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cities. Among- these, however, are included many institutions which 

 for lack of further information are mentioned in the bulletin by 

 title only, and a quite large number of experimental fields, labora- 

 tories, and other enterprises which in this country would not be called 

 stations. Briefly stated, the list includes the various agencies of dif- 

 ferent kinds and grades for experiment and investigation in agriculture 

 and for the protection and information of farmers. Purely as a mat- 

 ter of convenience, these agencies may be referred to collectively as 

 "stations." As far as possible an attempt has been made to give an 

 idea of the systems in the different countries, and this is followed by 

 a description of the individual stations, their origin, personnel, equip- 

 ment, revenue, and lines of work. 



The revised bulletin demonstrates not only the world-wide extent 

 of the station movement at the present time, but also the substantial 

 growth of the movement during the past two years. Nearly every 

 civilized country of the globe now has its system of institutions for 

 research in agriculture. The most notable exception in Europe is 

 Greece, where, so far as can be learned, there are no stations or similar 

 agencies in operation. In Asia there are a goodly number of stations, 

 located in Russia. Japan, and British India. The Chinese Empire 

 represents a large area which is entirely without stations, and the 

 same condition applies to Turkey, Persia, Afghanistan, and Beloochis- 

 tan. Africa has quite a large number of stations in the English, 

 French, and German colonies, and several of these are of quite recent 

 origin. There are no stations as yet in Mexico or in Central America 

 except in British Honduras, where a botanical garden is located; and 

 of the South American countries no trace has been obtained of any 

 stations in Bolivia, Colombia. Ecuador, Patagonia, Peru, Uruguay, or 

 Venezuela. Australia and New Zealand have a large number of sta- 

 tions of various kinds, which are actively studying the practical prob- 

 lems suggested by the agriculture of those countries. 



The largest number of separate agencies for investigation and 

 experiment in agriculture is found in Russia, in spite of the fact that 

 the movement is comparatively recent there. That country has 115 

 such establishments and three experimental forests. Many of them 

 are small demonstration fields, established for the purpose of instruct- 

 ing the peasants or of introducing new agricultural industries; others 

 serve as the centers for the production and distribution of improved 

 varieties of seeds and plants, and some arc conducted as institutions 

 for research. There are a number of stations for special crops, such as 

 tobacco, sugar beets, silk, cotton, olives, tea, wines, and other products. 



In Germany there are listed 87 stations; in France, 74; in Japan, 

 58; in Austria, 4<>; in Australia, 35; in Great Britain, 32; in Sweden, 

 26; in Italy, 25; in Hungary, 22; in Belgium, 16; in Norway, 12; in 

 Switzerland, 11; in Denmark, 10, and in the Netherlands, 7. 



