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An agricultural-extension service was establislied July 1 under the direction 

 of A. J. Meyer, formerly assistant to the dean and director and superintendent 

 of short courses. The organization in the extension service includes L. F. 

 Childers, in soils and farm crops ; S. T. Simpson, in animal husbandry ; D, H. 

 Doane, state leader of farm advisers; May C. McDonald, in home economics; 

 R. H. Emberson, boys' and girls' clubs ; E. R. Spence, hog cholera eradication ; 

 and R. S. Besse, assistant to the state leader. 



Farm advisers have now been located in 13 counties and branch short courses 

 were held at 11 towns last year. Other lines which are to receive special atten- 

 tion are the hog cholera eradication campaign, dairy development, poultry ex- 

 tension, and movable schools of home economics. About 1,200 members are 

 enrolled in boys' and girls' clubs. 



Recent resignations include the following: H. 11. Laude as farm adviser to 

 Marion County, O. C. Smith as assistant in agricultural chemistry, T. J. Talbert 

 as assistant in entomology, and W. I. Watkins as assistant in the soil survey. 

 Appointments have been made including Frederick Dunlap as forester in the 

 station, P. M. Brandt, formerly assistant professor of dairy husbandry, as assist- 

 ant to the dean and director and superintendent of short courses, and the fol- 

 lowing assistants : H. C. Heaton, in veterinary science, vice Talmadge T. Tucker 

 resigned to take up further studies in the New York State Veterinary College 

 of Cornell University; C. E. Neff (1914), in farm crops; W. E. Thrun and B. E. 

 Sive, in agricultural chemistry ; H. K. Thatcher, in the soil survey ; F. L. 

 Bentley, in animal husbandry ; A. H. Hollinger, in entomology ; and C. E. 

 Mangels, in agricultural chemistry in the station. Paul V. Maris has been ap- 

 pointed farm adviser for Saline County; I. F. Gilmore, farm adviser for Marion 

 County; and R. M. Green, cooperative field agent in the project known as the 

 demonstrations of the business of farming, which is being conducted in cooper- 

 ation with the Bureau of Plant Industry of this Department. 



Nebraska University and Station. — Robert F. Howard, assistant professor of 

 horticulture and assistant horticulturist in the Wisconsin University and Sta- 

 tion, has been appointed professor of horticulture and horticulturist and has 

 entered upon his duties. 



New Hampshire College. — J. B. Abbott, associate in soil improvement in the 

 Indiana Station, has been appointed state leader of the county agents. 



Rutgers College. — Director J. G. Lipman of the station has been appointed 

 dean of agriculture. 



Cornell University. — Prizes have recently been offered by James A. D. S. 

 Findlay, of Salisbury Mills, for the best discussions by students of the college 

 of agricultui'e of some phase of drainage improvement. 



O. W. Dynes, associate professor of agronomy and connected with the plant- 

 breeding work of the North Dakota College and Station, has been appointed 

 instructor in farm crops. Earl L. Overholser has been appointed instructor in 

 pomology. Recent promotions include the following : As professors, M. P. 

 Barrus, plant pathology; L. J. Cross, agricultural chemistry; O. A. Johannsen, 

 biologist; C. H. Myers, plant breeding; and as assistant professors, A. L. 

 Thompson, farm management; Royal Gilkey, extension teaching; C. T. Gregory, 

 L. R. Hesler, I. C. Jjigger, and M. H. Rankin, plant pathology; E. W. Benjamin, 

 poultry ; A. J, Fames, botany ; J. K. Wilson, soil technology ; E. E. Barker, plant 

 breeding ; E. M. Tuttle, rural education ; and Robert Matheson, economic 

 •ntomologist. 



Ohio State University. — J. E. McClintock for the past four years agricultural 

 editor of the International Correspondence Schools, has been appointed super- 

 visor of publications of the extension service of the college of agriculture and 



