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Experiment stations — These are state 

 institutions which conduct research 

 work in agriculture. There is at least 

 one in every state and territory of the 

 Union as well as in Alaska, Hawaii 

 and Porto Rico. By the Congressional 

 act of 1887 each state and territory 

 receives $15,000 from the United States 

 government toward the support of these 

 stations. In 1906 this was increased to 

 $30,000 for each state and territory 

 within the United States. In addition 

 to this, many of the states contribute 

 large amounts to the support of the ex- 

 periment stations. The progress that 



stations also act as a bureau of informa- 

 tion for farmers on all farm problems 

 and generally furnish the principal 

 speakers at the farmers' institutes. Us- 

 ually the stations are attached to and 

 form a part of the agricultural col- 

 leges, though many states have substa- 

 tions located in different sections to 

 study local problems. 



Every live stock man should know the 

 workers in his own state experiment 

 station and receive their bulletins and 

 reports. Below is given the location of 

 the central experiment stations in each 

 state and territory. In sending for pub- 





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has been made in recent years in agricul- 

 tural knowledge and teaching is due in 

 large measure to the investigations of 

 the stations. 



The investigations of the stations 

 cover the whole field of agriculture. In 

 animal industry especial attention has 

 been given to dairying and to the feeding 

 of animals. This whole book is based 

 primarily on the findings of the exper- 

 iment stations and references to them 

 will be found on practically every page 

 of the special chapters dealing with ani- 

 mals. The stations publish the results 

 of their investigations in the form of 

 bulletins and reports, which are sent 

 free to farmers for the asking. The 



lications of information address as 

 follows : 



Director Experiment Station, 



(Place) 



(State) 



LIST OF STATE EXPERIMENT STATIONS 



Alabama — College Station, Auburn ; 

 Canebrake Station, Uniontown; Tus- 



kegee Station, Tuskegee. 

 Alaska — Sitka. 

 Arizona — Tucson. 

 Arkansas — Fayetteville. 

 California — Berkeley. 

 Colorado — Fort Collins. 

 Connecticut — State Station, New 



Haven; Storrs Station, Storrs. 



