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corn stover. The results were slightly in favor of the straw, 

 but there was no great difference. 



A fourth experiment was for the comparison of soja bean 

 meal and cotton-seed meal. But a small quantity of the 

 bean meal was available for this experiment, and it was tried 

 with only two animals, and during but twelve weeks. One 

 of these animals gave a result decisively in favor of one food, 

 and the other for the opposite food. I am justified simply 

 in judging that the two must be of about equal value. 

 Should this conclusion prove well founded, we have in early 

 varieties of the soja bean a crop by means of which the 

 farmer may escape the necessity under which he now lies of 

 buying largely of bran and cotton seed or similar feeds. 



A large number of experiments for the comparison of vari- 

 ous kinds and combinations of fertilizers with different kinds 

 and amounts of manures for the production of grass in per- 

 manent mowings have been carried out. The manure has 

 generally given the largest increase in crop ; but, cost con- 

 sidered, it would pay better to buy fertilizers than to buy 

 manure for this crop. A combination of two hundred 

 pounds of muriate of potash with four hundred pounds of dry 

 ground fish has given satisfactory results ; but in the light 

 of later experiments I would add some nitrate of soda to this 

 mixture. 



I have given but a very imperfect and hurried outline of 

 the work of college and station, and called attention to but 

 few of its results. If I have said enough to arouse your curi- 

 osity, so that you will send for and read our publications, or, 

 better, come and visit us that you may judge for yourselves 

 what we are doing, I shall be more than satisfied. 



In conclusion, let me urge that you put yourselves in sym- 

 pathetic touch with us. I invite your questions now, we at 

 the station invite your questions always. It is our place to 

 serve you. Let us know what you need, and, so far as our 

 means and energies permit, we will endeavor to satisfy your 

 demands. 



The Chairman. Gentlemen, there is now an opportunity 



for you to ask the professor as many questions as you see fit. 



Mr. Augustus Pratt. Mr. Chairman, before the questions 



