AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS OF HUNGARY. 1 1 



;ind the field for culture experiments on a larger scale about 14:.5 acres. 

 The suhstatioii at Bekes-(lsal)a has :il)out 1) acres. 



The central station has at present a main ])nil(ling with alal»orator\% 

 l)uildinj;s for gardeners ((5 separate cabins), 7 curing barns, 4 of which 

 are of the various Hungarian systems, 1 of a Dutch, 1 of a German, 

 and 1 of an American type; appliances for the Macedonian air-cure 

 process, 2 storage houses, and 1 building for sorting and handling 

 the leaves. In the near future a building for fermentation will l)e 

 added, and later a school l)uilding designed for training gardeners in 

 the cultivation of tobacco, and tobacco manipulators. 



The botanical garden presents on small plats 209 different varieties 

 of tobacco, the aim being to include every kind of tobacco cultivated 

 on the globe. 



The personnel of the station consists of the director (Prof. K. Ker- 

 pely). y> other officers, 1 foreman, and 4 gardeners. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL STATION AT BUDAPEST. 



The entomological station began its activity :is the " Ph3dloxera 

 Station," which was called into existence in 1880 to combat the phyl- 

 loxera. When toward the end of 1809 the entomological study of 

 the phylloxera was practically concluded and it became evident that 

 protection against the insect was more a question of general viticul- 

 ture, the phylloxera station was reorganized into an entomological 

 station. 



The station is "concerned, in the first place, with the common inju- 

 rious insects which are most prevalent. The life histories of these are 

 studied and experiments conducted to ascertain the surest and cheapest 

 means for their destruction. 



Work is also conducted on the repression of injurious mannnals, 

 such as the ArvicoJa and the Spala.r ft/jj/t/vx. Furthermore, when a 

 new injurious insect suddenly appears which requires prompt action to 

 pi'event serious ravages, the director of the station is authorized to 

 take the necessary steps promptly without waiting to obtain permis- 

 sion from the higher authorities before he acts, as is otherwise the 

 case. Measures of this kind have l^een required in the case of out- 

 breaks of the following insects: Ilaplothrlp^^ Tyelteo, Entoinoscells 

 adonid/s, Cleonus punctlveiitrlx^ Z(d)ru>< gihhus, IlellotJus d/jm(ceus, 

 Botis mibitatuH^ Avijua refie.ruH^ Cecidomyia destructor, Oschu's fr/t, 

 Chlorops tcBmoptis^ ChortophUa s<epia, Cheimatobia C7'enat(i, PJinjijun- 

 id((\ GrylJotaljxi rid</<rrlx, T'lpidn luaadosn. 



Another duty of the station consists in supplying to all persons inter- 

 ested information on all matters relating to protection against injurious 

 insects. In order to disseminate information on this subject the station 

 publishes popular Indletins from time to time. 



The personnel of the station consists of the director (Prof. J. Jal)lo- 

 novszky), assistant director, and H assistant entomologists. The work 



