NOTES, 



Alabama College and Station. — I. S. McAdory, a graduate of the Alabama Polytech- 

 nic Institute, has been appointed assistant in veterinary science, vice W. L. Thorn- 

 ton, resigned to engage in stock raising in Alabama. T. B. Rivett, a graduate of 

 the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, has been appointed assistant in horti- 

 culture at the station, vice II. 0. Sargent, who resigned to engage in teaching agri- 

 culture in the Agricultural School of the First Congressional district, Jackson, Ala. 



Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College for Negroes. — G. H. C. Williams, a 

 graduate of the Pennsylvania State College, has been appointed instructor in 

 agriculture. 



Arizona Station. — Henry B. Slade, formerly assistant chemist of the Nebraska Sta- 

 tion and chemist of the Idaho Station, succeeds W. W. Skinner as associate chemist. 

 Mr. Slade is expected to prosecute research work in connection with the date palm 

 and other organic materials. A. J. McClatchie has retired from the position of agri- 

 culturist and horticulturist of the station to his old home in California. In addition 

 to conducting his private business, he will undertake special investigations for the 

 Bureau of Forestry of this Department. 



Arkansas Station. — A department for dairying and animal husbandry has been 

 added, with Prof. Y. A. Hooper, of Toronto, Canada, in charge. The station, in 

 connection with the State, has purchased five head of Brown Swiss cattle at Syracuse, 

 N. Y., for this work, with equipments for cheese and butter making. 



Connecticut State Station. — Walter Mulford, station forester, has been given a year's 

 leave of absence for study abroad, and Austin F. Hawes has been appointed assistant 

 forester, to serve during his absence. A. W. Ogden, for fourteen years chemist at 

 the station, has resigned to accept a position in the Bureau of Chemistry of this 

 Department, and will be located in New York City. I. A. Andrew has been 

 appointed chemist in the station. 



Connecticut College and Storrs Station. — F. H. Stoneburn, poultryinan, has resigned 

 to become director of the Columbia School of Poultry Culture at Waterville, N. Y. 

 He entered upon his duties September 1. 



Florida University and Station. — The station staff has been reorganized as follows: 

 Andrew Sledd, president of the university and director of the station; ('has. M. 

 Connor, vice-director and agriculturist; E. H. Sellards, formerly of Rutgers College, 

 entomologist and geologist; F. M. Rolfs, formerly of the Coloradi i Stati< >n, horticulturist 

 and botanist; Edward R. Flint, chemist. The station is planning to undertake quite 

 extensive cooperative experiments with potato growers in the potato-growing district, 

 in order to get conditions as nearly normal as possible. The statement in the last 

 number of the Record that R. A. Lichtenthaeler had resigned, was an error; he retains 

 his position as assistant chemist. 



Illinois University and Station. — H. W. Mumford has begun a series of articles on 

 the study of animal husbandry in the School Newsctnd Practical Educator. The series 

 begins with the September number, and is intended for use later in the series of leaf- 

 lets on elementary agriculture as supplementary reading in rural schools. 



Iowa Station. — Louis G. Michael has been appointed agricultural chemist. C. E. 

 Ellis has been appointed assistant agricultural chemist vice E. C. Myers. 



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