EXPERIMENT STATION NOTES. 



Alabama College Station. — April 11 cotton was ginned at the station with the 

 aid of an electric motor, the power being conveyed from the college over a wire more 

 than half a mile long. This is believed to be the first ajiplication of electricity to 

 the ginning of cr)tton. 



Florida Station. — A. W. Bitting, B. .S., has been added to the station Aaff as 

 veterinarian, and .J. K. Kitzgerald, B. .'>.. has been appointed horticnltnrist. P. H. 

 Rolfs, M. S., formerly assistant bot.uiist of the Iowa .Station, has lieen appointed 

 botanist and entomologist vice J. C Neal, M. D. Director J. P. DePass has Just 

 returned from Cul>a, wiicre he has been investigating tobacco culture and manu- 

 facture. The station has been making distribution of tobacco seed and fruit trees to 

 applicants in the State. 



Illinois Station. — Science for April 15, 1892, contains an account of «»bservati(m8 

 on the growth and chemical composition of the maize plant by E. H. Farrington. 



Kentucky Station. — C. L. Curtis, assistant agriculturist, died Ajuil 4, 1S!12. 



Minnk.sota Station. — Andrew Boss has been apjiointed farm foreman and T. L. 

 Haecker instructor in butter making. 



NE\v.lERSKvSTAri(»NS. — The First Annual Report oftiie New Jeisey weatlier ser\ ice 

 for 1X90 (pj). .">76) has recently been received. 



New Mkxko ("olleck. — At a recent meeting of the board of regents new courses 

 of study of a higher graile than those now given were submitted by President Hadh'v 

 and a^ijuoved by the board. It was decided to divide the dciiartment* of botany 

 and clieniistry and to have the professor of chemistry also a<t as chemist to the 

 station. 



Oklahoma Sr.\ri<>N. — A. V. Me]>owell has been ;iji])ointed superintendent of tlm 

 farm. An orchard of more than L'.tKX) trees is being jilaiifed and .~>I acres of land 

 have been prepared for fuld experiments. The station barn has been completed 

 and other buildings are well under way. 



Pennsylvania Station. — The address of the station for express and freight is 

 now State College, the same as its post «»ftice and telegraph addre.ss. 



South Dakota Station. — In aceordanee with the rules and reguhitions adopted 

 by the State board of regents of edmation .lauuary 7. 1S92, the station is put under 

 the general management of a station council consisting of the president of the col- 

 lege, the ])rofessor8 of agriculture, taitomology, chemistry, dairy science, liotany. hor- 

 ticulture, anil veterinary .science, and such other oHicers as may from time to time be 

 designated by the boanl of regents. "All allotments of money to the diflerent 

 departments of the station, all expenditures .nul pureha.'^es. all estimates of ef|uip- 

 ment, all important lines of work to lie unilertaken. and in short the entire policy 

 of the experiment station are to be determined by vote of the council subject to 

 the approval of the board of trustees; and all reciunmendations and repi>rts to the 

 board must ln> made through the regular channels of ])rocedure of the station council." 



Utah Station. — The l)oard of trustees recently appointed includes the following 

 members: W. S. McCornick, president, Salt Lake City; J. B. Keeler. Provo; U. W. 

 Cross, Ogden; .1. T. Hammond, Logan; A. A. Hey ward. Ogden; ii. Barber, Logan; 

 W. R. Stiver. Logan; A. M. Fleming, treasurer, and J. T. Cunie, Jr., .secretary. S. S. 

 Twombly, B. S., D. V. S., has been added to the station atati' as consulting chemist. 

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