NOTES. 



Alabama College and Station. — In order to roliove the crowded condition at 

 tiic college, ilu' total (Mirollnicnt of which lias now reached 000 students, the 

 Icflislature has niad(> an approijriation of .fJ.-iO.HOO per year for the next four 

 years to he used cxchisively for ))nildin.sj:s and e(|uii)nient. Of this amount 

 .ST~>.0<lO is to lie expend(>d in I lie erection and e(|ui|)nient of an aj^ricultural 

 huihlinj; for llic joint use of 11h> collejie and station. In li(Hi of fees heretofore 

 derived from tlie analysis of fertilizers, a fixed annual appropriation for main- 

 tenance has hecn made a])proximatin.u in amount that previously ohtained. 

 The veterina'inn of the coll(';j;c and stalion lias liccn made ex officio State 

 \eterinarian. A live stofk sanitary board has been created, with an animal 

 ai»pro])riation of $.5,000. The si'eater part of this sum will he used in ei'adi- 

 catinic the <:ittle tick, the work bein^ conducted in cooiieration with tlu> TSureau 

 of Animal Industry of this Department. 



California University and Station. — An approjiriation of $132,000 has been 

 made by the State Icjiislature for the e(iuipment of the new farm at Davisville, 

 iind the establishment of an asjricultural high school on its grounds. 



Colorado College. — At the recent session of Congress a quarter section of 

 land was ceded to the college for use in experiments in forestry. 



Connecticut College and Stations. — In a special message to the legislature the 

 governor advocated moving the agricultural college at Storrs to a more central 

 and accessible site, and the State expei'iment station " to the same place, from 

 its present too valuable site in an aristocratic residential section of New Haven, 

 where land values are increasingly high." lie asks that the legislature author- 

 ize the appointment of a special connnittee " to consider the problem of unifying, 

 coordinating, and coUccling the various agricultural forces of the State's related 

 agrarian establishments and conunissions." and reccmimends that only such 

 appropriations be made for the agricultural college as are necessary to meet 

 fixed charges due to the operation of the college during the next two years, 

 all i)roposed improvements to await the i-eport of the suggested connnittee. 



A. L. Winton, chief chemist of the State .station, has b(>en appointed chief of 

 the Chicago laboratory of the Bureau of Chemistry of this Dc^partmeut, in con- 

 nection with the administration of the national food law, and has entered upon 

 his duties. J. P. Street, chief chemist of the New .Terse.v staticms, has been 

 appointed to succeed him. 



Delaware College and Station. — The State legislature has authorized the 

 issuing of .$2f!,(i(i0 worth of State bonds, the proceeds of which are to be used 

 for purchasing and eiiuipping a farm for the use of the college and station. A 

 legislative c()nunission was appointed to purchase the farm and turn it over to 

 the agricultural connnittee of the board of trustees. This commission has 

 selected a farm of 220 acres, situated alumt a mile from the college. 



At a recent meeting of the board of trustees it was decided to abolish the 

 governing l)oard of the station as at i)resent constituted, and the agricultural 

 connnittee was given control of all matters jjertaining to the station and to the 

 agricultural department of the college. Dr, C, F. Dawson, formerly of the 



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