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;ui(l l>y Trof. Dr. X. ZiiiUz, of the Royal Agrii-ultural College of Berlin, ou Food 

 Aaliu's. The profit and interest of the session were also much enhanced by the 

 lectures of the (Graduate School of Agriculture, notably those of Drs. Mendel. 

 Arnisby, and Ziintz. 



Association of Agricultural School Teachers. — An association of agricultural 

 school teachers has been formed in Wisconsin with Principal K. L. Hatch, of 

 the Winnebago County School of Agriculture and Domestic Economy, at Winne- 

 conne. as president; ]Miss Emma Conlej', of Wausau, as secretary, and W. F. 

 Handchiu as treasurer. The purpose of the association is to bring together all 

 persons who are interested in the teaching of agriculture and domestic science 

 in the public schools. It is the desire of the association to affiliate with the 

 State college of agriculture for the purpose of improving the work of teaching 

 agriculture in the schools of the State. 



Agricultural "Work in Central America. — In a recent decree, the president of 

 Costa Rica has ordered the establishment of agricultural boards in all the can- 

 tons except San Jose. These boards are to consist of seven members each, and 

 are under the control of the National Society' of Agriculture. Their general 

 functions and duties are to be the furtherance and development of agriculture. 



By a decree of President Zelaya, a superior council, boards and committees of 

 agriculture .and stock raising have been established in Nicaragua. The council 

 is a national body composed of five members and has .iurisdictiou over the 

 boards which are located in the departments and also of the committees which 

 are formed in the towns and villages. 



Model Poultry Farm in Peru. — As the result of an act passed by the Peruvian 

 Government in September 18, 1907, a model poultry farm has been established 

 at the National Agricultui'al and Veterinary School, Lima, for the purpose of 

 giving instruction in aviculture in this institution. 



Agricultural Instructors in Prussia. — LamlicirtschaftUches WochcnhJatt fiir 

 Sclileswiy-IIolstciii, of Ai)ril 10. lOOS, contains the new directions for the train- 

 ing and examination of agricultural instructors in Prussia, promulgated by the 

 mini.ster of agriculture, domains and forests and the minister of religion, in- 

 struction and medicine. The directions concerning instructors in the agricul- 

 tural schools will go into effect April 1, 1900, and those concerning the instruct- 

 ors in the farm schools and winter schools and the itinerant agricultural 

 instructors, April 1, 1911. 



Irrigation Work in India. — According to a note in Science it is proposed by 

 the Indian Government to connect the five rivers in the Punjab district in such 

 a way as to equalize the flow of water when one or more rivers is in flood. In 

 this way the Punjab will be given a water supply sufficient for irrigation at all 

 times. In connection with this and other projects, including the eventual rec- 

 lamation of the Runn of Cutch, it is stated that the irrigation department has 

 work in hand, on i)lans that have been adopted, to engage the time, energies, 

 and available capital for 30 years. 



Miscellaneous. — H. E. Cook, of Denmark. New York, has been appointed dean 

 of the school of agricultui'e of St. Lawrence L'niversity. 



.1. R. Ainsworth Davis, of the University College of Wales, has been appointed 

 principal of the Royal Agricultural College of Cirencester. 



Governor Guild, of Massachusetts, has appointed a State conservation com- 

 mission, consisting of F. W. Rane. State forester, chairman ; Prof. George F. 

 Swain, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and President K. L. But- 

 tertield, of the Massachusetts Agricultural College, to act in cooperation with 

 the National Conservation Commissiou. 



