The agricultural experiment stations in the United States . U. S. Dept. of Agr., Bui. 80, Office of Expt. Stations. Plate Fig. 2.—Minnesota Station—Screen for Evergreen Seedlings. MINNESOTA. 275 of hy the station, together with. 65 acres of adjacent leased bind. Thenorthwest farm contains 480 acres, the northeast farm 374 acres, andthe Coteau farm 40 acres of leased land. All the arable fields of theseveral farms are permanently planted in series of plats 8 rods 300 acres are in forests or in permanent grasses. About 200acres are devoted to plat experiments. When an arable
The agricultural experiment stations in the United States . U. S. Dept. of Agr., Bui. 80, Office of Expt. Stations. Plate Fig. 2.—Minnesota Station—Screen for Evergreen Seedlings. MINNESOTA. 275 of hy the station, together with. 65 acres of adjacent leased bind. Thenorthwest farm contains 480 acres, the northeast farm 374 acres, andthe Coteau farm 40 acres of leased land. All the arable fields of theseveral farms are permanently planted in series of plats 8 rods 300 acres are in forests or in permanent grasses. About 200acres are devoted to plat experiments. When an arable held, or aportion of it, is not in use for plat experiments, it is farmed under arotation which will prepare it for future experiments. For experi-mental purposes the 8-rod series of plats are divided crosswise orlengthwise, making the plats from one-twentieth to one-half acre eachin area. The live stock owned by the station comprises 60 head of cattle ofthe beef types, more than one-half of which are used in feeding andbreeding experiments, 16 to 30 steers used in stall-feeding experi-ments, 15 steers used in pasturing
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