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Califorxia University and Station. — The university has received from the 

 State legislature the following special appropriations: Two hundred and fifty thou- 

 sand dollars for the erection of a new building on the campus, to conform to the 

 Hearst-Benard plans for the new university; $12,000 for farmers' institute work for 

 the next two years; $3,000 for viticultural investigations; and S5,000 for the estab- 

 lishment of a poultry exiieriment station at Petaluma. The poultry station is to be 

 under the supervision of the director of the State station, and its objects, as set forth 

 in the act of establishment, are "the study of the diseases of poultry, to ascertain 

 the causes of such diseases and to recommend treatment for the prevention and cure 

 of the same; to ascertain the relative value of poultry foods for the production of 

 flesh, fat, eggs, and feathers; to recommend methods of sanitation; and to conduct 

 investigations for the purpose of securing results conducive to the promotion of the 

 poultry interests of the State." A fertilizer-control law has also been passed, pro- 

 viding $1,000 for lalwratory equipment, and a revenue derived from license tax from 

 which all expenses are to be paid. The station will have charge of the work. 



Colorado College and Station. — The State legislature has made an appropria- 

 tion of $40,000 for the construction of a building for the department of civil and 

 irrigation engineering. The building will also contain the oflSce of the director of 

 the station. 



Delaware Collec;e. — The legislature recently adjourned appropriated $15,000 for 

 the college to cover the biennial perio<l. Of this amount, $6,500 is to be used for 

 repairs and additions to the buildings made some time since, about $6,500 for the 

 erection of an addition to the workshop, and $2,000 for increasing the facilities for 

 teaching agriculture. 



Florida Station. — G. F. Mitchell, assistant in field experiments, has resigned to 

 accept a i^osition in South Carolina. 



Idaho Station.— The State legislature has appropriated $3,000 for live stock and 

 12,000 for fences and repairs for the station. 



Iowa College and Station. — Contracts have been let for the construction of a 

 farm mechanics building, 60 by 100 feet and li stories in height, at a cost of $35,000; 

 a 2-story judging pavilion for agronomy and animal-husbandry work, at $12,000, and 

 additional greenhouses for the departments of agronomy, soils, and horticulture, at 

 $8,000. The courses of study have been revised and strengthened so as to include 

 complete four-year courses in animal husbandry, agronomy, horticulture, and 

 dairying. 



Kansas College and Station. — The State legislature has made a total appropri- 

 ation of $240,260 for the college for buildings and maintenance during the next two 

 years. Of this amount $15,000 is for the erection and equipment of a creamery 

 building. Provision is made for an addition to the shops at a cost of $5,000; $10,500 

 is appropriated for the purchase of additional land, and $10,000 for a water plant. 

 The department of animal husbandry receives $5,000, the agricultural department 

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