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standing committees on official testing of dairy cows, relations to the National 

 Dairy Show, courses of instruction, experimental work in milk production and 

 dairy manufactures, standards for dairy products, official methods of testing 

 dairy products, extension work, judging dairy cattle, and cow test associations. 

 The officers of the previous year were reelected, as follows: C. H. Eckles, presi- 

 dent, H. E. Van Norman, vice-president, and C. B. Lane, secretary-treasurer. 



The intercollegiate students' judging contest of dairy cattle was under the 

 supervision of Chief Rawl, of the Dairy Division, and was particijiated in by 

 teams from 7 institutions. The $300 sweepstakes trophy and the trophy for 

 highest individual score were won by students from the University of Nebraska, 

 followed in order by the teams from Cornell, the universities of Missouri and 

 Minnesota, the Iowa and Pennsylvania colleges, and the Ohio State University. 

 The breed trophies were awarded to the Ohio State University team for 

 Ayrshii'es, to that of Missouri for Dutch Belted cattle, to Minnesota for Guern- 

 seys, to Nebraska for Holsteius, and to Cornell for Jerseys. 



Ponrth International Dairy Congress. — An account has recently been received 

 as to this congress, which was h61d at Budapest June 6-11. 



The congress was opened by the patron. Archduke Joseph, with over one 

 thousand delegates in attendance. As in previous years, it was organized in 

 three sections, namely, rules and ordinances, hygiene and veterinary science, 

 and dairy industry. The progrannne also included many excursions to typical 

 dairy farms and milk depots, and there was an extensive exhibit of dairy prod- 

 ucts and machinery. The next congress is to be held at Stockholm, in 1911. 



Entomological Meetings at Boston. — In connection with the Boston meeting of 

 the American Association for the Advancement of Science and its affiliated 

 societies, the American Association of Economic Entomologists will hold its 

 twenty-second annual meeting December 28 and 29. The Association of Horti- 

 cultural Inspectors will meet December 27, and the Entomological Society of 

 Amercia December 30 and 31. It is expected that there will be an extensive 

 exhibit of New England insect fauna, together with a special display of equip- 

 ment and devices for rearing and distributing beneficial species, as well as for 

 treating noxious species in the field. 



Miscellaneous. — The death is announced in Nature of Prof. J. Scott, author of 

 various text-books on farm engineering, and formerly professor of agriculture 

 and rural economy at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester. 



The Ilhistrierte LandwirtschaftJiche Zcitung of May 1 gives brief descrip- 

 tions of the Agricultural and Dairy Institute, Alnarp, the People's High 

 School at Hvilan, and the Seed Breeding Station. Svalof, with a statement of 

 their influence on Swedish agriculture. 



lUustrierte Landicirtschaftlichc Zcitung for June 12 contains an illustrated 

 description of the buildings and equipment of the Agricultui-al Institute of the 

 University of Leipsic. 



The March-April number of UAgricoltura Coloniale contains an illustrated 

 account of the Italian Colonial Institute of Agriculture, with a description of 

 the lines of work. 



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