4r AGRICULTUKAL BfiSOUEOES, ETC., OF POKTO BICO. _ 



and all other expenses essential to the maintenance of said station. 

 Half of the first appropriation should be made immediately available. 

 Very respectfully, 



A. C. True, Director. 

 Hon. James Wilson, 



Secretary of Agricuttwre. 



Lake Charles, La., September 22, 1900. 

 Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith my report on the investi- 

 gations regarding the agricultural conditions existing in Porto Rico, 

 with special reference to the establishment of an agricultural experi- 

 ment station in that island, made under your instructions dated June 

 11, 1900. I arrived at San Juan June 19, 1900, and immediately com- 

 menced my observations on the agricultural conditions and capabili- 

 ties of the island. I traveled by private conveyance over 350 miles in 

 the rural districts, and was everywhere cordially met by the farmers 

 and given every facility for obtaining the information desired. 

 Respectfully, 



Seaman A. Knapp, 

 Special Agent in Charge of Agricultural 



Investigations in Porto Rico. 

 Dr. A. C. True, 



Director of Office of Experiment Stations. 



