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Arizona University and Station. — W. S. Devol has resigned his position as 

 professor of agriculture and horticulture in the university and director, agricultur- 

 ist, and horticulturist of the station; and J. W. Tourney, botanist and entomologist 

 of the station, has been chosen acting director. N. 11. Barnes lias been appointed 

 irrigation engineer and meteorologist of the station vice E. M. Bogus, who has 

 been granted leave of absence for 1 year. B. Eager has been made foreman of the 

 Plnenix Station ricr N. H. Clatlin; and Win. A'. Whitmore. of Tucson, has been 

 appointed a member of the board of regents vice M. G. Samaniego, resigned. 



The experiments in date culture at the station are being supplemented by a study 

 of the conditions of date culture throughout the Territory. It is found that dates 

 thrive and bear bountifully in the southern part of Arizona ami the outlook for date 

 culture in Arizona is believed to be verj encouraging. 



California University and Station.—.). J!. Davy has been appointed assistant 

 botanist of the station. 



The building of the college and station which was destroyed by lire last April, 

 involving a loss of about $15,000, +li.0(M> of which was in apparatus, etc., has been 

 replaced by a larger and better one, and the work in the laboratories and various 

 departments has been resumed. 



Connecticut State Station. — Late in August the tobacco-curing barn at Poquo- 

 nock used by the station for experimental work was destroyed by fire. The barn 

 was full of tobacco, partly cured, which represented the year's experimental work 

 with fertilizers. The financial loss amounts to about $1,200. 



Missouri Station. — T. I. Mans, formerly assistant at the Illinois Station, has been 

 appointed assistant in agriculture vice I). YV. May, resigned; andC. H. Thompson, 

 assistant in botany, has been succeeded by M. C. Thorne. 



New York Cornell Station.— C. W. Sims, G. A. Smith, and H.B.Cannon are no 

 longer connected with the station. 



North Dakota College and Station. — W.G. Langdon has l»een elected veteri- 

 narian of the college and station vice T. D. Hinebauch, resigned. 



Pennsylvania College and Station. — William Frear, Geo. C. Butz, Enos H. 

 Hess, and J. A. Fries have been detailed to represent the school of agriculture and 

 the experiment station at the farmers' institutes to be held throughout the State the 

 coming winter under the direction of the State Department of Agriculture. In 

 order to render possible the above detail of instructors the commencement of the 

 short winter course in agriculture has been postponed from January 5 to March 2. 

 The creamery course will be given as heretofore, beginning January 5, and there has 

 been added a 6- weeks' course in cheese making, extending from February 16 to 

 March 30. 



Necrology. — Prof. Friedrich Stohmann, widely known for his investigations in 

 agricultural chemistry, and especially with the bomb calorimeter, died at Leipsic, 

 November 1, 1897, at the age of 65 years. Professor Stohmann was one of the earlier 

 assistants to Professor Henneberg, and was associated with him in his investigations 

 on animal nutrition at the Weende experiment station. In 1862 he organized the 

 experiment station at Brunswick, one of the older German stations. Later he was 

 professor in the University of Halle, and in 1871 was called to Leipsic as director of 



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