140 REPORT OF OFFICE OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 



INCOME. 



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



United States appropriation $15, 000. 00 



Farm products 430. 65 



Miscellaneous, including balance from previous year 572. 88 



Total 16,003.53 



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 46-50; 



Bulletin 1^6, pp. 15, figs. ££. — Flowers and Fruits of Common Trees 

 and Shrubs. — The general structures of flowers and fruits are 

 described and the flowers and fruits of a number of the more common 

 trees and shrubs are figured and discussed. 



Bulletin Ifl, pp. 90, figs. 92. — Clover Seeds and Their Impurities. — 

 Results of extended studies of clover seed and its impurities, including 

 illustrations and descriptions of the different kinds of clover seed, 

 kinds and amounts of weed seeds found in different samples of clover 

 seed examined, and illustrations and detailed descriptions of the dif- 

 ferent weed seeds. 



Bulletin 1^8, pp. 10, figs. 15. — Some Ways of Seed Distribution. — 

 A popular description of some of the methods by which seeds of weeds 

 and other plants are distributed. 



Bulletin 1ft, pp. 12, pis. 2, figs. 5. — The Carpenter Worm. — A 

 description of the carpenter worm in its various stages, with notes on 

 the injury done by this insect, and a discussion of remedial measures. 



Bulletin 50, pp. 13, figs. 3. — Notes on Sugar Beets for 1899. — A 

 brief report on several cooperative culture tests with sugar beets and 

 general notes On the sugar-beet industry in the State. 



GENERAL OUTLOOK. 



Owing to the destruction of equipment and other facilities for work, 

 but little scientific investigation has been conducted during the year. 

 However, the difficulties arising from the fire will soon be overcome 

 and already considerable interesting work has been outlined. This 

 includes irrigation investigations, experiments in range improve- 

 ment, chemical study of the nutritive and poisonous qualities of range 

 plants, field work to determine the food plants of range sheep, and a 

 soil survey of the State. In addition, a kind of institute work, 

 or, more properly, an agricultural reconnoissance of the State is 

 contemplated. 



