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In the Adams fund work, the mule breeding project was the lar<^- 

 est undertaking, and this made quite satisfactory progress. A con- 

 siderable number of mule colts are on hand, and records including 

 measurements and photographs at different stages of growth are 

 made. "With the land at the disposal of the station at present it is 

 planned to grow practically all the feed required in connection with 

 this project. 



The investigation of the physiological effects of cotton-seed meal 

 included studios with cattle and hogs. Observations wore made on 

 the milk and blood of cows, their physical condition, fertility, condi- 

 tion of offspring, etc., and also on the blood of calves, hogs, and beef 

 cattle. In some of these tests as high as 5 pounds of cotton-seed meal 

 a day are being fed. 



Several entomological projects were also continued, although some- 

 what interruj)ted by a change of leader. 



The Hatch fund work included principally feeding experiments 

 with pigs and steers, fertilizer and culture tests, and breeding inves- 

 tigations with field crops and insect studies. Experiments wore con- 

 ducted to test the effect on the progeny of wide, medium, and narrow 

 rations fed to sows. Comparisons Avere made of yearling and 

 2-year-old steers fed on cotton-seed meal and hulls. 



In agronomy the crops given most attention were corn and cotton, 

 but soy beans and other forage crops were also studied. In view of 

 the coming of the boll weevil the work with field crops is pursued 

 with the purpose of being able to discount the ravages of this pest to 

 the best advantage. 



In dairy husbandry, comparison of various home-grown and pur- 

 chased feeds was made and a record of the herd was kept. 



The entomologist pursued work on the pine twig borer and the 

 pine sawfly. 



In forestry some work was done with galled land in growing fence 

 posts. 



In the poultry department the work was much as in previous 

 years — mainly commercial and educational and for the encourage- 

 ment of poultry raising in the State. There was very little work of 

 an experimental nature. 



The affairs at the branch stations progressed in a satisfactory man- 

 ner. Dairy barns with a capacity of about 30 cows were built at the 

 McNeill and Holly Springs stations. The Delta Station, in addi- 

 tion to its work with farm crops, gave attention to hog raising and 

 published its results." Two institute trains were run over a very 

 large part of the railroad mileage in the State, and station men and 

 station results were the principal factors in making this feature 

 successful. 



° Mississippi Stii. I^ii. 307. 



