Omaha daily bee., 1896-04-11
EXPERIMENT STATION WORK
Review Of tho Nebraska Institution in
Secretary MortOn's Report
HAS ACCOMPLISHED MUCH OF VALUE
Special Attention Paid 60 Culture of
Sugar Bccts-strcnms and I'M
dcrnow Available for Irri-
cation Purposes.

WASHINGTON, April 10. -(Speclal)-Sec-
rotary Of Agriculture Morton has just sub
mittcd his annual report In the form OF an
executive document as to the work done by
government experiment stations during the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1895. From the
manus crlpt submitted, the following Of in
terest to Nebraskans, is obtained:
The Nebraska agricultural experiment
station was organized December 16, 1884, in
connection with the Industrial college Oh
the University Of Nebraska, located at LIN
coin, and was recognized December Ia, 1887,
in accordance with the act OF congress Oh
March 2, 1887. as a department OF the uni
vereity. The station, as well as the other
departments Of the university, is under the
control Of a board OF six regents elected by
r. the people. for a term of six years, two
regents being elected each two years. Regu-
lar meetings Of the board are held three
times a year. The board elects station Of
flcers. fixes salaries. appropriatee funds to
tne different departments of the station,
audits accounts, and passes on plans OF work
recommended by the station council. The
station council IS composed Of the president
Of the board Of regents, director of the sta
ton, and heads Of departments. The heads
Of departments are directly responsible to
the chancellor Of the university and director
OF the station, anu SuDOTulndltS W tup hco'S
OF departments. Members of the station
staff are elected to serve during good be-
havlor."
STAFF OF II STATION.
During the past year the station stan
consisted of the chancellor Of the univer-
sity, director and Agricultural, chemist,
botanist, entomologist, hortlculturist, investi-
gator of animal diseases, g~eologist, meteor
ologist, assistant meteorologlst, assistant
chemist, assistant agrlculturist, assistant
antnnoplnuigt fnrAtnnn nf the farm. and
executive clerk. AT present, however, owing
to the death Of the director, the chancellor
Of the university acts as director. Most
of the heads of the station departments are
also instructors in the college and receive
a part Of their salaries from college funds.
9Th station makes use of the university
farm and the several university buildings az
far as may be necessary for its work. 1t
has exclusive use of a veterinary laboratory
and cultivating house. The station is well
equipped for the work which it has under
taken.
"The revenue Of the station during the
year ending June 30. 1895, was as follows:
Sales of farm products .,...,........ 991 II
Total $l5,9 91 II
Expenditures are made on orders drawn
by the secretary Of heads Of departments.
Bills must be approved by the head of the
department making the purchase, and the
chancellor Of the university or president
oil the DOard OF regents. ACCOUNTS are uuulte
semi-annually by the finance committee OF
the board of regents. The report of the
receipts and expenditures Of the station for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895, on the
prescribed form and properly audited, has
been received and approved.
INES OF WORK.
"The principal lines of work of the sta
ton are chemistry, botany, meteorology, field
experiments with staple crops, horticulture,
and diseases of animals.
During the fiscal year ending June 30,
1895, the following publications of the Ne
braska station were received by the Office
Of experiment stations:
annual Report for 1894. PIP. 36.-Brief re-
ports of the director and heads of depart
ments. and financial statement.
Bulletin No. 81, PIP. 96.-Monthly weather
review Of tho Nebraska weather service.
Tabulated meteorological data for each
month of the year, and a brief annual sum-
mary.
Bulletin No. SO, PIP. 31.-Nebraska and the
beet sugar industry; translation Of a report
made by DR.. Max Hollrung, Halle, Germany
A general discussion Of the history, methods
and cost of production Of sugar beets in
different sections of the state. me article
deals largely with the financial side of the
question. many tables being given showing
the cost of cultivation under different cir
cumstances and returns therefrom.
bulletin No. 80, PIP. 13.-Som Obstacles
to Successful Fruit Growing; statements re-
garding injuries by borcrs, mice, rabbits,
crown gals, nematode gals, and drouth,
with descriptions ana sussesllohs ieSaiui's
prevention.
Bulletin No. 40, PIP. IA preliminary
list of the Honey producing plants OF Ne
braska; a classified list of 157 species.
bulletin No. Al, PIP. O.-Water supply III
Nebraska; a report on an Investigation OF
the principal streams of Nebraska with rel
erence to their availability for irrigation, TO-
gether with a discussion of '-od waters and
storage and underground / - in relation TO
irrigation problems.
''During the past year less than half the
expense of printing station publications was
borne by the Hatch fund. The mailing list
Of the station contains about 1000 addresses.
The station carries on a large correspond
ence, and the officers Of the station attend
farmers institutes at the request of the
local organizations.
During a considerable period the Ne
braska station devoted itself especially TO
Investigations upon diseases Of animals. The
work was, however, carried on under such
conditions as not to establish confidence in
it's scientific accuracy or the reliability Of
the results obtained. More recently the sta
ton has given greater attention to other
lines Of work, though IL is still carrying
on important Investigations on animal dis
eases.
Careful Investigations OF cultural and
chemical problems relating to sugar beets
have been conducted, which have shown
that large yields of beets rich in sugar may
be obtained on large areas In the state.
much useful work in entomology has also
been done.
Careful meteorological records have been
kept by the station, including continuous
records of coil temperatures. During the
past three years drouth has proved a serious
hindrance to the effectiveness Of the agri-
cultural and horticultural work."