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and of the Product and By-products of the Rice Industry, — Notes on 

 the history and production of rice, a brief description of the processes 

 employed in milling* or cleaning the grains, and tabulated analyses of 

 21 samples, comprising parts of the rice plant and various by-products. 



Bidlctin60,pp. 2^. — Analysis of Commercial Fertilizers. — Analyses 

 of 186 samples of fertilizing materials, with a discussion of the com- 

 position and valuation of fertilizers and the laws and regulations 

 governing the sale of commercial fertilizers in South Carolina. 



Bulletin 61, pp. 12, pis. 3. — Corn. — Culture, fertilizer, and variety 

 tests with corn are reported in tabular form and briefly discussed. 



Bulletin 62, pp. 11, pis. 2. — Capons and, Caponizing. — Brief notes 

 are given on the value of capons and the method of caponizing is 

 described. 



Bulletin 63, pp. 37. — Sweet Potato. — Experiments to determine the 

 effect of fertilizing with different forms of potash upon the starch 

 content of the sweet potato, the effect of storing upon the composition 

 of sweet potatoes, and the relative value of several methods of storing 

 in general use are reported. 



GENERAL OUTLOOK. 



The station is striving with considerable success for the development 

 of greater diversity in agricultural production, especially along the 

 lines of dairying, fruit growing, and market gardening, and for the 

 instruction of the farming population by means of farmers' institutes. 

 During the year marked progress has been made in the separation of 

 the station equipment from that of other departments of the college, 

 and the management of the station has been put on a more independent 

 basis. According to by-laws of the board of trustees published in 

 1900, the direct management of the station is now committed to the 

 vice-director, the president of the college exercising only general 

 supervision, and the board of trustees having nothing to do with the 

 details of the work. On the whole, the conditions at this station are 

 greatly improved and there is promise of still more effective work in 

 the near future. 



SOUTH DAKOTA. 



South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, Brookings. 

 Department of South Dakota Agricultural College. 



GOVERNING BOARD. 



Regenta of Education: Frederick A. Spafford (Pres.), Flandreau; I. D. Aldrich 

 (Sec), Bigstone; I. W. Goodner, Pierre; M. F. Greeley, Gary; L. M. Hough, Sturgis; 

 R. M. Slocum, Mound City.; R. A. Larson (Sec. and Accountant) . 



