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upon fruit growing and the development of diversified farming. 

 In fruit growing the number of variety tests is being reduced and 

 more attention is given to diseases, methods of culture, and manage- 

 ment. The work in forestry has pointed out some of the most desir- 

 able trees to plant for the cheap and rapid production of material for 

 fence posts and fuel. Press bulletins and popular bulletins on the 

 work of the station and on methods employed by the leading farmers 

 of the Territory meet with popular approval, and a plan now being 

 formulated for general cooperative work with persons in different sec- 

 tions of the Territory in the study of plants, insects, and fungus dis- 

 eases gives promise of valuable results. On account of its importance 

 and the peculiar difficulties which are presented, the potato crop is 

 receiving a large share of attention. Wheat also is an important crop 

 that is claiming much attention from the station, and Bulletin i7, 

 Reports of Wheat Raisers and Experiments with Wheat, is in great 

 demand. The mailing list of the station has increased to such an 

 extent that it was necessary to print 20,000 copies of the Annual Report 

 for 1900-1901. During the year station officers assisted at five 

 successful farmers' institutes. 



OREGON. 



Oregon Experiment Station, Corvallis. 

 Department of Oregon State Agricultural College. 



GOVERNING BOARD. 



Board of Regents: J. K. Weatherford [Pres.), Albany; John D. Daly (Sec), Cor- 

 vallis; B. F. Irvine (Treas.), Corvallis; W. E. Yates, Corvallis; Gov. T. T. Gerr, 

 Salem; F. I. Dunbar {Sec. State), Salem; J. H. Ackerman {State Supt. of Public 

 Instruction), Salem; W. P. Keady, Portland; Benton Killin, Portland; J. M. Church, 

 Lagrande; John D. Olwell, Central Point; B. G. Leedy, Tigardville. 



STATION STAFF. 



Thos. M. Gatch, M. A., Ph. D., President of the College. 

 James Withycombe, V. S., Dir.; Agr. C. M. McKellips, M. S., Ph.C.,AssL Chem. 



George Coote, Floriculture and Gard. F. L. Kent, B. S. Agr., Asst. Agr. and 



A. B. Cordley, M. 8., Ent. Dairy. 



E. R. Lake, M. S., Hort. and Bot. E. F. Pernot, Bad. 



A. L. Knisely, M. S., Chem. T. H. Crawford, M. A., Clerk and Pur- 



Frank E. Edwards, B. M. E., Asst. Chem. chasing Agent. 



Helen L. Holgate, Sten. 



LINES OF WORK. 



The work of the Oregon Station during the past }^ear has included 

 soil investigations to determine losses of nitrogen by leaching, chemical 

 changes developed by different systems of rotation, the value of decom 

 posed granite as a source of potash and its effect on the texture and 





