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farmers' meetings, and for assisting in the organization of va- 

 rious clubs and societies for promoting special interests, and yet 

 we have not been able to meet all the demands for this kind of 

 work. 



Station No. 3, North La. Experiment Station, 



Calhoun. 



On the first of February, 1910, Mr. J. B. Garrett, Assistant 

 Director, was elected Secretary of the Crop Pest Commission, 

 as previously referred to, and Mr. S. E. McClendon, Assistant 

 Director at Baton Rouge, was transferred to Calhoun and has 

 been in charge of the work there throughout the remainder of 

 the year. All things considered we have had a favorable season 

 at Calhoun, and the crops have been generally satisfactory, 

 although the fall was very dry and fall crops have not been up 

 to the standard. While the early freeze did considerable dam- 

 age to farm crops, the replanting was followed by favorable 

 seasons. Most of the experiments conducted there were a con- 

 tinuation of those previously outlined, and requiring observa- 

 tions over an extended period. They embraced rotation experi- 

 ments, experiments in varieties and fertilizer requirements, par- 

 ticularly of cotton and corn. Experiments in the way of plant- 

 ing soy beans at different seasons throughout the year and testing 

 their adaptability to that soil and climate have been continued, 

 as have also tests of varieties of oats, clovers and other forage 

 crops. The experiments in the influence of fertilizers on the 

 quality of syrup made from sugar cane have been along the 

 same general line as conducted for the past two or three years. 

 The fertilizer experiments with Spanish peanuts have been en- 

 larged and extended. The grazing experiments, in which hogs 

 have been grazed on succession crops, particularly soy beans, 

 peanuts, cowpeas and sweet potatoes, have given very excellent 

 results, showing that pork can be produced on these crops at 

 very low cost. Experiments in the addition of stable manme 

 under varying conditions have also been continued. 



