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Plans aud specifications for a new residence at the North Louisiana Station 

 for the assistant director have been prepared and bids for construction are 

 bein? received. The former residence was destroyed by fire in January. 



.Minnesota University. — The State legislature has granted $1,2S.3.;)0<) to the 

 university, .$39!),TfX) for the school of agriculture, $89,200 for the Crookston 

 school of agi-iculture, $2,109 for the Crookston substation, $1.5,.500 for the 

 Grand Ra[)ids substation, $199,750 for the Morris agricultural school, $05,000 

 for a substation at Duluth, and $.35,000 for one at Waseca. 



The extension division received an increase from $25,000 per annum to 

 $40,000, and the farmers' institutes an increase from $18,000 to $23,000. In 

 addition $2,000 was allotted for prizes in the State boys' and girls' industrial 

 contest under the auspices of the extension division. A horse barn was au- 

 thorized to cost $5,000 and a hog bam to cost $1,500. 



New Jersey Stations. — Provision has been made by recent acts of the legis- 

 lature for carrying on experiments in poultry production and floriculture. 

 Buildings are to be erected for these purposes in the near future. 



The State board of agriculture has been authorized to appoint a plant pathol- 

 ogist for the study of chestnut blight of forest trees. He is to cooperate in this 

 work with the State forester. The State entomologist has been authorized to 

 investigate problems pertaining to the foul brood of bees. 



North Carolina College. — A commission of five is to be appointetl from the 

 State legislature to meet with the State board of agriculture and the trustees 

 of the college for an investigation of the advisability of consolidating these 

 institutions or to arrange for additional cooperation between them. 



An appropriation of $30,000 was granted for an animal husbandry building. 

 There was also provided $80,000 annually for maintenance, and $15,000 annually 

 during 1911 and 1912 for permanent improvements. 



North Dakota College and Station. — State appropriations aggregating nearly 

 $200,000 have been made fi»r the ensuing biennium. Of this about $112,000 is 

 for the maintenance of the college, $13,000 for that of the school of forestry, 

 $25,000 for that of the 5 substations, and $24,000 for that of the 23 demonstra- 

 tion farms, together with $15,550 for additional buildings and other equipment 

 at the substations. 



South Dakota College and Station. — The appropriations by the legislature for 

 mainteirance for the ensuing biennium aggregate $131,000. Among the items 

 are $4,000 each for the substations at Eureka and Cottonwood, .$0,000 for the 

 Highmore substation. $1,000 for a new substation to be located in Fall River 

 County for dry farming tests, $1,000 for seed testing, $2,000 for the distribution 

 of hardy alfalfas, and $2,000 for popular bulletins. 



The grant for farmers' institutes was increased from $10,000 to $20,000. Sev- 

 eral new buildings were authorized, including a $100,000 agricultural and 

 administration building. $4,000 for an addition to the creamery building, and 

 $0,500 for buildings at the substation. The establishment of a demonstration 

 farm at Vivian in Lyman County was authorized under certain conditions. 



Tennessee University and Station. — The thirty-eighth annual session of the 

 East Tennessee Farmers' Convention, of which the director of the station is 

 secretary, was held at the university May 10-18. The attendance was about 

 1,500. There were ten speakers from the university and station and a number 

 from other stations and this Department. An inspection of the station farm 

 constituted an important feature of the meeting. 



The sum of $0,000 was appropriated from the treasury of the convention to 

 assist in the erection of an assembly hall and live-stock pavilion on the station 

 farm to cost $12,000. Considerable sums have been pledged by individuals 

 and the balance will be supplied subsequently from funds of the convention. 



