The agricultural experiment stations in the United States . Fig. 2.—Idaho Station—Field Experiment with Rape. IDAHO. 199 feet. The main part contains the horticulturists office, a class room,a boiler room, and a potting room. The building- is heated throughoutby hot water. The framework of the greenhouse is of iron, restingupon a masonry foundation. The Annex is a one-story structure,with basement. 50 by 125 feet. The station farm at present contains 104 acres, of which 94 aredevoted to field experiments with forage plants and cereals, and 10acres to field experiments in horticulture (PL XXXVI
The agricultural experiment stations in the United States . Fig. 2.—Idaho Station—Field Experiment with Rape. IDAHO. 199 feet. The main part contains the horticulturists office, a class room,a boiler room, and a potting room. The building- is heated throughoutby hot water. The framework of the greenhouse is of iron, restingupon a masonry foundation. The Annex is a one-story structure,with basement. 50 by 125 feet. The station farm at present contains 104 acres, of which 94 aredevoted to field experiments with forage plants and cereals, and 10acres to field experiments in horticulture (PL XXXVIII, fig. 2). The station live stock consists of 25 steers and a few sheep. Inthe agricultural division is a collection of about 500 specimens ofgrains, illustrating the different varieties grown on the station the entomological division are about 14,000 mounted specimensof insects, representing about 4,500 species. In the herbarium areabout 500 sheets, mostly sedges and economic fungi. All divisionsare well equipped with lantern slides, photog
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