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In the spring* of 1901 the investigations in Porto Rico were put in 

 charge of Mr. Frank D. Gardner, who has since made his headquar- 

 ters at San Juan. The work thus far has been largely confined to an 

 agricultural survey of the island with reference to the best locations 

 for experimental investigations. Experiments in coffee culture have, 

 however, recently been undertaken on leased land at Rio Piedras. 

 Studies of injurious insects and plant diseases have also been begun. 

 Improved varieties of seeds and plants have been distributed. A brief 

 account of this station will be found on page 176, and a detailed report 

 of the special agent in charge on pages 381-415. 



STATISTICS OF THE STATIONS. 



Agricultural experiment stations are now in operation under the act 

 of Congress of March 2, 1887, in all the States and Territories and 

 in Alaska, Hawaii, and Porto Rico. In Connecticut, New Jersey, 

 New York, Hawaii, Missouri, Alabama, and Louisiana separate sta- 

 tions are maintained wholly or in part by State funds. A number of 

 substations are also maintained in different States. Excluding the sub- 

 stations, the total number of stations in the United States is 60. Of 

 these, 54 receive appropriations provided for by act of Congress. 



The total income of the stations during 1901 was $1,231,881.55, of 

 which $720,000 was received from the National Government, the 

 remainder, $511,881.55, coming from the following sources: State 

 governments, $290,305.95; individuals and communities, $1,580.59; 

 fees for analyses of fertilizers, $82,322.40; sales of farm products, 

 $93,363.98; miscellaneous, $44,308.63. In addition to this, the Office 

 of Experiment Stations had an appropriation of $125,000 for the past 

 fiscal year, including $12,000 for the Alaska experiment stations, 

 $10,000 for the Hawaiian investigations, $5,000 for the Porto Rican 

 investigations, $15,000 for nutrition investigations, and $50,000 for irri- 

 gation investigations. The value of additions to the equipment of the 

 stations in 1901 is estimated as follows: Buildings, $133,420.77; libra- 

 ries, $26,303.49; apparatus, $15,309.48; farm implements, $13,085.45; 

 live stock, $18,220.29; miscellaneous, $25,025.10; total, $231,364.58. 



The stations employ 688 persons in the work of administration and 

 inquiiy . The number of officers engaged in the different lines of work 

 is as follows: Directors, 52; assistants and vice-directors, 17; chemists, 

 146; agriculturists, 62; animal husbandmen, 14; horticulturists, 78; 

 farm foremen, 21; dairymen, 31; botanists, 49; entomologists, 48; 

 zoologists, 6; veterinarians, 29; meteorologists, 14; biologists, 7; physi- 

 cists, 5; geologists, 5; mycologists and bacteriologists, 21; irrigation 

 engineers, 8; in charge of substations, 12; secretaries and treasurers, 

 29; librarians, 11; and clerks and stenographers, 40. There are also 

 77 persons classified under the head of ''miscellaneous," including 



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