794 EXPERIMENT STATION ^RECORD. 



Bureau of Animal Industry, and more recently of rlie Florida T'niversity and 

 Station, has been elected professor of veterinary science in the college and 

 veterinarian to the station, and C. A. JNIcCue. of the Michigan College, professor 

 of horticulture and horticulturist. Dr. M. T. Cook, recently connected with the 

 station in Cuba, has been appointed botanist of the college and plant pathologist 

 to the station, succeeding F. D. Chester, resigned. 



Illinois TJniversity and Station. — A laboratory of physiological chemistry has 

 been estal)lisliod in the animal husbandry department of the college of agri- 

 culture. Dr. II. S. Grindley is to I)e in charge of this department, with the 

 title of chief in animal chemistry, and assistants are to be provided for physio- 

 logical, bacteriological, and analytical work. It is intended to confine the 

 laboratory investigations entirely to studies in animal nutrition. 



Indiana Station. — The legislature has appropriated $100,000 for the erection 

 and equipment of a station building. A feeding stuffs control law has also 

 been enacted, to be in charge of the station, with a tax of 20 cents per ton 

 to meet the expense. Any surplus revenue from this inspection is made avail- 

 able for general purposes. 



Kansas College and Station. — Ajijiropriations aggregating $.")44,000 for the 

 college and .'j;.")7.0()0 for the Fort Hays substation have been granted by the 

 legislature for the next biennium. The appropriations include $70,000 for the 

 erection and equipment of a building for domestic science and art. a like sum 

 for a veterinary building. $80,000 for an engineering building, and $11,500 for 

 farmers' institutes. The aggregate is one-half as large as the entire amount 

 given by the State during the previous forty-four years' history of the college. 

 Kills were also passed providing for the inspection of feeding stuffs and fer- 

 tilizers. The administration of these acts is to be in the hands of the station, 

 which is authorized to collect a tonnage tax and apply the surplus for general 

 jiurposes. 



Louisiana University and Stations. — A small addition has recently been made 

 to the pathological lalioratory at the Baton Rouge Station for the purpose of 

 giving additional room and better control of incubators and sterilizers. A 

 hospital 20 by 20 feet, and a breeding room of the same size, are being erected 

 for work in animal pathology. An Angus bull and heifer have recently been 

 purchased for breeding purposes. 



II. P. Agee, assistant chemist and sugar maker at Audubon Park, is spending 

 the grinding season with one of the largest mills in Cuba. 



A new chemical laboratory to cost $40,000 is to be erected for the use of the 

 universit.v. 



Maine University. — An appropriation of $130,000 has been made by the 

 legislature for maintenance during the next bienuium, besides $00,000 for new 

 l)uildings, including an agricultural building and a central heating plant. A 

 protracted contest to compel the abolition of the B. A. degree was unsuccessful. 



Maryland Station. — Raymond Outwater, assistant chemist, died February 9. 

 The vacancy has been filled by the appointment of Lewis W. Fetzer, Ph. D. 

 (Munich), of New York. M. X. Straughn resigned March 1 to accept a position 

 with the Bureau of Plant Industry of this Department, in connection with the 

 sweet corn investigations. He will be succeeded as assistant chemist by J. J. T. 

 (Jraham, at present assistant in the State work of the college. 



Massachusetts College and Station. — James Draper, trustee of the college and 

 for many years chairman of the connnittee on the experiment station, died 

 March 14. C. S. Pomeroy has been appointed assistant horticulturist in the 

 station, and E. C. Proulx, assistant chemist, has i-esigned to accept a position 

 at the Indiana Station. The governor has approved the bill changing the name 

 of the station to Massachusetts Agricultural Experimental Station. 



