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AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION.

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December 13, 1892. 1. To investigate economic methods of fattening heifers and dry cows in winter. 2. To compare stable and shed feeding of cattle in winter. 3. To investigate economic methods of wintering work horses. 4. To ascertain whether butter with the requisite commercial flavor can be had by churning sweet, ripened cream. March 14, 1893. To test the effect of fertilizers upon potatoes. June 6, 1893. 1. Investigations concerning the growth of root tubercles on graminaceous plants. 2. To try methods of protecting wheat from freezing and ice. 3. To experiment with crimson clover in northern and southern Illinois. 4. To experiment with the cow pea and red clover in southern Illinois. To investigate at the station the value of forage plants other than grasses and clovers. March 13, 1894. 1. Investigations in vegetable physiology. 2. Experiments with garden vegetables. 3. Experiments with florists' plants.

E X P E R I M E N T S CONTINUED AND U N D E R T A K E N .

The following table gives the number and title of each experiment t h a t has been in hand during the year. In the first column to the right of each title is given the year when the experiment was begun; in the second, those which have been completed within the year are marked with a cross (x); in the third, the experiments in progress are marked the same way; and in the last column, is stated in which bulletin, or bulletins, a report upon the experiment may be found, if any has been published. Table Showing Experiments in Hand During Two

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Field Experiments— Corn, testing varieties Corn, time of planting Corn, depth of planting Corn, thickness of planting Corn, planting in hills or drills Corn, frequency of cultivation Corn, depth of cultivation Corn, effect of root-pruning Oats, quantity of seed per acre Oats, compact or loose seed-bed Oats, time of sowing Oats, depth of sowing Grasses, comparison of varieties Clovers, comparison of varieties Rotation, university experiments cotuinued

1887-88 ..

4,8,13,20,25,31 4,8,13,20,25,31 4,8,13,20,25,31 4,13,25,31 4,8,13,25,31 4,8,13,20,25,31 4,8,13,20,25,31 4,8,13,20,25,31 3,7,12,19,23,31 3,7,12,23 3,7,12,23,31 3,7,12,19,23,31 15 15 X j S,13

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