PLATE I. Fig. 1.—Arizona Station, Deglet Noor date palm three years after planting at Tempe. Fig. 2.-Arizona Station, melon experiment at Phoenix, animal husbandry part of farm in background
II. Fig. 1.-Illinois Station, feeding sheds and pens. Fig. 2.-Iowa
Station, cooperative feeding experiment at Odebolt......
III. Fig. 1.-Kentucky Station, dairy barn. Fig. 2.-Kentucky Sta-
tion, interior of dairy barn.....
IV. Fig. 1.-Michigan College and Station, bacteriological laboratory,
with stalls and hospital for animals in rear. Fig. 2.-Missouri
College and Station, laboratory for animal breeding..
V. Alaska stations, samples of barley and oats grown at U. S. Experi-
ment Station in the Copper River Valley, season of 1903
VI. Fig. 1.—Alaska stations, site of Copper Center Station. Fig. 2.—
Alaska stations, first station building in course of construction
at Copper Center....
VII. Fig. 1.-Alaska stations, field of ripe Manshury barley at Copper
Center Station. Fig. 2.-Alaska stations, cutting ripe Manshury
barley with mower, at Copper Center Station
VIII. Fig. 1.—Alaska stations, shock of Manshury barley at Copper
Center Station. Fig. 2.-Alaska stations, shock of sixty-day
oats at Copper Center Station..............
IX. Fig. 1.-Alaska stations, drilling winter wheat at Copper Center
Station. Fig. 2.-Alaska stations, Yaroslav emmer nearly ripe
at Copper Center Station...
X. Fig. 1.—Alaska stations, breaking newly cleared land at Kenai
Station. Fig. 2.-Alaska stations, grain grown in 1903 at Ram-
part, latitude 65° N.....
XI. Fig. 1.-Alaska stations, patch of buckwheat in bloom at Kenai
Station. Fig. 2.-Alaska stations, field of Burt Extra Early
oats at Kenai Station
XII. Fig. 1.-Alaska stations, station buildings at Kenai Station. Fig.
2.—Alaska stations, new barn at Kenai Station....
XIII. Fig. 1.-Alaska stations, Mr. A. Lawson's garden, Sunrise, Cook
Inlet, August 15. Fig. 2.-Alaska stations, cabbage and pota-
toes at Hope, Cook Inlet, August 16 ....
XIV. Hawaii Station, view of station buildings and grounds....
XV. Fig. 1.-Hawaii Station, pineapple plantation. Fig. 2.-Hawaii
Station, a coffee mill.....
XVI. Fig. 1.-Hawaii Station, the Hamakua forest. Fig. 2.-Hawaii
Station, forest destruction by overgrazing ..
XVII. Fig. 1.-Hawaii Station, papaya tree. Fig. 2.-Hawaii Station,
XVIII. Fig. 1.—Porto Rico Station, experimental pineapple plantation.
Fig. 2.-Porto Rico Station, experimental banana plantation..
PLATE XIX. Fig. 1.-Porto Rico Station, shade-grown tobacco 90 days after
planting. Fig. 2.-Porto Rico Station, shade-grown tobacco
after several prunings. Fig. 3.-Porto Rico Station, cassava,
9 months after planting. Fig. 4.-Porto Rico Station, yautia,
8 months after planting
XX. Fig. 1.-Porto Rico Station, citrus nursery. Fig. 2.-Porto Rico
Station, coffee seedlings being transferred to plantation. Fig.
3.-Porto Rico Station, flower of Xanthosoma peragrina, the
Yautia Martinica .
XXI. Porto Rico Station, La Isolina, a coffee plantation.
XXII. Fig. 1.-Porto Rico Station, coffee-seed beds under artificial
shade. Fig. 2.-Porto Rico Station, coffee crop 1901. Leaves
removed in 1900 to combat leaf miner...
XXIII. Fig. 1.-Porto Rico Station, foreman's house at the coffee
experiments. Fig. 2.-Porto Rico Station, felling the virgin
forest. Fig. 3.-Porto Rico Station, preparing plant holes for
coffee. Fig. 4.-Porto Rico Station, original condition of old
coffee plats.
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XXIV. Fig. 1.-Irrigation investigations, asparagus plants from irri-
gated and unirrigated rows. Fig. 2. Irrigation investiga-
tions, effect of irrigation of asparagus during an ordinary
XXV. Fig. 1.—Irrigation investigations, yield of onions on irrigated
and unirrigated plats. Fig. 2.—Irrigation experiments, mov-
able sprinkler ..
XXVI. Fig. 1.-Irrigation investigations, wooden underdrain used in
the removal of seepage water and alkali. Fig. 2.-Irriga-
tion investigations, an open drain for the removal of waste
and seepage water...
XXVII. Irrigation investigations, drain ditch for removal of seepage
water and alkali from a hopyard...............
XXVIII. Fig. 1.—Irrigation investigations, view near Bingen, Germany,
showing protection of hillside from erosion. Fig. 2.—Irriga-
tion investigations, view of irrigated farms in Italy...
XXIX. Irrigation investigations, diagram showing the relative rainfall
of Milan, Italy, and several cities in the United States............
XXX. Fig. 1.-Agricultural education, lawn and shrubbery planted by
school children at side of a school building in Rochester. Fig.
2.-Agricultural education, Rockwell School, Cleveland, lawn
and flower beds made by school children. Fig. 3.—Agricul-
tural education, school and home ground improvement.
Backyard cared for by Washington Normal School student..
XXXI. Fig. 1.—Agricultural education, George Putnam School gar-
dens, Boston. Fig. 2.—Agricultural education, girls' gardens
at Hartford School of Horticulture................
XXXII. Agricultural education, plan for development of Oakdale School
grounds, East Dedham, Mass...
XXXIII. Fig. 1.—Agricultural education, State Normal School, Johnson,
Vt. Potatoes raised by children in the practice school. Fig.
2.-Agricultural education, a school garden at Dewitt Clinton
Park, in the heart of New York City..........
XXXIV. Agricultural education, plan of the Whittier school garden,
Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va..
PLATE XXXV. Fig. 1.—Agricultural education, Whittier School garden,
Hampton, Va. Kindergarten children. Fig. 2.-Agricul-
tural education, school gardens on grounds of U. S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Fig. 3.-Agricul-
tural education, beds kept free from weeds and "watered
with a rake" (stirred to conserve moisture)
XXXVI. Fig. 1.-Agricultural education, a country school garden,
district 58, Winnebago County, Ill. Fig. 2.-Agricultural
education, department of agriculture of the University of
Minnesota, experimental school garden.......
XXXVII. Fig. 1.—Agricultural education, plan of Horace Mann school
garden, Minneapolis. Fig. 2.-Agricultural education, plan
of experimental school garden, showing rotations tested
by the department of agriculture of the University of
Minnesota....
XXXVIII. Agricultural education, South Carolina College, agricultural
hall......
XXXIX. Agricultural education, Wisconsin University, agricultural
building
XL. Agricultural education, basement plan of the agricultural
building, Wisconsin University ....
XLI. Agricultural education, first-floor plan of the agricultural
building, Wisconsin University
XLII. Agricultural education, second-floor plan of the agricultural
building, Wisconsin University
XLIII. Agricultural education, third-floor plan of the agricultural
building, Wisconsin University
XLIV. Fig. 1.-Agricultural education, Iowa College new judging
pavilion. Fig. 2.—Agricultural education, Kansas College
and Station, science building
XLV. Fig. 1.-Agricultural education, Mississippi College and Sta-
tion, science building. Fig. 2.-Agricultural education,
Nevada College and Station, chemistry building..........
XLVI. Fig. 1.—Agricultural education, University of Illinois, stu-
dents setting up self-binders. Fig. 2.-Agricultural educa-
tion, University of Illinois, students setting up self-binders.
XLVII. Agricultural education, Iowa College, farm mechanics' build-
ing
XLVIII. Agricultural education, first-floor plan of farm mechanics
building, Iowa College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.
XLIX. Agricultural education, second-floor plan of farm mechanics
building, Iowa College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts..
L. Agricultural education, balcony and third-floor plan of the
farm mechanics building, Iowa College of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts
LI. Fig. 1.-Agricultural education, Dunn County (Wis.) School
of Agriculture, students pruning fruit trees. Fig. 2.-Agri-
cultural education, Dunn County (Wis.) School of Agricul-
ture, students taking notes on field crops
LII. Fig. 1.-Agricultural education, Marathon County (Wis.)
School of Agriculture, sewing room. Fig. 2.-Agricultural
education, Marathon County (Wis.) School of Agriculture,
carpenter shop..
PLATE LIII. Agricultural education, California Polytechnic School, recitation
and administration building on left, dormitory on right................
LIV. Fig. 1.-Instruction in agriculture for negroes, Florida State
Normal and Industrial School, students thrashing rye. Fig.
2. Instruction in agriculture for negroes, Florida State Normal
and Industrial School, students shredding corn
LV. Fig. 1.—Instruction in agriculture for negroes, Florida State
Normal and Industrial School, dairy herd. Fig. 2.—Instruc-
tion in agriculture for negroes, Florida State Normal and
Industrial School, poultry
LVI. Instruction in agriculture for negroes, North Carolina Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College for the Colored Race, main
building....
LVII. Fig. 1.—Instruction in agriculture for negroes, North Carolina
Agricultural and Mechanical College for the Colored Race,
greenhouse work. Fig. 2. Instruction in agriculture for
negroes, North Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical College
for the Colored Race, making cuttings. Fig 3.-Instruction
in agriculture for negroes, North Carolina Agricultural and
Mechanical College for the Colored Race, barn and dairy. Fig.
4.-Instruction in agriculture for negroes, North Carolina
Agricultural and Mechanical College for the Colored Race,
grafting and potting room. Fig. 5.-Instruction in agriculture
for negroes, North Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical Col-
lege for the Colored Race, greenhouse..............
LVIII. Fig. 1.-Instruction in agriculture for negroes, Hampton Insti-
tute, domestic science and agriculture building. Fig. 2.-
Instruction in agriculture for negroes, Hampton Institute, a
corner in the girls' garden............
LIX. Fig. 1.-Instruction in agriculture for negroes, Hampton Insti-
tute, mixing fertilizers. Fig. 2.-Instruction in agriculture for
negroes, Hampton Institute, the dairy.....
LX. Fig. 1.-Instruction in agriculture for negroes, Hampton Insti-
tute, sweet potato roots. Fig. 2.-Instruction in agriculture for
negroes, Hampton Institute, judging dairy stock..
ANNUAL REPORT OF OFFICE OF EXPERIMENT
STATIONS, JUNE 30, 1903.
WORK AND EXPENDITURES OF AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT
By A. C. TRUE and D. J. CROSBY.
STATISTICS OF THE STATIONS.
Agricultural experiment stations are now in operation under the act of Congress of March 2, 1887, in all the States and Territories and, under special appropriation acts, in Alaska, Hawaii, and Porto Rico. In Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Hawaii, Missouri, Alabama, and Louisiana separate stations are maintained wholly or in part by State funds. A number of substations are also maintained in different States. Excluding the substations, the total number of stations in the United States is 60. Of these, 55 receive appropriations provided for by acts of Congress.
The total income of the stations, maintained under the act of 1887, during 1903 was $1,427,237.73, of which $720,000 was received from the National Government and the remainder, $707,237.73, from State governments, individuals and communities, fees for analyses of fertilizers, sales of farm products, and miscellaneous sources. In addition to this the Office of Experiment Stations had an appropriation of $161,000 for the past fiscal year, including $15,000 for the Alaska Experiment Stations, $12,000 for the Hawaii Experiment Station, $12,000 for the Porto Rico Experiment Station, $20,000 for nutrition investigations, and $65,000 for irrigation investigations. The total value of additions to the equipment of the stations in 1903 is estimated to be $236,370.61. The stations employ 757 persons in the work of administration and inquiry, 375 of whom do more or less teaching in the colleges with which the stations are connected. During the year the stations published 371 annual reports and bulletins, which were supplied to over half a million addresses on the regular mailing lists. A larger number of
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