Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-07-15
THE FARM AND RANGE
Experiment Stations.


colosaao. ard stations in New MeSI-
Gu and Wyoming. says
THE Colorado station has continued
lines Of work formerly in progress.
giving considerable attention To iFri'
CATION Investigations. the utilization OF
by-proiueIs Of the sugar beet and hoF-
tieuiIural investigations. The chem
Lst has made digestion experiments
with sheep on coarse folders. and III.
agricultural snilins experiments with
cows and feeding experiments with
pigs. The results at number OF feed
Ing experiments With cows. pigs and
lambs have been published, The chem.
isi Is also studying the changes In the
composition and character OF III. sol.
ids and scdimcn, Of irrigation waters
al difrer-nt stages. and also in stored
water. The hOEIicuituEist il studying
the HhiEne,onia OF po,ato-s-ths cause
OF laFEc tops and no tubcrs. and con
dnc,Ing number ot experiments In
cooperation with a large number OF
farmers To secur. varieties resistant,
To uhlfoctonia. lie IL also conducting
co-opcEaiiv" experiments with f.TtiliE'
.Fs for fruit trees, The experiments
noN Include Investigations OF the .iu'
ten content Of wheat. sugar beet In
ycstisations. the iniiu-ar- of environ
m-nt on the sugar content OF musk
melons. and the ayailabi. plant food
in soils with the bureau OF chemistry:
Investigations of the conditions and
Limitations incident To the extension
Of the dairyins Industry In the short.
grass country between the Mississippi
valley aud the Rocky mountains with
the bureau OF animal industry. On III.
farm the breeding and hcicctid.a OF
al sshA has s.tN nj
t.ntion. and there have also beer sx.
perimcntN with varieties Of wheat In
the San Luis valley to secure aa ear
iier rlpcnIng variety. Range expert
mchts have been In progress on tract
belonging To the college farm.
The Chcycnn. Wells farm Is also
leased. The station maintains two
field agents. one In the Arkansas val
Icy and one ON the plains. who have
bscn doin. considerable useful work
in n practical way and In the disscm!n.
alton OF Information. the collection OF
data. etc. A reservoir with an area Of
fifty acrcs and nm inlet for conducting
storm water from nm extensive water.
shed have bccn under construction
during the year. and structure for
n central heating plant IN nearing
completion. The last legislature made
an appropriation of $4,000 for build.
ing for the department OF civil and ir.
rigation engineering nt the college. in
which provision will also be made for
the Office OF the station director. Sew
cral changes in the station stan. Gs-
pecIaliy among the assistants. have oc.
cured during the year. The vacancy
In the position Of professor of agricul.
turc In the college and agriculturist
of the station has been filled by the
election OF W. l.. Carlyle. OF the Uni.
versity OF Wisconsin. The director of
the station has been made state irri.
CATION engineer. but stili retains his
position In the station.
The Colorado station has invcstiga.
tions OF considerable Importance In
progress. The most extensive and i'm.
portant problems under consideration
are those relating to irrigation. and 1t
is much to be desired that nothing
shall interfere with the vigorous and
systematic prosecution OF these inves.
legations. The farm operations of this
station need to be more fully put un-
der the control Of It's expert officers.
Lack of funds has compelled the sta
ton to restrict It's work In n number
OF directions, including especially hor.
ticulture and animal husbandry. and It
is hoped that means may be provided
soon for extending the work OF the sta.
ton along these important lines.
The principal lines Of work condrct.
ed at the Colorado station during the
past year were as follows: Chemistry,
analysis OF soils and irrigation waters,
sugar beet investigations. studies OF
methods of analyzing, feeding stuffs,
etc: field experiments. variety tests
of wheat and oats for different alti-
tudes; horticulture; diseases of plants:
entomology. study of the coddIing
moth. grasshoppers, various borers
and leaf rollers, cutworms and insects
working on sugar beets and canta-
loupes; irrigation, use Of water, meas.
urements of losses from ditches, stud
les of means for economizing water,
measurements of seepage on the
Platte. the Arkansas, the Rio Graude
and their tributaries.
The income of the station during the
past fiscal year is given as $16,127.72.
Of which $4,000 was given by Con.
gress, $133.67 derived from farm
neous sources.
The work Of the New Mexico expert.
ment station at Mesilla Park. r'ew
Mexico. is also covered. Its income is
given as S17.615. of which Congress
donated $4,000, the Legislature $3.50.
and $1,S65.91 was obtained from farm
products.
The principal lines of work conduct
ed at the New Mexico station during
the past year were as follows: Chem
istry, chemical survey of the waters of
the territory. analytical work, study or
the ash OF native plants; field expert
ments, alfalfa. grasses for lawns and
pastures. cereals. soil renovators. for
age crops; soils; feeding experiments
with dairy cows, steers and sheep to
test the value Of various grains and
forage crops for soiling and for dry
feed; horticulture, culture, pruning.
spraying and irrigation of orchard.
vineyard and small fruits, vegetable
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