation, planting and care are 

 attended to by the Station. 



The consignment, which was packed in twenty-three cases, 

 weighing about eight tons, and filling a large car, was received at 

 Tempe July 17th, unpacked July 20th, fumigated to destroy scale 

 July 20th to 23rd, and 391 suckers planted at Tempe July 22nd 

 to 25th; 21 more were planted at Phoenix July 26th, and the re- 

 maining 35 shipped to the California Experiment Stations at Berk- 

 eley and Pomona. 



