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impetus to the production of forage. Pig-feeding experiments with 

 different grains have for the third time shown the best results for 

 wheat, which produces a firmer and leaner meat than other grains. 

 During the year a greenhouse and insectary, costing $1,000, has been 

 erected, and cattle and hogs, costing over $1,000, bought with State 

 funds. The State has also provided $25,000 for a new chemical build- 

 ing and equipment which will furnish better facilities for the station, 

 $1,250 a year for two years for State veterinary work, and $500 for a 

 contagious-disease ward. The expense of farmers' institutes is borne 

 by communities, the transportation being furnished by the railroads. 

 One railroad last year gave passes to over 100 farmers to visit the col- 

 lege and station, selecting ten farmers from a township. 



INCOME. 



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



United States appropriation $15, 000. 00 



State appropriation 9, 848. 96 



Miscellaneous, including fees and farm products 565. 98 



Total 25,414.94 



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 43-46 and the Annual Reports for 1899 and 1900. 



Bulletin £3, pp. 4S. — Rational Stock Feeding. — A revision of Bul- 

 letin 29 of the station, discussing in a popular manner the principles of 

 stock feeding. 



Bulletin 44, VV' 13- — Fish Scrap Fertilizers. — A discussion of the 

 value and importance of dried fish and fish -scrap fertilizers. 



Bulletin 45, pp- I®* fig- 1- — A Preliminary Report of Poison Pars- 

 nip in Western Washington. — An account of experiments in feeding 

 Oicuta vagans to steers to determine if hay containing this plant was 

 responsible for a case of poisoning of cows. Tests to determine if sev- 

 eral other plants are poisonous to stock were also made. 



Bulletin 46,pp. 15, pis. 4, fif/- ^- — Potato Blight and Its Treat- 

 ment. — A popular description of potato blight, results of spraying 

 experiments with Bordeaux mixture for the prevention of this disease, 

 and directions for preparing Bordeaux mixture. 



Annual Report, 1900, pp. 8. — A report of the director reviewing 

 briefly the different lines of station work, and giving a financial state- 

 ment for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1900. 



