6 a EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



are mailed only to the specialists who may be directly interested 

 in them. A system of popular presentation of all the work of 

 the experiment station would be desirable, but it is difficult 

 to work out. 



The past year has been the first under the new relationship 

 between this institution and the State, and there have been 

 found both advantages and disadvantages under the arrange- 

 ment. It may seem unreasonable to dwell in detail on the 

 disadvantages, but it is done to call attention to certain regula- 

 tions which may handicap the efficiency of the experiment 

 station. It is now necessary to include in the annual budget 

 all the requirements of the station for men and equipment for 

 the ensuing fiscal A'ear, so that it may be approved b}^ the 

 Legislature. Should an important problem arise in the course 

 of the year, neither specialist nor special apparatus could be 

 procured for its solution, and the experiment station could not 

 undertake its investigation until a new budget could be ap- 

 proved by the next Legislature, unless the problem came within 

 the scope of its present staff and equipment. 



The cranberry substation had an exceptionally prosperous 

 year. The crop was one of the largest exer secured from the 

 bog, and the prices were very high. The receipts under the 

 new conditions must be remitted to the State Treasurer. The 

 financial statement for the year follows : — 



Cranberry Substation, Dec. 1, 1917, to Nov. 30, 1918. 

 Receipts. 

 Cranberries, crop of 1917, . ... 



Cranberries, crop of 1918, .... 

 United States Weather Bureau, . 

 Miscellaneous receipts, .... 



Bills receivable on Dec. 1, 1918 (estimated), 

 Cranberries on hand Dec. 1, 1918 (estimated). 



Total received and receivable, $9,720 20 



Expenditures — Bog Account. 



Maintenance, $839 03 



Harvesting, 2,924 32 



$3,763 35 



