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tinued with considerable success. Seeds were distributed to 400 per- 

 sons living in different parts of Alaska and a considerable number of 

 reports were received of those grown during the season of 1900. It 

 is evident that the efforts of the Government to aid in the develop- 

 ment of agriculture in Alaska are greatly appreciated by residents of 

 that Territory, and that they have already received substantial bene- 

 fits from the work of the Alaska Experiment Station. 



The assistant director of this Office, Dr. E. W. Allen, made a tour 

 of inspection to the stations at Sitka and Kenai and reported favorably 

 on their work. A brief report of the operations of the Alaska stations 

 will be found on page 54, and a detailed report of the special agent in 

 charge is given on pages 239-359. 



HAWAII EXPERIMENT STATION. 



The first appropriation for the establishment and maintenance of an 

 agricultural experiment station in Hawaii was for the fiscal year cov- 

 ered by this report. A preliminary investigation of the agricultural 

 conditions existing in Hawaii with reference to the establishment of an 

 experiment station was made by Dr. W. C. Stubbs, director of the 

 Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Stations, acting under the direc- 

 tion of this Office. On the basis of his report a station was estab- 

 lished with headquarters at Honolulu, and put in charge of Mr. Jared 

 G. Smith. The station was located on the tract of land in Honolulu 

 known as Kewalo-uka, which was assigned to this Department by the 

 Government of the Territory of Hawaii. About 50 acres of this 

 tract have been cleared and several small buildings have been erected. 

 The investigations have thus far been confined to studies of a fungus 

 disease which seriously affects taro, and studies of the diseases of 

 poultry. Plans are being made for experiments in horticulture, 

 including both fruits and vegetables, and coffee culture. Coopera- 

 tive investigations in irrigation will also be undertaken. A brief 

 account of this station will be found on page 85, and a detailed report 

 of the special agent in charge on pages 361-379. 



PORTO RICO EXPERIMENT STATION. 



The first appropriation ($5,000) for agricultural investigations in 

 Porto Rico was made for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1901, and 

 was used for making a preliminary investigation of the agricultural 

 conditions existing in that island, with special reference to the estab- 

 lishment of an experiment station there. This investigation was in 

 charge of Prof. S. A. Knapp, formerly of the Iowa Agricultural Col- 

 lege, and on the basis of his report Congress made a second appropria- 

 tion ($12,000) for the current fiscal year, which authorized the Secre- 

 tary of Agriculture to establish and maintain an agricultural experi- 

 ment station in Porto Rico. 



