TABLE OF CONT 



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Letter of Transmittal 5 



Organization of the Station 6 



Announcements 7 



Acknowledgments 10 



Bulletins Issued in 1897: 



No. 32, Three Troublesome Weeds 13 



No. 33, Fertilizer Inspection, 1897 20 



No. 34, Box Experiments with Phosphoric Acid 20 



No. 35, The Currant Fly. Gooseberry Fruit Fly 25 



No. 36, Testing Seeds 32 



No. 37, Feeding Stuff Inspection 38 



No. 38, Fertilizer Inspection, 1897 39 



No. 39, Stock Feeding Suggestions 39 



No. 40, Celery 46 



Inspections for 1897 52 



Testing Dairy Products by the Babcock Test 61 



The New Poultry Plant 97 



Ornamenting Home Grounds 104 



Acquisition of Atmospheric Nitrogen 114 



Digestion Experiments 141 



Effects of Tuberculin on Tuberculous Cows 159 



Comparison of the Temperatures of Healthy and Tuberculous Cows 167 



Notes on Insects of the Year 173 



Notes on Plants of the Season 179 



King-Devil Weed 1S5 



Herd Records 192 



Meteorological Observations 202 



Report of the Treasurer 203 



Index to Report 205 



