70 REPORT OF OFFICE OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 



I>r. I^. W. llil^ard. ])i-()t\'.->()r I'lut'iiliis in ihi> I iiivcr^ily of Cali- 

 fornia and director of tlu' cxiKMiiiicnt .-.(atioii from its estahli^hiiient 

 ill IS?.') tip to a frw yi'ars a^o. retired fi-oin active serviees in the 

 suminer of 1!»()'.>. under (he provisions of the Carne<^ie Foundation. 

 Doctor IIil<2:ar(l was another of the foremost pioneers in a<rricuhiiral 

 science and in the experiment-station movement. Anionjf the very 

 first of the station directors in this country, his writinn;s and infhience 

 were potent factors in the extension of these institutions to other 

 States and in tiie ultimate establishment of a national system of 

 stations under federal aid. The hi^h quality of his work has given 

 it very great value in constructing a science of agriculture. The 

 standards he set for thoroughness, accuracy, and scientific deduction 

 are among the greatest assets of his life work. The tangible product 

 of his labors is shown by the long list of his investigations and their 

 important applications, but the influence of such a man on an embryo 

 science and on the development of investigation is not easily measured. 



INSPECTION OF THE STATIONS. 



In accordance Avith the fixed practice of the Office, a personal 

 inspection was made during the year of the work and expenditures 

 at all of the experiment stations receiving government funds. This 

 inspection furnishes first-hand information regarding the progress 

 of these institutions, and affords opportunity for conference with the 

 local station officers, which is exceedingly helpful. Four members of 

 the Office force took part in this inspection; that is, the Director 

 (A. C. True), Assistant Director (E. W. Allen), W. H. Beal, and 

 Walter H. Evans. 



The following reports upon the individual stations are based on 

 the results of this inspection, together with the annual financial state- 

 ments of the stations, rendered on the schedules prescril)ed in" the 

 Secretary of Agriculture, and the printed and other reports received 

 from the station officers. 



ALABAMA. 



Agricultural Experiment Station of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, 



Aitbiini. 



IX'paitim'nt of the Alabnuia I'olyteclinic Institute. 

 .T. V. DUGGAR. M. S.. Dirrrtor. 



No particular change in the policy of management of the station 

 was made during the past year. In general, the lines of work pur- 

 sued previously were continued. F. E. Lloyd was apjxiinted botanist 

 of the station and M. J. Funchess, assistant in agronomy. The new 

 agricultural building, which will accommodate the station as well as 



