MARYLAND. 113 



on the value of the manure ; 128, Orchard notes ; and 129, Feeding- 

 stuff inspection. 



The income of the Station during the past fiscal year was as 

 follows : 



United States appropriation. Hatch Act $15,000.00 



United States appropriation, Adams Act 5,000.00 



Inspectors' fees, sales, etc 8,407.36 



Balance from previous year 1,108.80 



Total 20, 516. 16 



Reports of the receipts and expenditures for the United States 

 funds have been rendered in accordance Avith the schedules prescribed 

 by this DejDartment and have been approved. 



The Maine Station is in better position than ever before to do a 

 considerable amount of thorough work. It has secured the confidence 

 and support of the farmers by the practical work done in spraying 

 and inspection and by the cooperative experiments. Under its pres- 

 ent organization its work is more clearly differentiated from that of 

 the college, and it is the desire to sej^arate the inspection and other 

 routine duties as thoroughly as possible from the work of investiga- 

 tion. The outlook for its greater success in the future is therefore 

 promising. 



MARYLAND. 



Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station, College Park. 



Department of Maryland Agricultural College. 



H. J. Patterson, B. S.. Director. , 



The Avork of the Maryland Station has continued along the lines 

 of previous years, although there has been some interruption Ijecause 

 of numerous changes in personnel. The poultry and dairy investiga- 

 tions, temporarily suspended from this cause, have been resumed. 

 The horticulturist has been succeeded by C. P. Close, of the Delaware 

 Station, and V. M. Sheesmith, of the Kansas Station, has recently 

 taken up the work in agronomy. A number of additional assistants 

 have also been provided, including an assistant in demonstration 

 •work. 



In agronomy attention has been chiefly directed to corn breeding 

 and tests of cowpeas. Trials of alfalfa showed it to be well adapted 

 to Maryland conditions. An effort is to be made to develop wheat- 

 breeding exj^eriments on an extensive scale. 



The chemist has been making studies on the digestibility and feed- 

 ing value of some sugar foods, particularly molasses. Sweet-corn 

 breeding work is being continued by the assistant chemist, the object 

 being to secure a grain with higher sugar content and better adapted 



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