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the Iowa College, president; F. K. Crane and C. A. Ocoek, of Illinois and Wis- 

 consin universities, viee-itresidents; T^. W. Chase, of Nebraska University, sec- 

 retary ; and W. McE. Nye, of Purdue University, treasurer. 



The progranune of the meeting dealt largely with the question of instruction 

 in agricultural engineering in the colleges. H. W. Wiley, of Cornell University, 

 discussed Courses in Agricultural Engineering That Should Re Offered, and H. 

 M. Bainer, of the Colorado College, emphasized the need of research and ex- 

 perimental work. Other papers were given by W. Boss, of the Minnesota Uni- 

 versity, on Short Courses for Agricultural Students ; P. S. Rose, of the North 

 Dakota College, on Teaching a Course in Farm Motors; F. R. Ci'ane, of the 

 Illinois University, on a Course of Rural Architecture, and W. G. Hummel, of 

 the Colorado College, on Agricultural Engineering Literature. 



Other speakers included R. P. Teele, who discussed the irrigation and drainage 

 investigations of this Office, and B. B. Clarke, of the Amrrirnn Thresh erman. 

 The next meeting will be held at the University of Ulinios. 



American Breeders" Association. — The fourth annual meeting of the American 

 Breeders' Association was held at Washington, D. C, January 2S-30, 1908. The 

 meeting was in all respects the most successful yet held, both as to attendance 

 and general interest. All sections of the United States as well as Canada were 

 well represented, and there were many visitors at the various sessions. Two 

 joint sessions were held with the American Carnation Society, which was also 

 holding its annual meeting. On the final day both associations were received 

 at the White House by the President. 



The scope of the progranmie may be indicated by the following reports of com- 

 mittees: On Animal and Plant Introduction, by David G. Fairchild; On Animal 

 Hybridizing, by W. J. Spillman ; On Breeding for Meat Production, by Andrew 

 Boss ; On Cooperative Work in Animal Breeding, by W. M. Hays ; On Coopera- 

 tive Work in Plant Breeding, by A. F. Woods; On Eugenics, by David Starr 

 Jordan; On Breeding Fur Animals, by Vernon Bailey; On Breeding Trotting 

 Horses, by H. K. Devereaux ; On Breeding Carnations, by Chas. W. Ward; On 

 Breeding Forage Crops, by T. F. Hunt : On Breeding Forest and Nut Trees, by 

 Gifford Pinchot: On Breeding Cereals, by L. S. Klinck; On Breeding Vegeta- 

 bles, by W. W. Tracy; On Theoretical Research in Heredity, by H. J. Webber; 

 On Breeding Bush and Small Fruits, by N. E. Hansen ; and On Breeding Poul- 

 try, by C. B. Davenport. 



Papers and addresses were also delivered as follows: Methods Used by the 

 Ayrshire Breeders' Association in Perfecting the Breed, by C. M. Winslow ; Meth- 

 ods Used by the American Jersey Cattle Club in Perfecting the Breed, by J. J. 

 Hemingway; Correlated Varieties, by E. M. East; Color Variation of Domesti- 

 cated Anmals, by W. E. Castle; Origin of the Modern Horse and Relationship to 

 the Arabian, by Robert N. Sewell ; Improvement of the American Thoroughbred 

 Horse, by Jouett Shouse; Some Thoughts on Eugenics, by Alexander Graham 

 Bell ; Theory and Practice of Breeding Disease-Resistant Plants, by W. A. Or- 

 ton ; Breeding for Increased Hardiness in Trees, by Chas. G. Patten ; Constancy 

 of Mutants,' and Origin of Disease Resi.stance in Plants, by H. L. Bolley ; Breed- 

 ing Cantaloupes, by P. K. Blinn ; Improvement of Hops, by W. W. Stockberger; 

 Field for Economic Plant Breeding in the Soiith, by David Coker ; Gaps in Our 

 Knowledge of Heredity, by H. J. Webber ; and Experiments in Corn Breeding, 

 by George H. Shull. A large number of other reports and papers were sub- 

 mitted for publication in the annual report. 



Resolutions were adopted by the association as follows: (1) Favoring the 

 authorizing by Congress of an investigation by the Secretary of Agriculture 

 of the question of plant and animal quarantine as a necessary basis and prelim- 

 inary for the framing of National quarantine regulations in order to avoid un- 



