4 a EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Miss F. Ethel Felton, first clerk in the department of chem- 

 istry, resigned in August, and Miss A. M. Howard was pro- 

 moted to the position of first clerk. Since the promotion of 

 Miss Howard, Miss Rebecca L. Mellor has given full time to 

 the work of the department of chemistry. 



R. E. McLain has succeeded E. K. Dexter as observer in 

 the meteorological department. 



Maintenance. 

 The most important change affecting the revenues of the 

 experiment station during the past year has been the increase 

 of $5,000 provided by act of Legislature in 1913. There is 

 also a considerable increase in the receipts in the chemical de- 

 partment for analytical work, cow testing, etc., and in the 

 amount received for analysis fees under the fertilizer law. On 

 the other hand, the revenue from the sale of fruit from the 

 cranberry bog in East Wareham, on account of relatively small 

 yield and low prices, is about $3,000 less than in 1913. The 

 total revenues are shown in the following table : — 



Total Revenue for the Fiscal Tear, Dec. 1, 1913, to Bee. 1, 1914. 



State appropriation, $20,000 00 



Federal appropriations : — 



Hatch fund, 15,000 00 



Adams fund, 15,000 00 



Agricultural department, sales and labor, .... 2,494 49 



Chemical department, analytical work, cow testing, etc., . 10,013 33 



Fertilizer law, analysis fees, ...... 11,112 00 



Feed law. State appropriation, 6,000 00 



Cranberry substation : — 



Sale of fruit, 2,511 86 



Sale of vines, 17 50 



Prizes, 10 00 



Meteorological observations, scientific services, etc., . 137 50 

 Graves' orchard : — 



• Sale of fruit, 129 25 



Total, $82,425 93 



The aggregate total revenue exceeds the aggregate for the 

 last year to the amount of $3,182.61. The total required in 

 the execution of the feed and fertilizer laws amounted to 



