NOTES. 



Alabama Canebrake Station. — The station is contemplating the establishment 

 and development of a dairy herd, using a pure-bred Jersey bull and grade 

 Jersey cows. The object will be to demonstrate to farmers of the region how 

 to begin in dairy farming. 



Arkansas University and Station. — Special instruction courses for extension 

 workers were held from December 10 to 22, 1917, and a course specially designed 

 to meet the needs of home demonstration agents, including English, gardening, 

 dairying, rural sociology, poultry work, rural social engineering, household 

 conveniences, rural recreation, sanitation, home nursing, care of infants, etc., 

 from January 7 to February 2, 1918. 



Dr. G. L. Caldwell, assistant veterinarian, resigned November 1 to accept a 

 commission in the Veterinary Corps of the Army Medical Department and has 

 been succeeded by Dr. C. B. Olney. Dr. C. L. McArthur, bacteriologist, re- 

 signed November 25 to become assistant professor of bacteriology and assistant 

 bacteriologist for the Oregon College and Station. 



Delaware College and Station. — Dr. D. C. Dyer, chemist in the Dairy Division 

 of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, has been appointed chemist in the 

 station to succeed Firman Thompson, who was transferred January 28 to the 

 chemical department of the college and will devote his entire attention to 

 teaching. Miss Helen UpdegrafE has been appointed to succeed A. C. Whittier, 

 resigned as associate chemist, and Miss Phyllis Lapham has been appointed 

 research assistant in the animal husbandry department. 



Georgia College. — A feature of the annual short course in January was the 

 food conservation school for farm women. County demonstration and home 

 economics agents who have recently taken up work in the extension department 

 were also present at these courses. 



Ira W. Arthur, W. H. Howell, and G. R. Skinner have resigned their positions 

 in the animal husbandry department to enter Army service. 



Purdue "University and Station. — In response to the demand for information 

 and experimental work in truck crops, W. A. Huelsen has been added to the 

 station staff as assistant in horticulture. D. C. Kennard has been appointed 

 instructor in poultry husbandry and assistant poultry husbandman. 



Kansas College and Station. — The seed testing laboratory has been trans- 

 ferred from the botany to the agronomy department. Mrs. Elizabeth P. Har- 

 ling has been appointed seed analyst, vice Robert Schmidt resigned to accept a 

 position in the Officers' Reserve Corps. 



Dr. Albert G. Hogan, assistant in animal nutrition, has accepted a position 

 in the Sanitary Corps of the Army Medical Department as nutritional expert 

 and has been given leave of absence from December 1, 1917. W. E. Tomson, in 

 charge of dairy manufactures, has accepted a position as field agent in dairying 

 at the Montana College, elfective November 1. F. S. Merrill, of the horticul- 

 tural department, has resigned to accept a commercial position. 



An arrangement has been made whereby C. M. Vestal, of the department of 

 animal husbandry, and J. I. Thompson, of the University of California, are 

 exchanging services for the present year. 

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