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As a result of the passage of the Adams Act several tracts of land 

 not hitherto utilized, have been prepared for experimental jiurposes. 

 A number of additions have been made lo the station AwW. mid it is 

 hojjed to differentiate the work of the college and station niori' com- 

 pletely. The extension work has been carried on by tlu> colleije as in 

 })revious years, and has resulted in very great benefit to the agri- 

 cultural interests of the State. The station is doing excellent work in 

 both scientific and practical lines. 



SOUTH CAROLINA. 



South Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station, CIi'iiikoii V(>Uf'fi(\(i 



Depart iiKMit nt' Clcinson A;rricultiir:il I'ollcfj;*'. 



.7. N. Marpkr, It. S.. M. X'^w. Dinctor. 



The year at the South Carolina Station has been largely one of re- 

 organization. The directorshij) has been established distinct from 

 the presidency of the college, and the work of the station stall' has 

 been more clearly differentiated. The vacancy cau.sed by the resig- 

 nation of the botanist and bacteriologist has been filled by the ap 

 ])ointment of II. I). House, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Through the completion of the agricultural building miicli better 

 quarters are now available for the station, although there is still a 

 need of further e(pni)ment. A gre(Mdiousc, costing $(),0()(), has b(>cn 

 erected foi' the use of several departments. (PI. V, fig. 2.) 



Considerable interest has been develojn'd in the expei'iments on the 

 l)rodnction of starch from the sweet potato. Several hundred pounds 

 of starch were manufactured with the station outfit, and samples 

 submitted to a number of (;otton mills and laundri(>s elicited very 

 favorable reports. The \ni\\) remaining after the extracttion of (he 

 starch also gives promise of making a very uscd'ul cattle food, and 

 tests of its feeding value are now under way. Cotton breeding ainl 

 improvement has been a leading subject of investigation to meet a 

 demand from southei'u mills for a stai)le of higher grade and special 

 character. The textile department of the college is cooperating in 

 milling tests of .several of the best cross-bi-ed varieties. 



The veterinarian has concluded a series of studies of scours in milk- 

 fed calves, and reconmiends treatment with formaldehyde, one part 

 to 4,000 parts of milk, as very efficacious. The horticulturist is nud<- 

 ing a special .study of the .seedling ai)ples of the State, most of which 

 are unknown beyond the locality in which they originated. Cul- 

 tural and varietal tests of fruits and vegetables have been continued 

 as heretofore. Soil maintenance and improvement, as related to the 



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