The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-08
TEACH KEEPING OF BEES
NOT TO SENATORIAL CANDIDATES.
But TO STUDENTS AT THE
STATE FARM
NEW BUILDING IS NEEDED
In Which the Special Instructions
NeedfuI for That Phase of
Animal Husbandry Can
Be Given.

The annual report of the state school
of agriculture IS in press.
Dean Iiggett, director of the school,
presents a summary of the work of the
institutions. During the year there have
been issued four bulletins, whose combin-
ed publication pages number 1861, 100,
showing something of the -circula.GeCn
which these publications attain. For
about twelve months ending June 80 the
experiment station expended a little over
$4,000. The substation at Crookst6n cost
$500, and the one at Grand Rapids 81, sos
The director discusses at length the
work which is carried forward IN the
various divisions. In agriculture, mary
experiments have been made, particularly
in the line of breeding new varieties of
wheat. In horticulture, one of the most
interesting features is the testing of var
1eties of apple trees sent to the school
in competition for the 81 900 prize offered
by the Minnesota State Horticultural So
ciety for seeding apple as hardy and
prolific as the Duchess, with fruit equal
to the Wealthy in size, quality and APP
pearance, and that will keep as well as
the Melinda. Fifteen fruit growers have
already entered the contest, and have
sent in scions for trial The edition of
10000 copies of Prof. Green's Forestry
in Minnesota" issued by the Minnesota
State Forestry association, has been ex-
hausted, and a revised edition has been
ordered by the board of regents.
In the division of entomology the work
of Prof Lugger in stamping out the
grasshopper pest on its first appearance
in any part of the state is described. The
need of a small building is noted, where
instruction in Bookkeeping may be given
Prof, Snyder, in the division of chem
istry, has carried on many Investigations
and experiments in determining the best
proportion of foods for Workingmen, test
ing the common foods-as milk, cheese,
bread, beans, butter and eggs Many
analyses of soils and other substance
have been made for the farmers of the
state.
In the dairy division it has been shown
by Prof Hacker that the ordinary
returns from dairy cows may be in
creased by nearly 100 per cent when
scientific feeding is practiced. 1t is
shown that if the 200, 600 dairy--coWs in
Minnesota We're systematically fed in ac-
cordance with the needs of the animal
body for milk. preductio there would be
an additional net annual income to the
dairymen of the state. of 81 100000.
Owing very largely to the work of the
veterinary division the losses from hog
cholera have been less than in any year
since 1896 The veterinary division is CO.
operating with the meteorological labor
atory of the state board of health in
studying some of the new and unde-
scribed animal diseases prevalent in the
state. Investigation is now under way
in connection. with infectious cerebro-
spinal meningitis and malignant catarrh
among animals; and results will be an
nounced later.
In the division of animal husbandry
many experiments have been carried on
in fencing pasture crops for sheep; IN
growing soiling foods for sheep and
swine; in growing winter fodder for
sheep: in feeding steers in, stalls and in