128 REPORT OF OFFICE OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 



sandy loam soils showing the content of phosphoric acid, potash, 

 nitrogen, and lime; an explanation of the construction and use of 

 embankments and terraces to prevent washing of soils; and a discus- 

 sion of the reclamation of washed lands, the value and use of stable 

 manure, the restoration of crops, and the use of commercial fertilizers. 



Bulletin 67, pp. 16, pi. 1, jigs. 5. — Good Dirt Roads for Missis- 

 sippi. — The road laws of Mississippi are briefly summarized and the 

 system of road maintenance of the State is discussed. Methods of 

 building and maintaining dirt roads are briefly explained. 



Annual Report, 1900, pp. 126, jigs. 3. — This includes the organiza- 

 tion list of the station; a financial statement for the fiscal year ended 

 June 30, 1900; a general report on station work during the y ear by 

 the director, and more detailed reports by the heads of departments 

 containing results of variety tests with cotton and wheat, and culture 

 experiments with sorghum, cowpeas, and corn, an account of feeding 

 experiments with steers to determine the comparative value of differ- 

 ent feeding stuffs, a record of the dairy herd for one year, results of 

 a test of feeding grain to dairy cows on pasture, notes on inoculation 

 experiments for the prevention of Texas fever, and on the occurrence 

 of black-leg, anthrax, glanders, and tuberculosis in the State, and notes 

 on several insect pests and plant diseases. Reprints of Bulletins 60 

 and 62-61 of the station are appended. 



GENERAL OUTLOOK. 



The station is wisely continuing active operations for the improve- 

 ment of soils throughout the State, and to this end is demonstrating 

 the value of animal production and the use of manures, fertilizers, 

 restorative crops, and rotations to increase productiveness, and the 

 efficacy of embankments and terraces to prevent soil washing. Other 

 related problems, such as forage production, dairying, studies of Texas 

 fever, and of means for combating insect pests are given such promi- 

 nence as their importance demands, and at the same time the station is 

 making helpful investigations in the production of fruit, corn, wheat, 

 and cotton. During the year 8 members of the college and station 

 staffs assisted at 23 farmers' institutes. The institute work is growing 

 in importance, and should receive more liberal support from the State. 



MISSOURI. 



Missouri Agricultural College Experiment Station, Columbia. 



Department of the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts of the University oi the 



State of Missouri. 



GOVERNING BOARD. 



Board of Curators — Executive Committee: R. B. Oliver (Pres.), Cape Girardeau; 

 Campbell Wells, Platte City; G. F. Gmelich, Boonville. 

 Advisory Council: The Missouri State Board of Agriculture. 



