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tigations, study of losses in curing and keeping corn fodder in the 

 field, and fertilizer experiments with tomatoes. The Indiana ferti- 

 lizer law, the execution of which is in the hands of the station chemist, 

 has been so amended as to give the chemist complete control of the 

 fertilizer trade. Some investigations have been made on the unpro- 

 ductive soils of the State, which show the need of underdraining, 

 aeration, and fertilizers. The station is cooperating with the Bureau 

 of Chemistry of this Department in sugar-beet investigations, studies 

 on the gluten content of wheat, and an investigation of the influence 

 of environment on the sugar content of muskmelons. 



The Indiana legislature has appropriated $60,000 to the university 

 for a new agricultural building which is in process of erection and 

 $10,000 a year for two years for maintenance, besides increasing the 

 fund for farmers' institutes from $5,000 to $10,000 a year. The new 

 agricultural building will not be used by the station, but will indi- 

 rectly afford the station more room in the building it now occupies. 

 The agriculturist has been relieved of station work to devote himself 

 to teaching and the superintendence of farmers' institutes, and the 

 assistant agriculturist has been appointed to succeed him. The horti- 

 culturist has been given an assistant to have charge of work with vege- 

 tables, and several other changes have been made which will increase 

 the efficiency of the staff. The veterinarian, on the other hand, has 

 been appointed State veterinarian, which will take considerable of his 

 time from the station. 



V INCOME. 



The income of the station during the past fiscal year was as follows: 



United States appropriation $15, 000. 00 



Farm products, including balance from previous year 2, 032. 67 



Total 17,032.67 



A report of the receipts and expenditures for the United States fund 

 has been rendered in accordance with the schedules prescribed by this 

 Department, and has been approved. 



PUBLICATIONS. 



The publications of this station received during the past fiscal year 

 were Bulletins 82-87 and the Annual Report for 1900. 



Bulletin 8%, pp. lJf. — Roots and Other Succulent Food for Swine. — 

 A discussion of the value of succulent materials for the winter feeding 

 of pigs, with the results of tests of the use of sugar beets, artichokes, 

 and purslane for this purpose. 



Bulletin 83, pp. 8. — Tests of Small Fruits. — Data for tests of 82 

 varieties of strawberries, 32 raspberries, 18 blackberries, and 1 dew- 

 berry. 



