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Stations in the German Empire, which was organised at 

 Weimar, in 1888, for the purpose of securing uniformity in 

 methods of control work ; and this does not comprise all of 

 the stations. 



The agricultural stations and laboratories of France, of which 

 there are said to be 70, are under the general direction of an 

 inspector general, an officer of the Ministry of Agriculture. 



It is stated that the American stations represent a distinct 

 type of institutions, which are the product of their environment. 

 They are an adaptation of the European stations to the 

 conditions and the requirements of the United States. 

 Excluding the branch stations established by the several 

 States, the total number of agricultural experiment stations 

 in operation under the Act of Congress of March 2nd, 1887, 

 is 54. 



Austria has 40 stations. These are under the control of the 

 Ministry of Agriculture, which also issues an official publication 

 containing reports and papers on various phases of station 

 work. 



In Great Britain about 50 institutions are enumerated, 

 including 12 that may be regarded as stations, 10 institutions 

 which are subsidised by the Board of Agriculture, and 7 

 botanic gardens. 



Belgium has a system of 16 stations, 7 of which are 

 analytical laboratories, all under the supervision of the 

 Belgian Ministry of Agriculture. Hungary likewise has 16 

 stations, under the supervision of the Central Commission of 

 Experiment Stations, which provides an organ for the 

 publication of their work ; and Italy has 15 stations and 

 laboratories, which receive a portion of their appropriation 

 from the Government, many of them also receiving funds from 

 the province or municipality in which they are located, and from 

 local agricultural associations and chambers of commerce. 



In the Netherlands there are 7 stations, including a seed- 

 control station and a laboratory of vegetable pathology, 

 besides a system of experimental fields, 1 1 in number, conducted 

 under the auspices of local agricultural and horticultural 

 societies, but subsidised by the Government. 



Sweden has 26 stations, controlled and partially supported 



