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Hawaii Federal Station. — The substation established at Glenwood on the 

 island of Hawaii during 1911 has proved effective in bringing together the 

 dairymen in that part of the island, and in improving the cultural methods in 

 raising forage plants and the quality of the dairy products. On account of the 

 heavy rainfall (sometimes as much as 300 inches per year), it has seemed best 

 to devote considerable attention to the growing of forage crops suitable for 

 dairy covins. This line of farming promises satisfactory profits in that locality. 



At the substation located at Homestead, K«uai, good returns have been ob- 

 tained from sweet corn, tomatoes, potatoes, peas, and a number of other vege- 

 tables. The difficulties which have hitherto been experienced in that locality 

 from insect attacks have been successfully treated by insecticide methods insti- 

 tuted by the station. 



Arrangements have been made for starting a substation in the Nahiku rubber 

 district in Maui beginning December 1. The work at this substation will in- 

 clude a study of awa {Piper methysticum), which has recently assumed great 

 importance as a medicinal plant, and a number of problems in the culture of 

 Ceara rubber which are awaiting further elucidation, particularly the best 

 method of drying rubber, the chemical determination of ash, resin, and pi'otein 

 in rubber obtained under different conditions and the effect upon the trees from 

 different methods of tapping. In addition to cultivating awa as an intercrop be- 

 tween rubber trees, experiments will also be made with broom corn and tobacco. 



Iowa College and Station. — John Buchanan, of the Ontario Agricultural Col- 

 lege, has been added to the farm crops staff as superintendent of cooperative 

 experiments. F. N. Marcellus has been appointed instructor in poultry work 

 and will be in charge of experiments with poultry. W. A. Lippincott has been 

 appointed professor of poultry husbandry at the Kansas College and Station 

 and has entered upon his duties. 



Nebraska University and Station. — H. R. Smith, animal husbandman, has ac- 

 cepted the chair of animal husbandry in the Minnesota University, this taking 

 effect February 1. Claude K. Shedd resigned November 1 as adjunct professor 

 of agricultural engineering to accept a position in the Iowa College as assistant 

 professor of agricultural engineering. 



Clemson College. — C. C. Vincent, of the Oregon College, has been appointed 

 associate professor of horticulture, and L. A. Nivens assistant in horticulture. 



Texas College and Station. — Recent appointments include J. O. Morgan, Ph. 

 D., of the Mississippi College, as professor of agronomy, F. H. Blodgett, Ph. D., 

 professor of biology at Roanoke College, as plant pathologist and physiologist, 

 and H. H. Jobson, of this Department, as assistant in cotton investigations. 



Washington College and Station. — E. C. Langlois, assistant horticulturist of 

 the station, has been transferred to the college as instructor in horticulture, and 

 D. B. Sprague, foreman of the horticultural grounds, has been made assistant in 

 horticulture in the station. Provision has been made for the addition of a re- 

 search assistant in horticulture. 



West Virginia Tlniversity and Station. — Dean Sanderson of the college of agri- 

 culture assumed the duties of director of the station January 1. The policy of 

 the institution as announced is to articulate more closely the work of the college 

 and station. W. H. Alderman, professor of horticulture, has also been appointed 



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