Show I Many Important Problems Solved Various State State Experiment Stations Conducting Farm Projects Prepared b br by tI the United S States Department nt or Many Important problems in agriculture agri culture ore are being gradually solved b bythe by the experiment stations and the grist of knowledge given t to the public During the year jear ear 25 1024 25 the various state experiment stations were con conducting conducting con con- ducting projects dealing with different dif dlf ferent terent phases of agriculture an average average aver age of projects per station n. n In some Instances projects are finished In one year jear but In many many cases several 5 years lars cars may be required to complete the Investigations 10 and make maUe the results applicable to practice Wide Range Rang of Subjects Subject A classified list of ot the different projects now being carried on by hy the stations has hus been prepared by the United States Department of A ture lure which shows the wide range of subject platter matter covered by the expert mental work Projects denting dealing with field crops lend lead In number with a total of 1817 Of the field crops under study corn lends leads with or more projects wheat follows with potatoes cotton 1 0 p alfalfa 82 oats 81 and soy bonus beans i 53 CiS Horticulture comes second with projects of which over o deal with orchard fruits the Ill lending leading fruit being apples 1 HI and peaches 45 13 In small fruits with vegetables the lending leading representative e of which Is tomatoes tomatoes tomatoes to to- matoes 34 OJ 65 with ornamentals and CO CiO with nuts the largest tires tl l es of ot which are ore pecans 20 and alms walnuts walnuts wal- wal nuts ms 13 The third largest group Is III animal reduction production with projects Including among mong others poultry dairy cattle 1111 01 swine ISO sheep and ond goats oats 81 beef eef cattle 77 and horses and mules 12 o Plant Pathology Plant laM pathology Is another large targe group having projects of which 47 deal leal with potato disease Projects In economic entomology number 37 38 of which relate to bees and anel 22 to cotton Insects In addition to the projects carried th n 1 t 1 nn stet l on VII at n a ens le ens maintained by the department at ot Alaska Hawaii Porto lUco llico Guam and the Virgin Islands have hove projects which Increases the total toI to I OSS |