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Arizona University and Station. — Howard Billman has resigned liis position 

 on the board of regents and as president of the university, the latter to take effect 

 December 15, 1897, and Ex-Governor L. ('. Hughes has been appointed to till the 

 vacancy on the board and as chancellor of the university. By reason of his appoint- 

 ment as superintendent of public instruction A. P. Showman becomes a member of 

 the board of regents, vice T. A. Dalton, and E. W. Freeman has been appointed a 

 member of the board, vice Selim M. Franklin. 



Connecticut Storks Station. — J. S. Judd has resigned as secretary of the sta- 

 tion and the vacancy has been tilled by the election of 1>. W. Colby, formerly of the 

 Maine Experiment Station. W. L. Pentecost has resigned as assistant agriculturist 

 of the station and J. N. Fitts has been elected to the position of assistant in the 

 farm experiments. 



Florida College and Station.— W. I". Yocum, A. M.. I >. I>.. has been elected 

 president of the college and director of the station, vice O. (lute, resigned. II. E. 

 Stockbridge, Ph. I>., has been appointed agriculturist of the station. 



Idjvho Station. — L. F. Henderson, botanist, and 1'. A. Huntley, horticulturist, 

 are making a somewhat careful survey of the State of Idaho with reference to the 

 fruit interests, trying to determine the reasons for the extensive injury to orchards 

 due to the cold wave at Thanksgiving time, 1896. At that time many orchards were 

 utterly ruined, while contiguous orchards were intact, and in many instances the 

 hardy varieties were injured while the tender varieties were uninjured. A careful 

 study of the fungus diseases is also being made, and a thorough examination of the 

 noxious weeds. Mr. Huntley has made a large collection of photographs of repre- 

 sentative orchards and typical trees in both normal and pathological conditions, and 

 of weeds and weed tracts. In this work the railroads and horticulturists of north 

 and south Idaho have cooperated cordially, and the impression produced by these 

 men visiting from orchard to orchard among the farmers and orchard ists was very 

 favorable to the experiment station. A great amount of valuable data has been 

 secured, both for future reference and for publication. 



New York Cornell Station.— L. H. Bailey, horticulturist, spent the past sum- 

 mer in Europe, making a special study of the problems relating to horticulture. 

 Sugar-beet culture is receiving special attention in New York, and the station is 

 cooperating with several hundred farmers of the State in the work. 



Oregon College and Station. — Thomas M. Catch has been elected president of 

 the college and director of the station, rice H. B. Miller. •George Coote, formerly 

 assistant horticulturist, has been elected horticulturist, vice U. P. Hedrick, and 

 D. W. Trine, assistant botanist, has resigned his position. 



South Carolina College and Statu in. —Rev. H. S. Hartzog has been elected 

 president of the Clemson Agricultural College and director of the station, vice E. B. 

 Craighead, resigned, and J. S. Newman has been elected professor of agriculture in 

 the college and vice-director and agriculturist of the station, vice W. J. Quick, 

 resigned. 



South Dakota College and Station.— The newly appointed board of regents 

 is as follows: President, H. H. Blair, Elk Point; secretary. Robert W. Haire, Aber- 

 deen ; Charles N. Herried, Eureka; L. M. Hough. Sturgis; Frederick A. Spafford, 

 Flandreau. 



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