EXPERIMENT STATION NOTES. 



Alabama Caxkbraick Station. — G. D. Stollenwerck of Tombigbeo, Alabama, has 

 Leen appoiuted a member of the governing board vice H. A. Stollenwerck, deceased. 



Kentucky Station.— S. E. Bennett, D. V. M., professor of veterinary science in 

 the college, is also veterinarian to the station. 



New York Cornell Station. — G. W. Cavanaugh has been appointed assistant 

 in chemistry vice H. Snyder, B. S. 



North Carolina Station. — J. S. Meng, B. S., formerly assistant professor of 

 chemistry in the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College, has been 

 appointed one of the assistant chemists of the station. J. E. Harris, third assistant 

 chemist, has resigned, and T. L. Blalock has been promoted to this position. 



Oklahoma College and Station. — Work was begun at this station December 1. 

 Fifty-two acres of prairie are to be plowed, 10 acres to a depth of 6 inches and 42 

 acres to a depth of 3 inches; the field is then to be harrowed Avith a disk harrow 

 lengthwise, diagonally, and across the furrow. The soil will then be turned over 

 to a depth of 8 inches and harrowed smooth. After plats are laid out duplicate 

 experiments will be made on the new and older land. 



At a recent meeting of the board of regents a plan for a two-years preparatory 

 and a four-years collegiate course of study was adopted. E. J. Barker was elected 

 president of the faculty and professor of moral and mental philosophy. A. C. 

 Magruder was elected professor of agriculture and horticulture. J. A. Wimberly 

 was made superiutendent of buildings. It is intended to construct at once a labora- 

 tory, a residence for the superintendent, a residence and office for the director of the 

 station, and barn and tool house. 



Pennsylvania College and Station. — T. F. Hunt, B. S., has accepted a pro- 

 fessorship of agriculture in the Ohio State University. 



Washington College and Station. — The following officers were elected by the 

 board of regents December 1, 1891: J. O'B. Scobey, professor of agriculture ; E. E. 

 Lake, M. S., professor of horticulture, forestry, and botany; C. E. Munn, professor 

 of veterinary science ; and G. G. Hitchcock, professor of chemistry. The college 

 will be opened January 13, 1892. 



Weather Bureau. — The predictions heretofore made were based on the observa- 

 tions at 8 a. m. and 8 p. m., and were made for the 24 hours from the time the obser- 

 vations were taken. Beginning with the first of January the predictions in each 

 case will cover the time u«til midnight of the next day. In this way the predic- 

 tions printed in the morning papers will appear early in the day to which they apply 

 while those in the evening papers will be for the following day. 



The forecasters are also encouraged to predict for the second and third day in 

 advance whenever they think the state of the weather will justify their doing so. 

 This privilege was given them 2 years ago, and they have more and more taken 

 advantage of this liberty, until now such forecasts are very common. One local 

 forecaster was recently so venturesome as to predict for 4 days in advance, and was 

 80 fortunate as to have his prediction A^erified. These long-range predictions are 

 somewhat less certain than the shorter ones, but their usefulness and their interest 

 justify the Weather Bureau in making them. They lay before the public all the 



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