698 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



for instr'ictors in domestic economy, $62,274 for private farm schools, and 

 $14,763 for native industrial institutions. There were 645 private farm schools, 

 as against 520 in 1005. 461 in 10(»4, and 44S in 100.3. 



American Nature-Study Society. — This society was organized at Chicago, Jan- 

 uary 2, for the advancement of all studies of nature in elementary schools. It 

 has taken over the Xatiirc-Stitdy Rcricir as the official organ of the society and 

 purposes sending it to its memhers upon payment of the regular annual dues. 

 The Council for 1008, which will also have charge of the Nature-Study Rcvicic, 

 consists of the following officers: Presi-.lent. !>. H. Kailey ; vice-presidents, C. F. 

 Hodge, F. L. Stevens, Y. L. Kellogg. W. Lochhead. F. I.. Charles: directors. D. J. 

 Crosby. C. R. Manu, S. Coulter, H. W. Fairbanks. M. F. (iuyer, (). W. Caldwell, 

 G. H. Trafton. F. L. Clements, Ituth Marshall, C. K. Downing: and secretary, 

 :\I. A. Bigelow. 



Dry Farming Congress. — The second session of the Trans-Mississippi Dry 

 Farmiug^Congress was held at Salt Lake City, January 22-25, with nearly 600 

 delegates and visitors in attendance. An interesting program was presented, 

 the speakers being largely the State and National investigators from the Aarious 

 dry farming districts. It was ^oted to issue a report of the proceedings and 

 other bulletins, and to publish a trcatisi* on dry farming. The next session will 

 be held at Cheyenne, Wy<i. 



Meteorological Notes. — According to Sijmoii'x Metcanilof/icdl Moffazine, the 

 Australian government is to organize a meteorological bureau to have control 

 of the weather service of the entire connnonwealth. The bureau is to be under 

 the direction of H. A. Hunt, with headquarters at Melbourne. 



Science notes the establishment by a number of German government bureaus 

 and scientific societies of a series of meteorological stations in Asia Minor and 

 Mesopotamia. It is exiteeted that these stations will supply data as to the 

 meteorological conditions of the high plateau and mountain land of the Taurus 

 system, and of the plateau and steppes as well as the alluvial region of tine 

 Tigris Euphrates. 



With a view to encouraging the teacliing in the schools of facts relating to 

 weather and climate, the Royal ^leteorological Society announces prizes to ele- 

 mentary teachers and others for essays in the form of original nature study 

 lessons on th^se topics. 



Forestry Notes. — The Bureau of Forestry of the Philippine Islands has been 

 reorganized into divisions of forest administration and forest investigation. 

 The former, in charge of II. D. Everett, will liave control of the administrative 

 features of the (Jovernment forests, which include practically all the timber 

 lands in the Archipelago. The division of forest investigation, under the direc- 

 tion of H. X. Whitford, is to ascertain the forest resources of the Islands. For 

 the determination of valuable areas a detailed system of mapping has been in- 

 augurated, and plans are to be made for their profitable utilization. Over 1,100 

 species of trees have been identified in the Islands, and the nmseum now in- 

 cludes about 3,500 specimens, representing nearly .350 species, including all the 

 principal timber trees. 



The senior class in forestry at the Yale Forest School is fo si)end the si)ring 

 term on the tract of a large lumber company in Coosa County, Ala. A topo- 

 graphic ma]) will be made with estimates of stands, and a plan will be developed 

 for the profitable management of the tract. Attention will also be given to 

 methods of logging, sawmill oi)erations. grading and handling lumber, and 

 office management. 



There has been added to the curriculum ()f this school .i course of lectures on 

 the National forests, to be given to the senior class during the winter term by 

 W. B. Greely, a graduate of the school. Four lectures will be gi\ en weekly ou 



