The agricultural experiment stations in the United States . Fig. 2.—West Virginia Station—Entomological Laboratory. U. S. Dept. of Agr., Bui. 80, Office of Expt. Stations. Plate WEST VIRGINIA. 447 to be devoted to field experiments. The station owns 3 horses, 50sheep, 250 head of poultry, and a few animals, principally sheep, pur-chased from time to time for the purposes of special experiments. The entomological division has between 80,000 and 40,000 specimensof insects and biological material showing their work. These weremostly collected in the State by the entomologist since the div
The agricultural experiment stations in the United States . Fig. 2.—West Virginia Station—Entomological Laboratory. U. S. Dept. of Agr., Bui. 80, Office of Expt. Stations. Plate WEST VIRGINIA. 447 to be devoted to field experiments. The station owns 3 horses, 50sheep, 250 head of poultry, and a few animals, principally sheep, pur-chased from time to time for the purposes of special experiments. The entomological division has between 80,000 and 40,000 specimensof insects and biological material showing their work. These weremostly collected in the State by the entomologist since the division wasorganized in 1890. The station herbarium contains about 1,700 speci-mens, representing the flora of the State, collected by the is a collection of 300 photographs illustrating the character ofthe land and the condition of agricultural industry in various parts ofthe State, and a number of lantern slides. The station library con-tains about 3,000 volumes. Station workers also have access to theuniversity library of 13,000 volumes. The station is well equipped with apparatus for its different lines ofinquiry, which includes a number of pieces devised by sta
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