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CoxxECTicuT Storrs Statiox. — At a recent meetiijg of the board of control L. A. 

 Clinton, who for the past year has been servinoj as acting director of the station, was 

 made director. 



Florida University. — The State legislature has changed the name of the Florida 

 Agricultural College to University of Florida. 



Hawaii Station. — The station has begun an extensive series of experiments with 

 tomatoes to try to overcome some of the very serious difficulties of growing this vege- 

 table in the Tropics. The experiments include methods of culture, tests of varieties, 

 protection from insects, etc. 



Illinois University and Station. — The Illinois general assembly has made an 

 appropriation of ?135,000 per annum for two years for the support of the college of 

 agriculture and experiment station. The appropriation is more than double that for 

 the two preceding years and is distributed as follows: For instruction, equipment, 

 anil buildings, $50,000; live-stock investigations, §25,000; soil investigations, $25,000; 

 dairy investigations, $15,000; horticultural investigations, $10,000, and corn investi- 

 gations, S10,000. 



Kansas Station. — 0. H. Elling, a graduate of the college, has been appointed 

 foreman at the Fort Hays Branch Experiment Station. 



Maine Station. — Horace W. Britcher, assistant zoologist of the station, died 

 April 30, after a lingering illness. He had just returned from Arizona, where he 

 had gone in the hope that the climate might prove beneficial. 



Missouri University and Station. — Howard S. Reed, B. A., of the University of 

 Michigan, has l)een appointed instructor in l^otany in the university and assistant 

 botanist to the station, and G. S. Reeves, B. S., laboratory assistant in entomology, 

 University of Illinois, has been appointed instructor in entomology in the university 

 and assistant entomologist to the station. 



Montana Station. — At a recent meeting of the executive board S. Fortier, the 

 ■director of the station, was granted one year's leave of absence for tlie purpose of 

 studying the irrigation conditions in California in connection witli tlu> irrigation 

 investigations of this Department. 



New Hampshire College and Station. — H. M. Tucker has resigned his position 

 as superintendent of the farm. 



New Mexico Colle(;e and Station. — R. F. Hare, assistant chemist, has been 

 placed in charge of the chemical work of the college and station until July 1. The 

 legislature has made an appropriation of S25,000 for buildings and has increased the 

 tax levy for the support of the college from one-fifth to two-fifths of a mil]. 

 Farmers' institute work has recently been organized and institutes held in three 

 localities, with very gratifying results. Experiments at the station in pumping water 

 from a 6-inch well for irrigation and other purposes have been very successful. A 

 12-inch well is now being sunk for further experiments in pumping, and measuring 

 weirs and a water register for the study of the duty of water have been installed. 

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