NOTES. 



California University and Station. — Dean T. F. Hunt, of the Pennsylvania 

 College and Station, lias been appointed to succeed Dean Wickson as dean and 

 director. Recent appointments as instructors include James Koeber in farm 

 mechanics, William H. Arnold in chemistry and botany, W. F. Gericke and Paul 

 S. Burgess in soils, and Ralph H. Taylor in horticulture. W. B. Herms has 

 been promoted to the assistant professorship of applied parasitology, and W. G. 

 Hummel to the assistant professorship of agricultural education. 



An additional substation was opened May 25 at Meloland in Imperial County, 

 where a tract of about 40 acres has been secured and buildings and water supply 

 provided. Attention is to be given to demonstration work with fruits, gi-ains, 

 forage plants, cotton, and other crops. Walter H. Packard will be in charge 

 of the substation. 



Iowa College and Station. — W. J. Kennedy, former head of the animal hus- 

 bandry department, has been appointed superintendent of agricultural ex- 

 tension, vice P. G. Holden, resigned, and will be succeeded by W. H. Pew. 

 A. V. Storm, head of the department of agricultural education, has resigned to 

 accept a similar position at the I'niversity of Minnesota. Nelson C. Brown. 

 assistant professor of forestry, has resigned to become assistant professor of 

 forest utilization in the Xew York State School of Forestry at Syracuse 

 University. 



Other resignations include M. L. King, experimentalist in agricultural en- 

 gineering, and in the extension division A. H. Snyder, Murl McDonald, G. R. 

 Bliss, and A. A. Burger. Robert Snyder and E. H. Kellogg have been appointed 

 assistants in soils in connection with the position made vacant by the resignation 

 of A. A. Wells. 



A school of silo construction was held at the college June 3 to 7, with an 

 attendance of about 60. 



Kansas College and Station. — W. A. Cochel, of the Pennsylvania College and 

 Station, has accepted the position of animal husbandman, beginning July 1. 



Louisiana Stations. — The general assembly appropriated $50,000 at its recent 

 session for the .support of the agricultural schools of the State, an increase of 

 $25,000 over last year. An appropriation of $3,000 for the repair of the sugar 

 house at the Audubon Park Station was also granted. 



A tract of 60 acres has been purchased for the use of the station at Baton 

 Rouge adjacent to its present holdings. 



The agricultural demonstration train has completed a trip of 4,G25 miles over 

 15 different railroads, attracting an estimated attendance of 142,885. 



E. J. Watson, horticulturist at the Calhoun Station, has resigned to take 

 effect August 1. 



Massachusetts College and Station. — ^An offer of $150 yearly for three years 

 has been made by F. Lothrop Ames for prizes to the three men doing the best 

 work in live stock judging. The fimd will be utilized in defraying the expenses 

 of competition in the live stock judging contests at the National Dairy Show. 



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