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shades of color in curing. To determine the potash requirements of 

 the crop, soil tests are in progress. 



Clover diseases, especially " clover sickness," are receiving attention 

 through cooperative experiments in several portions of the State. 

 Temporary substations have been established at Hopkinsville and 

 Bowling Green, 4 acres being under observation in each case. 



Among lines of work continued as in previous years are soil inves- 

 tigations, including numerous analyses to determine the relations 

 existing between their composition and the character of the crop; 

 analyses of wheat, which seem to indicate that the kernels near the 

 middle part of the head are richer in protein than those at the extrem- 

 ities, and of corn, in which in general the butts of the ears are 

 richer; studies of insects infesting grain and young trees; nitrocul- 

 ture; Kentucky weeds; bee keeping; and the value of artificial 

 shade for vegetables. 



The chemist is making a study of the availability of soil constitu- 

 ents as determined by fifth-normal nitric acid. A department of 

 animal husbandry has been established, in charge of E. S. Good, of 

 the Illinois Station. 



A feed-inspection law was passed by the last legislature, which is 

 expected to yield from $10,000 to $12,000 a year to the station. An 

 appropriation of $10,500 is available for food inspection and the fer- 

 tilizer inspection yields about $23,000. Fees are charged for the 

 nursery inspection sufficient to cover actual expenses, while the seed 

 inspection is performed gratis. The inspection w^ork, as a whole, is 

 increasingly heavy, but interferes very little with the station work. 



During the year the following publications have been received from 

 this station: Bulletins 117, 121, and 123, Analyses of commercial fer- 

 tilizers; 118, Corn — field tests; 119, Labels on adulterated and imita- 

 tion foods; 120, Some tree and wood infesting insects; cabbage 

 snakes; 122, Corn; 124, On the adulterants and weed seeds in Ken- 

 tucky samples of blue grass, orchard grass, timothy, red clover, and 

 alfalfa seeds; 125, Observations and experiments on clover, alfalfa, 

 and soy beans ; and 126, Soils ; and the Annual Keports for 1901 and 

 1902. 



The income of this 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 



State appropriation 10,498.49 



Balance from previous year .3,478.59 



Fees 22, 924. 2.3 



Farm products, including the balance from previous 



year 6,965.88 



Miscellaneous 1,552.12 



Total 65, 419. 31 



