ANNOUNCEMENT. 



The Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station is organized under an act of the General Assem- 

 bly of Ohio, passed April 17, 1882, and supplemented by an act of Congress, approved March 2, 

 1887. 



WHAT THE STATION CAN DO. 

 The Station offers its advice and assistance to the farmers of Ohio along- the following lines: 



The maintenance of soil fertility, including- the rotation of crops and the selection and use of 

 manures and fertilizing- materials. 



The selection of varieties of grains, grasses and forage crops and methods of culture. 



The selection of varieties of fruits and vegetables and the management of orchards. 



The examination of seeds that are suspected of being unsound or adulterated; the identifi- 

 cation of grasses, weeds and other plants; the prevention of fungous diseases of plants. 



The identification of insects and the control of such as are injurious. 



The feeding of animals, including calculation of rations and use of various feeding- stuffs. 



The planting and care of forest trees and the management of farm woodlots. 



WHAT THE STATION CANNOT DO. 



The Station is not prepared to analyze commercial fertilizers and feeding stuffs, as in Ohio 

 that work is placed in charge of the SECRETARY OF THK STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE, at 

 Columbus, to whom all requests for such analyses should be addressed. 



The Station is not prepared to give advice respecting treatment of contagious diseases of 

 animals, that function naving been transferred to the State Board of A-griculture in its 

 capacity of State Live Stock Commission. Requests for such advice should therefore be ad- 

 dressed to SECRETARY, STATE LIVE STOCK COMMISSION, Department of Agriculture, Colum- 

 bus, Ohio. 



The Station is not prepared to examine animals suspected of having been poisoned. Such 

 examinations should be referred to the nearest Veterinarian. 



The Station is not prepared to make official inspection of orchards and nurseries under the 

 law requiring such inspection, that work having been transferred to the STATE BOARD OF 

 AGRICULTURE to whose SECRETARY, Columbus, requests for such inspection should be addressed. 



The Station is not prepared to examine foods, drugs and dairy products suspected of adul- 

 teration, as that work is in charge of the OHIO DAIRY AND FOOD COMMISSIONER, whose office is 

 at Columbus. 



The Station is not prepared to analyze drinking water; requests for such analysis should 

 be addressed to the SECRETARY OF THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH, Columbus. 



Visitors to the Station or to its various test farms are welcome at all times during business 

 hours. Persons or parties who contemplate such visits and who desire special attention are 

 requested to write in advance, giving date of proposed visit and probable number of party. 



Any citizen of Ohio has the right to apply to the Station for such assistance as it can give, 

 and all such requests will receive prompt attention. 



The Bulletins of this Station are sent free to all residents of the State who 

 request them. 



Address all communications to 



&X.PJUUMBNT STATION, 



Wooster, Ohio. 



