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The principal diseases of the adult group were— ruptured egg yolk, 

 33.5%; coccidiosis, 21.5%; pneumonia and colds, 11.8%; indigestion, 

 9.8% ; impaction of digestive tract, 9.8% ; and tumors, 5.5%. 



The principal diseases of chicks were : pneumonia, 47.9% ; indigestion, 

 37.77c ; pullorum, 12.3% ; coccidiosis, 10.2% ; tremors, 3.5% ; and uremia, 

 2.7%.. (C. L. Mart'ui and C. A. Bottorff — Miscellaneous Income.) 



Inspection Service 



Fertilizer and Feeding Stuffs Inspection. In enforcement of the law 

 regulating the sale of concentrated commercial feeding stuffs, 408 brands 

 requiring 3,100 individual determinations were analyzed for the State De- 

 partment of Agriculture; and in enforcement of the law regulating the sale 

 of commercial fertilizers 109 brands requiring 720 individual determina- 

 tions were analyzed. (T. 0. Smith and H. A. Davis — Miscellaneous In- 

 come.) 



Soil Testing Service. The testing of 650 soil samples for residents of 

 the state was carried on between July 1, 1934 and June 30, 1935. The ser- 

 vice continues to be important since samples arrive in large numbers. 



Seed Certification. Ninety-four acres of potatoes were entered for cer- 

 tification, 2y2 acres failed to meet requirements and 9 acres were withdrawn 

 after having passed first inspection. Growing conditions were especially 

 favorable during the year and the mean yield obtained was 450 bushels per 

 acre, the highest recorded to date and 123 bushels per acre above the mean 

 for the previous 13 years. (0. Butler — Miscellaneous Income.) 



Seed Inspection Service. The seed inspection work for the State De- 

 partment of Agriculture was conducted as usual. From July 1, 1934 to 

 June 30, 1935, 459 samples of seed were handled in the laboratory. Sixty- 

 eight of these samples were sent in by individuals and the rest submitted by 

 the state inspector. (Betty G. Sanborn and L. I. Higgins — Miscellaneous 

 Income.) 



Publications 



Station publications issued during the year were as follows : 



Station Bulletin 281— Inspection of Commercial Feeding Stuffs 1934 

 282— Results of Seed Tests 1934 

 " " 283 — Inspection of Commercial Fertilizers 1934 



284— Station Report 1934 

 ' Technical " 61 — A Study of the Factors Affecting the Development of the 



Embyrosac and Embryo in the Mcintosh Apple 

 Station Circular 43 — Power for the Grindstone 



" " 47 — Fertilizer Experiments with Sweet Clover 



" " 48 — Top-Dressing Pasture Lands with Fertilizer 



. Scientific Contribution 45 — Effect of Application of Sodium Chlorate and Ammo- 

 nium Thiocyanate on Subsequent Sowings of Wheat 

 " " 46 — Results of Incorporating a Heavy Application of Super- 



phosphate Deeply into an Orchard Soil 

 " " 47 — Effect of Crop and Treatment on Winter Injury to Bald- 



wins 

 " " 48 — Ability of the Basal Metabolism of the Dairy Cow 



