31G EXPEKIMENT STATION RECORD, 



of the school was ^;->.*.>45.12. Th(> income from fees was $450. h^avung 

 a net cost of $3.4t)5,l:^, which was ))oi'ne by the Ohio State University. 



The report of the committee on indexing agricultural literature, pre- 

 sented by A. C. True, chairman of the connnittee. included a statement 

 regarding the work along this line accomplished by the Department of 

 Agriculture during the 3'eai-. including the card index of experiment 

 station literature, published b}- this Office, and card indexes of Depart- 

 ment publications prepared by the Librarian of the Department. 

 Attention was called to the increasing amount of indexing necessary 

 to keep up with Department publications and to the lack of sufficient 

 funds for accomplishing this work. It was stated that the Librarian 

 of Congress would coopcn-ate to the extent of printing index cards from 

 this Department as a part of the index issued by the Library of Con- 

 gress. In order to prepare the copy for these cards, additional help is 

 needed in the Department Library, and the committee recommended 

 that the executive committee of the association make an effort to secure 

 from Congress an appropriation of V2.'">0'* to carry on the work. 



A lively discussion was precipitated l)y the reports of the two com- 

 mittees appointed to consider the matter of making exhibits from the 

 land-grant colleges at the St. Louis Exposition. Both the conunittee 

 on collective college and station exhibit and the coramitt(^e on cooper- 

 ative college exhibit (mechanic arts) fa\ ored making exhibits at St. 

 Louis, but the latter committee reported in iavov of a combined effort 

 to project a comprehensive exhibit of the entire work of the colleges 

 and stations. After considerable discussion the matter was referred 

 to the two conunittees. who later reported in favor of a unilied exhibit 

 of the distinctive features of college and station work, to be in chargi' 

 of one committee consisting of the members of the two committees 

 already appointed, and asked the executive committee to make an 

 effort to secure from Congress an appropriation of $60,000 for installing 

 and maintaining the exhibit. This report was adopted and H. W. 

 Tyler, of Massachusetts, was appointed a member of the committee in 

 place of fl. H. Washburn. 



The report of the committee on graduate study at Washington was 

 presented ])y A. C, True. Progress in this work has been vevy limited, 

 owing to the complications arising from the establishment of the Car- 

 negie Institution. No effort has been made to secure opportunities for 

 graduate study in an}' of the Departments except the Department of 

 Agriculture, which, however, has consideraldy broadened its work 

 and made more general use than form(>rly of the register for scientific 

 aids. 



H. ,1. ^Vheeler presented the I'eport of the committee on uniform 

 fertilizer laws, which included a statement of the work done during 

 the year in the way of distributing circulars for the purpose* of secur- 

 ing greater uniformity. It was recommended that persistent and con- 



