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 Plate I. Fig. 1. — Date orchard of the Arizona Station near Tempe now 



coming into bearing. Recently set plants in the foreground. 

 Fig. 2. — New barn, ><tock yards, and feeding pens at Arizona 



Station farm near Phoenix 82 



II. Fig. 1. — New agricultural building, Arkansas Station. Fig. 2. — 



New dairy building, Arkansas Station 84 



III. Fig. 1. — New farm mechanics building, University of Illinois — 



approximately 100 feet square; cost, !!!32,000. Fig. 2. — Incu- 

 bator house, Maine Station 102 



IV. Fig. 1. — New agricultural building, Oklahoma Station. Fig. 2. — 



Barn and feed lots, Oklahoma Station 144 



V. Fig. 1. — New residence, office and library, and other buildings 

 at North Louisiana. Station at Calhoun. Fig. 2. — Experimen- 

 tal greenhouse at South Carolina Station 152 



VI. Seedless tomatoes bred at Wisconsin Station. Fig. 1. — An 

 intermediate type of tomato, nearly seedless. Modification 

 brought about by high feeding. Form, size, and quality the 



best. Fig. 2. — Large type seedless tomato 168 



VII. Fig. 1. — Effect of spraying oat fields with iron sulphate solution 

 for eradication of wild mustard — field to left sprayed, strip on 

 right unsprayed and showing mustard plants in blossom three 

 weeks after spraying. Fig. 2. — Effect of spraying oats with 

 iron sulphate to eradicate wild mustard — on left, oats and weeds 

 from three harvester bundles from treated plat; on right, same 



from untreated plat 168 



VIII. Results of experiments in tile drainage on heavy lacustrine clay, 

 Wisconsin Station. Fig. 1. — Corn grown on undrained field. 

 Fig. 2. — Corn grown on field with tile drains 70 feet apart. 

 Fig. 3. — Corn grown on field with tile drains 40 feet apart 

 (originally the wettest portion of the area) 168 



IX. Fig. 1. — Laboratory of Cecil County (Md.) Agricultural School. 



Fig. 2. — Lecture on the horse, Cecil County school 256 



X. Proposed plan of industrial and agricultural district schools of 



Georgia 260 



XL Suggested schedule of daily recitations for industrial and agri- 

 cultural district schools of Georgia 264 



XII. Fig. 1. — Great St. George's meadow, near Delaware City, Del., 

 showing earth embankment and reclaimed marsh. Fig. 2. — 

 Portion of the Clark meadow, near Delaware City, Del., show- 

 ing ruined embankment in the distance 374 



XIII. Fig. 1. — Crop of onions on reclaimed salt marsh. Revere, Mass. 



Fig. 2. — Crop of hay on diked meadow, Marshfield, Mass 376 



XIV. Plans for concrete automatic sluice gate 396 



XV. Details of concrete automatic sluice gate 396 



XVI. Plans for wooden automatic sluice gate 396 



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