NOTES. 



CoxNECici'T Sroiiits College. — Prof. A. G. Giilley, of tlie University of Ver- 

 mont, sncceeds I'rof. H. K. Woodbury ;is teacher of horticulture at Storrs Agricul- 

 tural C!ollege. 



Georgia Statiox. — The success of the station butter and cheese dairy has 

 induced special efforts on the part of the station to encourage the establishment of 

 creameries and cheese factories in Georgia. Oue creamery and cheese factory has 

 been established and is in successful operation. It is now proposed to organize a 

 State dairymen's association in Georgia, and the effort is meeting with the hearty 

 approval and encouragement of dairymen throughout the State. 



Idaho Station. — A survey of the farm at the substation at Grangeville has been 

 made by J. E. Ostrander, civil engineer of the station, and 100 -^g-SbCTe plats for 

 experimental work laid out. Experiments in grain growing will be commenced in 

 the fall, and a study of the methods of hay-making will he carried on next sunnner 

 in the meadows at Grangeville and in the laboratories at the university. 



Loi'isiAXA Stations. — On July 1 A. Lehmanu, chemist of the sugar station, 

 resigned and his place has been filled by R. L. Bivins. 



At the college and station at Baton Rouge the chairs of mineralogy and geology, and 

 Ijotany and mycology have been separated, Prof. W. W. Clendeniu retaining the 

 chair of mineralogy and geology, and. Prof. W. R. Dodson being elected to the chair 

 of botany, mycology, and bacteriology. This change was necessitated by the sta- 

 tion undertaking to continue the geological and agricultural survey of the State. 

 Prof. C'lendenin's time will now be divided between the Agricultural and Mechanical 

 College and field work on the survey for the station. 



MiCHiGAX College and Station. — The college will in the future confer the 

 degree of Master of Agriculture upon such of its graduates as have won distinc- 

 tion in any line of agricultural pursuit. 



The station has installed an electric motor for use in grinding feed, cutting silage, 

 oi)erating dairy machinery, etc. 



Nebraska Station. — Prof. G. D. Sweezey began work as meteorologist to the 

 station .luly 1. G. A. Loveland has been made assistant meteorologist, although 

 retaining his position with the. AVeather Bureau, which has been removed from 

 Omaha to Lincoln. 



New York Cornell Station. — E. G. Lodeman, assistant in horticulture, has 

 gone to Europe on three months' leave of absence to study the question of spraying 

 and other treatment of diseases of grapes in France and Italy. 



The work of the station has been quite largely extended l)y an appropriation by 

 the State of $8,000 for the purpose of horticultural experiments in the fruit belt. 

 The work is under charge of Prof. Bailey and a corps of field assistants, and is being 

 prosecuted vigorously. Particular attention is given to spraying and to manuring 

 orchards. 



Rhode Island Station. — G. M. Tucker has been appointed an assistant in the 

 agricultural division,- G. E. Adams and W. B. Madison assistants in the horticultu- 

 ral division, and C. L. Sargent second assistant in the chemical laboratory. 



Utah Station. — J. H. Paul has been elected director and H. E. Hatch treasurer 

 of the station. 



Wisconsin Station. — At its June meeting the board of regents of the Univer- 

 sity of Wisconsin elected E. H. Farriugton, chemist of the Illinois Station, to the 



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