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calories per cow per day. The quantities of protein were even more 

 variable, the rang-e being from 0.85 to 2.57 ponnds. A^liile the figures 

 given for the daily rations are not assumed to be entirely accurate, 

 they show that the variations in the feeding practice of these dairy- 

 men are great, and emphasize in a very striking way the need of bet- 

 ter understanding of the principles and closer economy in the prac- 

 tice of feeding. Such facts as these bring out verj' clearly the need 

 of experimental inquiry in two directions. On the one hand, it is 

 important, indeed indispensable, that Ave have more thorough knowl- 

 edge of the chemical constitution of the materials used for feeding 

 Ftuifs. The studies need to be prosecuted in such ways as to deter- 

 mine, for each species of plant and for the diilerent parts of the 

 same plant, the kinds of proximate ingredients, the amount of each 

 ingredient, and its molecular constitution, its digestibility, and its 

 fuel Aalue as measured by its potential energy. These data are 

 vranted for an accurate understanding of the nutritive values of the 

 jnaterials fed. Along wnth this, of course, is the parallel demand for 

 better understanding of the ways in which they are used in nutrition. 

 On the other hand, there is call for closer study of the. methods of 

 feeding in use by practical farmers; such information as can best be 

 t)btainGd by accurate observations of the kinds and amounts of feed- 

 ing stuffs used and the yields of milk and butter in diilerent dairies. 

 In other words, the union of abstract science with practical observa- 

 tion and experiment, in such ways as advanced knowledge and experi- 

 ence indicate, is necessary to get the information which the dairy 

 interests of the country demand, and the same applies to feeding for 

 other than dairy purposes. 



According to the latest advices I'eceived by this Office, A. E. Blount, 

 M. A., of the Colorado Agricultural College and P]xperiment Station, 

 has been elected horticulturist and agriculturist of the New Mexico 

 Agricultural College and Station, and E. O. Wooton, B. S., is to be 

 botanist and chemist of the same institution. W. P. Cutter, B. S., 

 of the New York (Cornell) Station, and E. S. Eichman, B. S., of 

 the Arkansas Station, liave gone to the Utah Station. By an act of 

 the legislature of North Dakota, approved March S, 1890, an agri- 

 cultural college and experiment station have been established at 

 Fargo, North Dakota, The board of directors perfected their or- 

 ganization jNIay 1 by the election of O. W. Francis, president; J. B. 

 Power, secretary, and S. S. Lyon, treasurer, and at an adjourned 

 meeting, held May 15. appointed as a station staff S. T. Satterth- 

 waite, director; James Holes, superintendent of farm expei'iments, 

 and Jacob Lowell, general superintendent. The necessary grounds 

 and buildings have been secured, and preparations made to com- 

 mence the work of the Station without delav. 



