560 EEPOKT OF OFFICE OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 



Last year the Riverside (Cal.) Young Men's Christian Association 

 tried the experiment of offering a course of lectures for citrus grow- 

 ers, and it was so successful that this year the illustrated lectures will 

 include every phase of the subject, from preparing the young trees 

 for planting to harvesting the crop. 



A round-table conference devoted to the special work and prob- 

 lems of agricultural libraries was held at the meeting of the Ameri- 

 can Library Association at Mackinac Island, Mich., June 30 to July 

 6, 1910 (see p. 318). 



THE COLLEGES AT THE INTERNATIONAL LIVE-STOCK EXPOSITION. 



The tenth exhibition of live stock, held in Chicago, November 27 

 to December 4, amj^ly illustrated how materially the show has raised 

 the standards of breeding, feeding, and judging during the past 

 decade. Judged by the number and quality of the animals exhibited, 

 the sales of pure-bred stock, and the large attendance at the meeting 

 of the Breeders' Association, held during the week, popular interest 

 in pure-bred stock has never been so great. The entries numbered 

 3,908, filling all the available space, and in most classes the quality 

 of stock was superior to that of previous years. The prizes offered 

 aggregated $75,000. Nearly all sections of this country were repre- 

 sented, together with numerous exhibits from Canada and other 

 foreign countries, and including for* the first time an exhibitor and 

 prize winner from Argentina. The appearance of the stock in the 

 arena was much improved by the novel expedient of dying the 

 arena sawdust green, thereby improving the light and sunulating out- 

 door conditions. 



The agricultural colleges and experiment stations fully maintained 

 their position of leadership at the exposition, figuring largely in the 

 prize winnings and in the list of judges. Their entries were espe- 

 cially strong in the fat-stock classes, and in the single bullock show 

 they made a surprising record by winning all the championships. 

 There was the usual large attendance of their students and teachers, 

 16 institutions being represented, and the Missouri University alono 

 sending 395 men. 



In the student- judging contest 7 colleges were represented, Iowa 

 winning with a score of 4,940 out of a possible 5,000, followed by 

 Ontario, Ohio, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, and Texas. The Iowa 

 team won first on cattle and hogs, that of Missouri on horses, and that 

 of Ohio on sheep. A comparison of the scores with those of previous 

 years showed that 5 men exceeded the highest previous individual 

 record, and 6 of the 7 teams the highest previous team record. 



The largest number of breed entries was in the Shorthorn classes, 

 where there were 295 entries of Shorthorns in the breeding and 48 in 



