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department of the college, the office and laboratory work of the sta- 

 tion will be concentrated in this building. 



During the year Director Fields announced his intention of resign- 

 ing, and in consequence an effort was made to prepare for publication 

 accumulated results of previous years, rather than to inaugurate new 

 work. W. L. English, a graduate of the college, and recently as- 

 sistant in animal industry, was elected to succeed him at the close 

 of the fiscal year. 



Despite a feeling of uncertainty as to the status and policy of the 

 institution ujDon the establishment of a State government, interest in 

 the college and station has been steadily increasing. The bulletin edi- 

 tion is now 25,000 copies and the correspondence is unusually heavy. 

 The college is leading an effort to consolidate rural schools and to 

 introduce elementary agriculture. Normal courses in agriculture are 

 being offered to prepare teachers for this work. All the courses in 

 agriculture have proved very popular and there is widespread inter- 

 est in the Territory in agricultural education in general. 



The following publications have been received from this station 

 during the year: Bulletins 65, Wheat growing; 66, The water sup- 

 ply ; 67, Miscellaneous water analyses ; 68, Soil inoculation — tubercle- 

 forming bacteria of legumes (with popular edition) ; 60, Small fruits; 

 and 70, Hardy Bermuda grass; the Annual Report for 1905, which 

 is a summary by the director of the work and expenditures of the 

 station during the year, to which are added abstracts of the press bul- 

 letins issued; and Circular 5, on the use of the artificial impregnator 

 in horse breeding. 



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 



State appropriation 2,500.00 



Miscellaneous 2, 425. 27 



Total 24, 92.5. 27 



Reports of the receipts and expenditures for the United States- 

 funds have been rendered in accordance with the schedules prescribed 

 by this Department and have been approved. 



The Oklahoma Station now has an equipment which should enable 

 it to develop and strengthen its work nuiterially. Every effort should 

 be made to conduct thorough and substantial experiments and investi- 

 gations for the benefit of the rapidly expanding agriculture of the 

 new State. To do this it will be necessary to establish and maintain 

 a consistent policy of management and to employ thoroughly trained 

 experts in the varied lines of agricultural research. 



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