MAINE. 117 



The following publications of the stations were received by the 

 Office during the year: Bulletins IOC). A preliminary report on the so- 

 called cerebro-spinal meningitis of horses; 107, Preliminary tests of 

 sugar-house machinery; 108, A preliminar}^ report on some diseases 

 of chickens; 109, Experiments with Bacterium anthraeis^ anthrax 

 vaccines, and hyperinnnunization ; 110, Comparison of cotton-seed 

 meal and hulls with cold pressed cake as a dairy feed; 111, Rotation 

 experiments with cotton, corn, cowpeas, and oats; 112, Orchard re- 

 port of Baton Rouge Station; 113, Analyses of commercial ferti- 

 lizers and Paris green; and 114. Analyses of commercial feeding 

 stutis; Geological Survey Bulletins 6, Cartography of southwestern 

 Louisiana with special reference to the Jennings sheet; 7, Rock salt: 

 Its origin, geological occurrences, and economic importance in the 

 State of Louisiana ; and the Annual Report for 1908. 



The income of the station during the past fiscal year was as fol- 

 lows: 



United States appropriation. Hatch Act $15,000.00 



United States appropriation, Adams Act 11,000.00 



State appropriation 9,106.05 



Balance from previous year, state appropriation .5,576.05 



Fees 11, 840. 05 



Farm products 4, 300. 65 



Miscellaneous 000.00 



Total _* 57, 550. 00 



A report of the receipts and expenditures for the United States 

 funds has been rendered in accordance with the schedules prescribed 

 by this Department and has been approved. 



The work of the Louisiana stations touches the principal agri- 

 cultural industries of the State and is being highly appreciated. 

 This work is being more carefully systematized, the researches under 

 the Adams fund are being well su^jported, and the funds of the insti- 

 tution are carefully administered. 



MAINE. 



Maine Agricultural Experiment Station, Orono. 



Department of the University of Maine. 



C. D. Woods, Sc. D., Director. 



As in previous years the Maine Station devoted its efforts princi- 

 pally to a few subjects — studies on the potato, corn, the apple, and 

 poidtry constituting the principal lines of work. Only a few changes 

 in the organization took place. At the close of the year the entomo- 

 logical department was strengthened by the appointment of O. A. 

 Johannsen as associate entomologist, and A. G. Durgin was ap- 

 pointed assistant chemist to fill the vacancy made by the resignation 

 of Miss J. C. Colcord. Since the close of the fiscal, year W. W. 

 Bonus was appointed assistant horticulturist. 



