NOTES, 



Connecticut College and Station. — Charles ^I. Jarvis, of New Britain, and 

 Henry W. Alsop. of Avon, liave been appointed to the board of trustees, vice 

 George S. Palmer and B. C. Patterson. 



Georgia College. — A conference of tbe trustees, superintendents, and teachers 

 of the district agricultural schools of Georgia was held at the college July 

 20-22 for the purpose of discussiug problems of organization and methods of 

 teaching and financing tliese institutions. Among those who took part in the 

 conference were President Soule, of the college; Hon. li. F. Ducliworth, of 

 Union City, Ga. ; and D. J. Crosby. E. Gentry, J. P. Camitbell. and J. W. Willis, 

 of this Department. Before adjournment it was decided to hold annual con- 

 ferences of representatives of the district agricultural schools. 



Idaho Station. — Arrangements have been made for the establishment at Clag- 

 stone of the third substation provided by the last legislature, the dry-farming 

 substation having been located at Idaho Falls and the irrigation substation 

 at Gooding. At Clagstone a tract of 200 acres near the junction of the Spo- 

 kane International and the Idaho and Washington Northern railways has been 

 contributed by the speaker of the State legislature for the purpose. A tract 

 of 40 acres adjoining, which has been leased, is ready for immediate experi- 

 mental work. 



Kansas College and Station. — The farmers" institute work, for which the legis- 

 lature increased the appropriation from $10,500 to $52,500. has been reorgan- 

 ized on a more extensive basis by the appointment of the following additional 

 assistants: P. E. Crabtree and G. C. Wheeler, assistants in general farming, 

 institutes, and demonstration work ; C. V. Holsiuger. institute and demonstra- 

 tion work in horticulture; C. H. Hinman. assistant in dairying; S. W. Black, 

 work in agricultural education, school garden?, etc. ; Miss Frances Brown, 

 institute and demonstration work in domestic science: W. S. Gearhart. insti- 

 tute assistant in road making: and J. E. Brock, secretary. 



These assistants, with the exception of the assistant in road making, are to 

 devote their entire time to institute and demonstration work, spending from 

 Ocober 1 to March 1 at the institutes and the remainder of the year in dem- 

 onstrations on county and private farms, orchards, and dairies, the building 

 of roads and bridges, and similar field work. 



C. K. McClelland, superintendent of the Fort Hays substation, has resigned, 

 to take effect January 1, 1910. 



Minnesota Tlniversity and Station. — Harry Snyder has severed his connection 

 with the division of agricultural chemistry, retaining the professorship of soils. 

 J. A. Hummel, assistant chemist, and A. D. Wilhoit, assistant in soils, have re- 

 signed to engage in commercial work. 



Nebraska University. — AV. L. French has been appointed adjunct professor of 

 dairy husbandry. 



New Jersey Stations. — George B. Trasher has been appointed field asssistant 

 in horticulture. 

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