AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS OF HUN(}ARY. 18 



tho local comlitioiis, i. o., to the iuiiinals raised in Iluiiiiary and to the 

 feeding" start's there cultivatod or inamiractured. The station has 

 stables for the animals used in the experiments and a lal)orator3\ 

 The stables are provided with scales for weighing the animals, and the 

 hiboratorv is e(|uipped with (everything necessary for the analysis of 

 feeding stuti's, feces, and urine. The ch(>niical analysis is accompanied 

 by determination of the fuel value by means of a Berthelot-Mahler 

 calorimeter. 



Experiments thus far have been made with horses, swine, sheep, 

 and poultry. The personnel consists of the director, Prof. F. Tangl, 

 who is professor of physiology in the Veterinary Institute, and 2 

 assistants. 



It will be seen that Hungary has a comprehensive system of experi- 

 ment stations, wdiich are rendering efficient service to the agriculture 

 of the country. In addition to these stations an agricultural nmseum 

 is maintained at Budapest, somewhat on the plan of the Philadelphia 

 Commercial Museum, but managed by the Government. This museum 

 is for the convenience of purchasers of various kinds of agricultural 

 supplies, and includes collections of photographs, implements, sam- 

 ples, etc. 



