606 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



The list demonstrates the world-wide extent of the station move- 

 ment at the present time, embracing nearly all the civilized countries 

 of the globe. 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 goodh" num])er of stations, located in 

 Russia, Japan, and British India. The Chinese Empire represents 

 a large territory which appears to be entirel}^ without stations, and 

 the same condition applies to Turkey, Persia, Afghanistan, and Beloo- 

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

 French, and German colonies. There are no stations as 3'et in Mexico 

 or in Central America, except in British Honduras, where a botanic 

 garden is located; and of the South American countries no trace has 

 been obtained of any stations in Bolivia, Buenos Ayres, Colombia, 

 Ecuador, Patagonia, Peru, Uruguay, or Venezuela. Australia and 

 New Zealand have a large number of stations of various kinds which 

 are actively stud^^ing the practical problems suggested by the agricul- 

 ture of those countries. 



Viewed as a world enterprise, the station movement is spreading 

 quite rapidly year })y year, and the sj'^stems of different countries are 

 being strengthened in many ways, increasing financial aid being the 

 general rule. Well -supported experiment stations are rapidly coming 

 to be looked upon as a necessary requisite of modern agriculture the 

 world over. 



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. There are 102 such 

 establishments and 3 experimental forests. Man}^ of them are small 

 demonstration fields, established for the purpose of instructing the 

 peasants or of introducing new agricultural industries; others serve 

 as centers for the production and distribution of improved varieties of 

 seeds and plants, and some are conducted as institutions for research. 

 There are a number of stations for special crops, such as tobacco, beet 

 sugar, silk, cotton, olive, tea, wines, and other products. 



If the same class of institutions were designated as experiment 

 stations in the United States as in foreign countries, this country 

 would without doubt show the second largest number of agencies, and 

 probably the largest number of what we conunonl}^ regard as experi- 

 ment stations — that is, eliminating laboratories which are: purely for 

 control or analytical work, demonstration fields, etc. As the list 

 stands, however, Germany is second in numerical order, and France 

 third. 



The total numlier of stations in German}^ is given as 80, which 

 includes about a dozen control stations and laboratories for miscel- 

 laneous analysis, together with a number of stations for special indus- 



