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Kentucky TTniversity and Station. — The recent legislature granted a permanent 

 appropriation of $50,000 per annum for the use of the station. This fund is to 

 be used for experimental work with soils, horticulture, breeding and feeding 

 live stock, dairying, and poultry husbandry, for extension work, for enlarging 

 and operating the hog cholera serum plant, and for general maintenance. The 

 university also received an appropriation of $50,000 per annum for maintenance 

 and for the work of the college of agriculture. 



An agi'icultural train of eight coaches is making a month's trip through the 

 State. This train contains cars devoted to live stock, dairying, domestic science, 

 agronomy, and poultry and horticulture. 



Massachusetts College and Station. — Dr. Charles E. Marshall, professor of 

 bacteriology and hygiene of the Michigan College and vice director and 

 bacteriologist of the station, has accepted tlie position of director of the gradu- 

 ate school and professor of microbiologj', and is expected to assume these duties 

 September 1. It is the expectation to develop still further the activities of 

 the graduate school, wliich since it was organized has conferred seven degrees 

 of doctor of philosophy and fifteen of master of science, and now has an 

 enrollment of sixteen students. A portion of Doctor Marshall's work will con- 

 sist in developing definite instruction and research in bacteriology as applied 

 to agricultural questions. 



Carlton P. Jones has been appointed assistant in the fertilizer inspection in 

 the station. 



Texas Station. — The station has been granted a state appropriation of $5,000 

 per annum and 550 acres of land with which to develop a feeding and breeding 

 substation. A cooperative agreement has been arranged with the Bureau of 

 Plant Industry of this Department whereby the forage crop work at Chillicothe 

 will hereafter be conducted upon a cooperative basis. The station is also 

 cooperating with the Office of Farm Management, J. M. Johnson, formerly of 

 the Savannah Chamber of Commerce, having been assigned by the Bureau of 

 Plant Industry for the purpose with headquarters at the station. 



Wisconsin University and Station. — Over 1,200 farmers from all over the State 

 were registered in the annual farmers' course held at the college of agricul- 

 ture from January 30 to February 9. In connection with the course there 

 were held a one-week school and a course of lectures and demonstrations in 

 home economics, a special dairy course, and a young people's course for winners 

 of the corn growing contests conducted under the auspices of the college for 

 the boys of the State. The second Wisconsin Country Life Conference held a 

 two-day session at which the subjects discussed included cooperative enter 

 prises, agricultural and home problems, country churches and schools, the 

 relation of the farm to its village center, and community events of a social 

 and competitive nature. 



The college of agriculture, the state live stock breeders' association, and the 

 railroads cooperated in a live stock special train which traversed southern 

 Wisconsin from March 26 to April 6. Stops of about half a day each were 

 made for lectures and demonstrations on horses, beef and dairy cattle, sheep, 

 and swine. 



F. J. Sievers, instructor in soils, has resigned to take charge of the soils and 

 agronomy work of the Milwaukee County Agricultural School. 

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