The agricultural experiment stations in the United States . rk, two store and sample rooms, and dark room for rooms occupied by the veterinary division comprise an office,general laboratory, room for microscope, transfer room, dark room,and specimen room. The university farm of 150 acres is under the control of the 18 acres are used in systematic crop rotations, 13 acres aredevoted to experiments with forage and soiling crops, 10 acres to hor-ticultural work, 18 acres are in permanent blue-grass pasture, andabout 30 acres are laid out in 122 field plats (PI. XLVI,
The agricultural experiment stations in the United States . rk, two store and sample rooms, and dark room for rooms occupied by the veterinary division comprise an office,general laboratory, room for microscope, transfer room, dark room,and specimen room. The university farm of 150 acres is under the control of the 18 acres are used in systematic crop rotations, 13 acres aredevoted to experiments with forage and soiling crops, 10 acres to hor-ticultural work, 18 acres are in permanent blue-grass pasture, andabout 30 acres are laid out in 122 field plats (PI. XLVI, fig. 1), whichare under the charge of the agriculturist. The plats are usually one-tenth or one-twentieth acre in size, andare used for experiments in crop rotation, tillage, constant croppingwith and without fertilizers, dates of planting, etc. In connectionwith the farm the station maintains and owns 40 acres which aredevoted to a four-course rotation of maize, oats, wheat, and clover. U. S. Dept. of Agr., Bui. 80, Office of Expt. Stations. Plate Fig. 2.—Indiana Station—Barns. U S. Dept. of Agr., Bui. 80, Office of Expt. Stations Plate XLV.
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