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AnizoxA Station. — A greenhoiase 24 by 80 ft. is in process of construction. At 

 the Mesa substation deciduous, fruit, and ornamental trees have been planted, and 

 at the Willcox substation tests are about to be made of pumping with a gasoline 

 engine for irrigation purposes, 



Indiana Station. — George E. Ives, formerly assistant agriculturist, has severed 

 his connection with the station. 



Xew Hampshire College.— On March 14 the college herd was reduced by the sale 

 of 25 head at public auction. All the animals thus sold had been twice subjected to 

 the tuberculin test. The State legislature has apjiropriated the sum of $25,000 to 

 be expended by the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in the building and 

 furnishing of a residence and industrial hall for women. 



South Dakota Station. — At the January meeting of the regents of education, 

 J. H. Shepard, chemist of the station, was appointed director, tvce Lewis McLouth, 

 relieved; H. B. Mathews, meteorologist, was made assistant chemist, and the station 

 council was reorganized and its powers and duties somewhat enlarged. Its number 

 has been increased by the addition of one member from each of the governing 

 boards, G. J. Coller being elected regent member and O. T. Grattan trustee mem- 

 ber. L. C. Corbett, horticulturist, has been elected secretary and vice director of 

 the council. 



Wisconsin Station and College. — The following changes have been made in 

 the governing board of the station: H. B. Dale, C. Keith, and X. D. Fratt have 

 retired and are succeeded by O. H. Fethers, of Jauesville; F. W. Challoner, of 

 Oshkosh, and W. A. Jones, of Mineral Point. 



The board of instruction of the college has been changed as follows: C. H. Diener 

 has been appointed assistant in agricultural physics; F. E. Baker, assistant in 

 judging live stock; F. Crauefield, assistant in horticulture; G. P. Pfeitfer, assist- 

 ant in farm dairying; A. J. Schoenmann, assistant in milk testing; W. A. Voigt, 

 instructor at pasteurizer; and T. A. Stanley, instructor in farm bookkeeping, has 

 been succeeded by O. M. Taylor; E. J. Beunet, instructor in farm dairying, has been 

 succeeded by J. D. Clark; W. E. Doane, instructor at butter worker, by F. B. Ful- 

 mer; E. H. Hageman and F. Walker, instructors at separators, by L. P. Biddick 

 and J. A. Robinson; and J. E. Knott and F. Wismer, instructors in cheese making, 

 by Julius liird and John Kolty. 

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