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Connecticut State Station. — Wilson II. Lee, of Orange, lins been appointed a 

 member of tbe board of control to succeed Charles M. Jarvis, resigned. 

 . Delaware Station. — A. C, Whittier bas resigiied as assistant in nutrition in 

 the Ohio Station to accept a position as i-esearcb chemist. 



Indiana Station. — G. G. Carter, inspector in tbe fertilizer and feeding stuffs 

 control work, has resigned to accept a commei'cial position. 



Kentucky University. — State Commissioner of Agriculture M. C. Rankin has 

 announced that he will offer a scholarship of $100 in the agricultural course to 

 tbe boy making the highest score in stoclc judging at the state fair. A similar 

 amount is offered for prizes to the fiA-e college students making the best score. 



New Jersey Stations. — Dr. B. H. A. Groth, plant physiologist in the College 

 Station, has been granted a leave of absence for two months to study certain 

 plant problems in Europe. Miner S. Macomber, an assistant chemist in the 

 State Station, has resigned. 



Ohio State University. — During the 10 months from July 1, 1910, to May 1, 

 1911, the agricultural extension department has conducted 79 agricultural exten- 

 sion schools for men and 75 domestic science schools for women, with an attend- 

 ance of 17,000; 7 agricultural trains, on which lectures were given to 16,000 

 people; 125 orchard pruning and spraying demonstrations, with an attendance 

 of 12.500 ; and other public meetings which bring the total number of people 

 reached in these ways up to nearly 49,000. The department also made ex- 

 hibits at 12 county fairs, at the National Corn Show, and the state apple 

 show; made 123 school visits in the interest of agricultural and domestic art 

 contests; and is conducting 200 boys' corn contests and girls' sewing and 

 baking contests, wnth a membership of about 12,000. Monthly plate copy has 

 been furnished to 148 county newspapers, 30,000 copies of the Agricultural 

 College Extension Bulletin issued each month, G issues of the Farmers' Reading 

 Course Bulletin of 5,000 copies each prepared, and a like number of the Home 

 Makers' Reading Course Bulletin published, with supplements on corn, grain 

 drills, poultry, dairying, drainage, pruning, spraying, and methods of teaching 

 agriculture of from 10,000 to 25,000 copies each. In connection with these various 

 activities the department has sent its representatives to numerous other 

 meetings, and 6 instructors have visited farmers for the purpose of giving 

 expert advice on farm matters. For the ensuing year there are already 91 ap- 

 plicants for agricultural extension schools in 66 counties, 6 agricultural trains 

 for August, 1911, 3 .agricultural trains at other times, 170 applicants from news- 

 papers for plate copy, and 45 requests for exhibits at county fairs. 



Oregon Colleg'e. — Science notes that Juliet Greer, dean of the school of do- 

 mestic science and art and professor of domestic science, has resigned to take 

 effect July 1. 



Washington College and Station. — W. S. Thornber, head of the department 

 of horticulture, has resigned to engage in the supervision of horticultural work 

 to be undertaken by two land improvement companies in Idaho. In connection 

 with this work it is contemplated to carry on demonstration tests and to give in- 

 struction in a school of horticulture to be opened in 1912 

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