The agricultural experiment stations in the United States . U. S. Dept. of Agr., Bui. 80, Office of Expt. Stations. Plate CALIFORNIA. 149 KQriPMEXT. The buildings occupied by the central station at Berkeley are a mainstation building-, a range of plant houses, an olive laboratory, a set ofpropagating and tool houses, a seed house, and a stable for workanimals. The main building (PI. XVII, fig. 2) is a frame structure ofthree stories, resting upon a brick structure of two stories, the sizeof the building being about 50 b}T 150 feet. In it are the offices andlaboratories of the station.
The agricultural experiment stations in the United States . U. S. Dept. of Agr., Bui. 80, Office of Expt. Stations. Plate CALIFORNIA. 149 KQriPMEXT. The buildings occupied by the central station at Berkeley are a mainstation building-, a range of plant houses, an olive laboratory, a set ofpropagating and tool houses, a seed house, and a stable for workanimals. The main building (PI. XVII, fig. 2) is a frame structure ofthree stories, resting upon a brick structure of two stories, the sizeof the building being about 50 b}T 150 feet. In it are the offices andlaboratories of the station. (The soil laboratory is shown in PI. XVIII,fig. 1.) Its costwas about $20,000. The plant houses consist of a rangeof five iron and glass houses with a total length of 170 feet, and greatestwidth of 87 feet, costing, with heating apparatus, equipment, andnecessary improvement of surroundings, $18,000. The other buildingsare of frame construction. The total cost of all buildings was about$45,000. The buildings of the outlying stations are as follows : At the SierraFoothill substation, foremans cottage, stable, workshops, etc.
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