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Four-year college course for men — Number of students in 1903-04, 75; nximber of 

 students in 1911-12, 417; number of graduates in 1905, 2: number of graduates in 1912, 67. 



Four-year course in agriculture and home economics for women — Organized in 1911-12; 

 enrollment, 25. Forestry course — Organized in 1911-12; number of students, 25. 



Students in graduate department — Open only to college graduates. Number of students 

 in 1911-12, 32. 



Two-year winter course (short course) — For men over 16 years of age. Number of 

 students in 1903, 48; number of students in 1912, 292. 



Winter dairy short course — A special course for dairy and creamery operators begins 

 first week in January. 



Short winter course for women — For women over 16 years of age. The course begins 

 January 6. Number of .students in 1912, 14. 



Farmers' short course — Five special short courses for farmers. Subjects, soils and farm 

 crops, animal husbandry, dairy husbandry, horticultiu-e and poultry husbandry. Number 

 of students enrolled in 1912, 1,300. 



Short course in agriculture for boys — For boys under 16 years of age. Given during 

 farmers' short course. Number enrolled in 1912, 15. 



Agriculture in the summer school — Courses in agriculture for teachers and students. 

 Number of students in 1911, 69. 



Branch short courses — Given in nine localities. Number of students enrolled in 

 1911-12. 645. 



WORK AND RESULTS OF AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



The Agricultiu-al E.xperiment Station is organized to investigate agricultural problems 

 and publish results in the form of bulletins which are sent free to farmers. 



Investigations are continually in progress on soils and farm crops, feeding and breeding 

 live stock, dairy husbandry, horticulture, farm management, poultry husbandry, agricultural 

 chemistry, veterinary science, and botany and zoology. 



Results of Experiment Station Investigations. — The Agricultural Experiment Station in 

 1911 added .S500,000 directly to the wealth of Missouri through its distribution of hog cholera 

 serum. The application of .S4.20 worth of fertilizer has brought an average return of .S14.54 

 on Northeast Missouri rolling prairie lands. Clover forage fed hogs has yielded an average 

 of $34.11 per acre with pork at six cents a pound. Spraying has increased the income from 

 apple orchards ,$125 per acre. The results of all these investigations are published in bulletin 

 form. The bulletins are free to Missouri farmers. 



Publications. — The Agricultural E.xperiment Station is required by federal law to pub- 

 lish bulletins giving the results of experiments conducted and supplying agricultural infor- 

 mation to the farmers of the State. The Missouri Experiment Station has published 165 

 bulletins and circulars of information on agricultural subjects. During the year ending 

 June 30, 1912, twenty-flve bulletins and circulars were issued. The bulletins contained 

 2,888,500 pages. These publications were sent to farmers and citizens in every section of 

 Missouri. All publications are sent free upon request as long as the supply is available. 

 The following publications have been issued during the year: 



Bulletin No. 97 — Co-operation Among Fruit Growers. 



Btilletin No. 98 — The San Jose Scale in Missouri. 



Bulletin No. 99 — Inspection of Commercial Fertilizer. 



Bulletin No. 100 — Influence of Fatness of Cow at Parturition upon per cent of Fat in 



Milk. 



Bulletin No. 101 — Report of the Director for the Year Ending June 30, 1912. 



Bulletin No. 102 — Combating Orchard and Garden Enemies. 



Bulletin No. 103 — The Silo for Missouri Farmers. 



Bulletin No. 104 — The Evergreen Bagworm. 



Circular No. 48 — The Gurlcr or Plastered Silo. 



Circular No. 49 — The Reinforced Concrete Silo. 



Circular No. 50 — Selection of Corn for Seed and Show. 



Circular No. 51 — How to Prolong the Life of Fence Posts. 



Circiilar No. 52 — Growing a Woodlot from Seed. 



Circular No. 53 — The Seeding of Cowpeas. 



Circular No. 54 — Co-operative Experiments of the Department of Agronomy. 



Circular No. 55 — Forage Crops for Swine. 



Miscellaneous- — 



Index to Bulletins Nos. 83-96. 

 Soil Survey of Cedar County. 

 Soil Survey of Atchison County. 



Research Bulletins — 



No. 4 — Digestion Trial with Two Jersey Cows on Full Ration and on Maintenance. 

 No. 5 — Maintenance Trials with Five Jersey Cows. 



