EXFERIMENT STATION NOTES. 



Delaware College. — W. II. Bishop, B. 8., formerly of Toiigaloo University, Mis- 

 sissippi, has been appoiuted professor of agriculture in the Delaware College. 



Georgia Station. — The station has completed a four-room building for office pur- 

 poses, and now has in process of erection a two-storj' building 32 by 48 feet to servo 

 for ginnery, farm machinery and implements, and a dairy 16 by 20 feet with a cellar 

 12 by 12 feet in the center of which is a well. The series of experiments in hybrid- 

 ization and cross- fertilization of species and varieties of cotton commenced last year, 

 is still in progress and promises interesting results. Varieties of cotton from Egypt, 

 central Asia, India, and South America enter into the experiments. Flowers of 

 Gossijpiitm pollinated with pollen from okra {Flihisciis esculentiis) resulted in appar- 

 ently perfect bolls of cotton, but the seed when planted in 1691 failed in every 

 instance to germinate. On the other hand when okra was used on the female parent 

 the resulting seed germinated as usual, but the plants were identical in appearance 

 with the original okra parent plant, with the exception that the period of blooming 

 and fruiting was very greatly delayed. 



Illinois Station.— S. H. Peabody, Ph. D., LL. D., resigned his position as presi- 

 dent and member of the board of direction of this station August 7, and George E. 

 Morrow, M. A., was elected in his place. 



Iowa Station. — Feeding experiments are in progress at this station with soaked 

 corn for Poland China, Chester White, and .Jersey Ked pigs, and Shropshire lambs, 

 and comparative tests of soiling crops and pasturage. Seven breeds of sheep and 

 twenty head of steers, representing three different breeds, have been obtained for 

 the purpose of conducting feeding experiments. A forthcoming bulletin of the sta- 

 tion will contain among other things reports of a feeding experiment with gluten 

 meal, and comparative tests of "sugar meal" vs. corn meal, and skim milk vs. whole 

 milk. 



Mississippi Station. — Tait Butler, D. V. S., has been appointed veterinarian to 

 the Mississippi Station. 



Pennsylvania Station. — J. W. Fields has been appointed assistant chemist vice 

 H. B. McDonnell, M. D. 



Vikginia College and Station. — J. M. McBryde, Ph. D., LL. D., has been 

 appointed director of the station and president of the college vice W. D. Saunders, 

 resigned, and entered upon his duties August 1. The organization of the station ia 

 at present as follows : J, M. McBryde, Ph. D., LL. D., president of the college and 

 director; R. J, Davidson, M. A., acting chemist; T. L. Watson, assistant chemist; 

 E. A. Smylh, jr., M. A., botanist ; W. B. Alwood, horticulturist, entomologist, and 

 mycologist; R. H. Price, assistant horticulturist; D. O. Nourse, agriculturist and 

 farm superintendent. 



Wyoming Station. — The director of the station, D. McLaren, M. S., has made an 

 extended tour of the State, with special reference to the agricultural and grazing 

 interests, and has visited the experiment farms at Lander, Laramie, Saratoga, Sher- 

 idan, Sundance, and Westland. The aima and methods of the experiment station 

 have been explained to meetings of farmers in various parte of the State. 



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