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of different combinations of corn and other grains with alfalfa hay and 

 prairie hay. 



Bulletin 67, pp. 8, pis. 2. — Fxperime?its in the Culture of the Sugar 

 Beet. — A summary of the results of culture, fertilizer, and variety 

 tests with sugar beets during the season. 



Bulletin 68, pp. 8. — Feeding Skim Milk to Calves. — A detailed 

 account of an experiment with 6 calves conducted to ascertain the 

 profit of raising beef calves on separator milk. 



Bulletin 69, pp. 13, figs. 13. — Some Forage Plants for Summer 

 Feed. — A report on experiments with a number of forage plants for 

 the purpose of determining their relative value for pasturage and for 

 soiling, and comparing the value of certain of these crops for milk and 

 butter production under the two systems of feeding. 



Bulletin 70, pp. 12, figs. 13. — Locusts or Grasshoppers. — An ana- 

 lytical table for the purpose of assisting in the identification of 10 

 common species of grasshoppers in the State, notes on the life history 

 of grasshoppers, and a discussion of fungus diseases and artificial 

 means for destroying them. 



GENERAL OUTLOOK. 



The experimental work of the Nebraska Station is each year assum- 

 ing a more definite and fixed character. The tendency is for the dif- 

 ferent departments to unite their efforts on certain problems and study 

 them from different points of view. Thus the irrigation engineer, 

 the horticulturist, and the agriculturist are studying different phases 

 of the problem of irrigation; likewise the horticulturist and the ento- 

 mologist are cooperating in orchard work, and the chemist and the 

 botanist are assisting several other members of the staff. A large part 

 of the work has been directed toward the investigation of problems of 

 plant production in regions where the winters are cold and the sum- 

 mers subject to drought. This work is of special importance in view 

 of the extensive production of live stock in the State, and so, too, are 

 the. feeding experiments, dairy investigations, and the study of dis- 

 eases of animals. It is very encouraging to have the State make a 

 special appropriation for investigations by the station. The university 

 is also contributing liberally to the support of the station. 



During the yesn- considerable attention has been given to systematiz- 

 ing the business affairs of the station and revising the mailing list, 

 which has quadrupled during the last two years. This evidence of 

 increasing interest in the work of the station, together with the dif- 

 ferentiation of its organization and the liberal attitude of the university 

 toward it, makes the outlook of the station very promising for increased 

 usefulness to the farmers of the State. 



