NOTES. 



Florida Station. — The substation at De Funiak Springs has been suspended 

 pending an appropriation from the State legislature for its maintenance. Similar 

 action will be taken in regard to the substation at Fort Myers. 



Georgia Station*. — The following changes have been made in the governing- 

 board: J. T. Ferguson, of Leesburg, has been appointed, vice Wright Brady, and 

 William Henderson, of Ocilla, vice Ben Milliken. 



Massachusetts Hatch Station. — J. E. Ostrander, of the University of Idaho, 

 has been appointed meteorologist at the station, vice Leonard Metcalf, resigned. 



New York State Station. — E. B. Hart has recently been appoiuted assistant 

 chemist at the station. 



North Carolina Station. — The station staff has been reorganized as follows: 

 Alex. Q. Holladay, chairman of council ; W. A. Withers, chemist and acting director; 

 Frank E. Emery, agriculturist; W. F. Massey, horticulturist, botanist, and entomol- 

 ogist; F. E. Hege, poultry manager ; B. S. Skinner, superintendent of farm; A. 

 Rhodes and C. W. Hyans, assistants in horticulture, botany, and entomology; J. A. 

 Bizzell, C. B. Williams, H. K. Miller, C. D. Harris, A. W. Blair, J. D. Hufham, jr., and 

 F. G. Kelly, assistants in chemistry. 



North Dakota College and Station. — The college and station have in course 

 of construction a wing for a new chemical laboratory. The laboratory, when com- 

 pleted, will cost $20,000. The. wing will be 26 by 40 ft., one story and basement. 

 A drill hall for the cadets is also in course of construction, and will when completed 

 be 40 by 95 ft., with office room for military detail and gun room. Extensive repairs 

 are also being made on several of the other buildings. 



Ohio Station. — J. E. Barclay, formerly superintendent of the substation at Neap- 

 olis, is no longer connected with the station. 



Oregon College and Station. — At the annual meeting of the board of regents, 

 June 30, Thomas M. Gatch was elected president of the college and director of the 

 station, vice H. B. Miller; George Coote, horticulturist, vice U. P. Hedrick, and 

 Moses Craig, botanist. 



Rhode Island College and Station. — Charles J. Greene, of Kenyon, has been 

 succeeded by Jesse V. B. Watson, of Wakefield, as a member of the board of mana- 

 gers of the college and station. 



The fertilizer-inspection law of the State has been amended so as to allow the 

 State Board of Agriculture to employ any person whom it may elect to collect and 

 analyze samples of the commercial fertilizers and fertilizing materials offered for 

 sale within the State. The State Board of Agriculture is also authorized to publish 

 the results of analysis in bulletins. The law previously in force required the work 

 of collection and analysis to he done by the chemist of the station or his deputy, 

 and the results to be published by the director, the expense of the work being 

 defrayed from the fertilizer license fees. In consequence of the change in the law 

 the analytical work has been turned over to one of several bidders, and the 

 experiment station now has no connection whatever with the State inspection of 

 fertilizers. 



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