NOTES. 



Idaho Station. — Presitlent F. B. Gault, of the University of Idaho, has' been 

 made director of the station, vice C. P. Fox, who retains his position as agriculturist. 



Kansas Station. — Isaac Jones has been made assistant in horticulture in place of 

 F. C. Sears, who has resigned to accept a professorship in the Utah Agricultural 

 College. H. Kelley, of Burlington, and Mrs. J. P. St. John, of Olathe, have become 

 members of the board of regents in place of S. J. Stewart and C. G. Bulkley. 



Massachusetts Station. — The chemical building of the station has been improved 

 by a one-story addition, 29 by 55 ft., which connects the two wings of the old building, 

 and with them incloses a court 31 by 175 ft. This court has been floored and covered 

 with a glass roof, and will be used as a collection room. The addition will furnish 

 two laboratory rooms, each containing 610 sciuare feet. A new elevator, ventilating 

 flues, and other improvements will greatly facilitate the laboratory work. 



Michigan College and Station. — R. H. Petti t, formerly assistant to the State 

 entomologist at the Minnesota Station, has accepted the position of assistant in 

 entomology of this college and station. 



Minnesota College and Station. — W. M. Liggett, who for several years has 

 been chairman of the agricultural committee of the board of regents and of the 

 experiment station corps, has been elected dean of the department of agriculture 

 and director of the experiment station. Owing to free transportation furnished by 

 several of the Minnesota railroads, about 3,000 farmers have been able to visit the 

 experiment station and school of agriculture. 



South Dakota Station. — L. P. Sweezy, of Vermilion, has been appointed mem- 

 ber of the board of regents in place of J. W. Sheldon. 



Texas College and Station. — J. \V. Carson has resigned his position as fore- 

 man of farm and assistant director, to take effect January 1, and H. C. Kyle has 

 been appointed to succeed him, the title being changed to foreman of college and 

 station farm. 



Wyoming Station. — At a meeting of the board of trustees on December 17, the 

 substations at Saratoga, Sundance, and Wheatland, were not provided for in the 

 appropriations for the next six months. Small appropriations were made for the 

 substations at Lander and Sheridan. 

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