NOTES. 



Georgia Station. — A depart men t of biology has recently been created in connec- 

 tion with the department of horticulture. A laboratory lias been equipped for the 

 study of injurious insects and fungi, and material additions to the scientific library 

 have been made. The life histories of certain injurious insects are being studied, 

 as well as methods for their control. 



Illinois University and Station. — The last general assembly of Illinois voted 

 $150,000 to erect and equip a building for instruction and investigation in agricul- 

 ture at the University of Illinois. It also enacted that one-half of the funds aris- 

 ing from the land-grant act of 18G2 and from the second Morrill bill of 1890 should 

 be devoted to instruction in technical agriculture. 



Nebraska Station. — At a meeting of the board of regents of the University of 

 Nebraska, held April 1S-19, the office of assistant director of the station was created, 

 and T. L. Lyon, agriculturist of the station, was appointed to the position. On 

 account of lack of funds to carry into effect the purposes of the board in respect to 

 the division of animal husbandry, the board was obliged to discontinue its temporary 

 arrangement with Mr. C. H. Elmendorf, and ordered that the division of animal hus- 

 bandry be placed in charge of the division of agriculture. 



New York Cornell University. — The State assembly recently appropriated 

 $35,000 to the College of Agriculture of the University for extension work in 

 agriculture. 



New York State Station. — As a result of civil-service examination, Frederick 

 H. Blodgett, P.. S., has been selected as assistant botanist and entomologist at the 

 branch station at Jamaica. Long Island, and has entered upon his work. The State 

 legislature has passed and the Governor approved the following bills: (1) Renewing 

 the regular annual appropriation of $50,000 for the station; (2) renewing the appro- 

 priation of $10,000 for fertilizer analysis for the current year; (3) changing the fer- 

 tilizer law for the next year to require licensing each brand sold in the State at a 

 cost of $20 per brand, the tax, or so much of it as needed, to pay expenses of collec- 

 tion of samples and analysis by the station; (4) placing sale of concentrated feeding 

 stuffs under station control, requiring dealers to pay a tax of $25 per brand; (5) giv- 

 ing appropriation of $3,500 for constructing addition to cattle barn and other repairs; 

 (6) appropriating $1,000 for inspection of Paris green and other insecticides. 



Wisconsin University and Station.— Arthur G. Hopkins, 1>. V. M.. has l»een 

 appointed veterinarian of the agricultural college and experiment station. 



"Wyoming Station.— A ven Nelson, botanist of the station, left Laramie early in 

 June on an extended botanical survey of the Yellowstone National Park and the 

 adjacent forestry reserves. In addition to large collections of the entire tlora a 

 careful study of the forage plants and range conditions is contemplated. 



Inspection of Nurseries and Nursery Stock in Indiana.— The legislature 

 of Indiana has passed a law for the inspection of nurseries and uursery stock. 



Erratum.— In the abstract of Bulletin 121 of the California Station (E. S. R., 10, 

 p. 617) the difference in the moisture content of cultivated and uncultivated apricot 

 orchards to a depth of 6 ft. was erroneously stated to be 2l<Lpounda per acre instead 

 of 214 tons. 



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