VIRGINIA. 199 



and the Amended Laws Controlling Contagious and Infectious Dis- 

 eases. — A brief review of the experimental work done on the cattle 

 tick and the Texas fever by the Bureau of Animal Industry of this 

 Department and the agricultural experiment stations in Texas, Mis- 

 souri, and Louisiana, and the text of the laws of Virginia for the con- 

 trol of infectious and contagious diseases of live stock. 



Bulletin 105, pp. 8. — Steer Feeding. — Data for a test with 7 steers 

 of the relative feeding value of whole corn and corn-and-cob meal used 

 in combination with other foods. 



Bulletin 106, pp. 20, pis. 6. — Barns. — The specifications of a wooden 

 hillside barn erected at the station at a cost of between $6,000 and 

 $7,000 are given in full and the plans are briefly discussed. 



Bulletin 107, pp. 26. — Feeding Stuffs. — A general discussion of 

 feeding stuffs with analyses of a number of samples. 



Bulletin 108, pp. 1*2. — Animal Parasites, I. — A brief classification of 

 the parasites of domestic animals according to the natural orders to 

 which they belong. 



Bulletin 109, pp. 12, pi. 1, fig. 1. — -.Animal Parasites, II. — Brief 

 popular notes on the Culicidae, with suggestions of remedies against 

 these insects. 



Bulletin 110, pp. 16, figs. 5. — Animal Parasites, III. — Brief popular 

 notes on Gastrophilus equi, G. hcemorrhoidalis, G. nasalis, ox bot fly, 

 ox warble fly, and sheep bot fly. 



Annual Report, 1900, pp. 11/,. — This contains the organization list of 

 the station, a report of the director consisting mainly of a summary 

 of the bulletins issued during the year, a summary of meteorological 

 observations, a financial statement for the fiscal year ended June 30, 

 1900, and brief departmental reports. 



GENERAL OUTLOOK. 



The Virginia Station continues to give much attention to the inves- 

 tigation of means for utilizing fruit products, especially those of the 

 apple, which is one of the most important crops of the State. The 

 chemical and horticultural departments are cooperating in this work, 

 and their investigations, extending as they do to the study of yeasts, 

 musts, ciders, vinegars, pulp, etc. , cover more phases of the problem 

 than are covered by any other station in this country. The station is 

 also studying other problems in fruit growing, such as the introduc- 

 tion of improved varieties, management of orchards, destruction of 

 insect pests, etc. The soil survey recently undertaken will enable the 

 station to determine the sections of the State best adapted to apple 

 growing and those adapted to other agricultural productions. Atten- 

 tion is being given also to problems in animal husbandry, especially 

 feeding experiments with live stock, for which important additions to 

 the college and station buildings and equipment have recently been 

 made. 



