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of the National Lime Association, with headquarters at Washington, D. O. 

 C. G. Vincent has been appointed extension instructor in pomology. 



Ohio State University. — A two-day short course on seed testing was held 

 June 31 and 12, to afford opportunity for dealers and buyers to become familiar 

 with the new pure seed law, which requires the labeling of farm seeds sold 

 after September 1. 



Pennsylvania College and Station. — Resignations have been accepted of E. 

 L. Anthony, associate professor of dairy husbandry, effective May 15, C. H. 

 Hadley, assistant professor of economic entomology, effective May 1, L. S. Klein- 

 schmidt, assistant professor of poultry husbandry, effective June 1, and L. D. 

 Jessenian, instructor in pomology, effective June 1. J. F. Adams, assistant pro- 

 fessor of plant pathology, lias returned from Army service, and Fred Hultz, 

 instructor in animal husbandry, from Y. M. C. A. service in France. A. T. 

 Kearney has been appointed assistant professor of rural organization extension, 

 effective April l. Other appointments, effective May 1, Include Andrew a. Bor- 

 land, previously in charge of dairy husbandry extension, as professor of dairy 

 husbandry, R. D. Anthony as professor of pomology, ami II. E. Hodgkiss as 

 professor of entomology extension. 



Tennessee University. — Dean H. A. Morgan has been appointed president, 

 beginning July 1. 



Plans have been approved for the now main building to cost about $400,000, 

 and the agricultural building to cost $257,000. 



A course in farm mechanics has been added to tlie curriculum. 



Utah Station. — O. W. Israelsen. in charge of irrigation and drainage investi- 

 gations, has been appointed agenl in charge of tlie cooperative irrigation investi- 

 gations with the I', s. Department of Agriculture. 



Washington College and Station. — A State irrigation substation is being 

 established with State funds at Prosser, where a tract of 210 acres of land is 

 being placed under irrigation. This substation will specialize in the problems 

 met in diversified farming under irrigation conditions throughout the State. R. 

 P. Bean has been appointed superintendent 



The organization of a new department of farm management of the college 

 and station has been approved by the board of regents. George Severance, vice- 

 dean of the college of agriculture, is Jo head the new department. 



Studies in cooperation with the Bureau of Entomology of the U. S. Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture are being conducted in methods of control of the codling 

 moth. E. J. Newcomer is in charge for the Bureau of Entomology and has 

 established a laboratory at Yakima, while Dr. A. L. Melander and Anthony 

 Spuler. in charge for the station, are carrying on the work in the Wenatchee 

 and other fruit sections. Miss Flora A. Frlese and Frank W. Carlson have 

 been appointed assistants in entomology in cooperation with the Bureau of En- 

 tomology, the former for studies of cranberry insects and the latter for wire- 

 worm studies. 



Advisory Board of American Plant Pathologists. — Following a question- 

 naire sent out to members of the American Phytopathological Society, a con- 

 tinuance of the temporary organization known as the War Emergency Board 

 was decided upon. A permanent committee representing the society and known 

 as the Advisory Board of American Plant Pathologists was authorized. This 

 committee is to consist of six members appointed by the council of the society 

 and representing the U. S. Department of Agriculture, the Northeast, South, 

 Northwest, and Pacific Coast sections of the United States, and Canada for 

 3-year terms. Appointments for 1919 are as follows: Chairman, G. R. Lyman. 

 U. S. Department of Agriculture; secretary, C R. Orton of Pennsylvania ; TI. W. 



