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Colorado College. — C. H. Hinman. of the extension division of tbe Kansas Col- 

 lege, has been appointed director of farmers' institntes and extension work. 



Idaho University. — A large building convenient to the university campus has 

 been leased for the use of the new department of farm machinery. This building 

 is being equipped with about $15,000 worth of farm machinery, including trac- 

 tion engines, motors, farm automobiles, and similar appliances. Work in farm 

 architecture will also form a part of the course. This is stated to be the first 

 farm engineering course to l»e offered in the Northwest. 



Illinois University and Station. — There is an increase of over one hundred 

 students in the college of agriculture, crowding laboratories and lecture rooms 

 to the utmost. K. C. Obrecht, associate in horse husbandry, has resigned to 

 engage in farming, and has been succeeded by J. L. Edmunds, instructor in 

 animal husbandry in the University of Minnesota. P. A. Hoffman has been 

 appointed assistant in animal nutrition in the station. 



Purdue University and Station. — H. E. Allen, associate professor of animal 

 husbandry and assistant animal husbandman in the Virginia College and Station. 

 has been appointed instructor in animal husbandry, vice C. N. Arnett, whose res- 

 ignation has been previously noted, and has entered upon his duties. M. W. 

 Kichards has been appointed assistant horticulturist and 1\ L. Roberts assistant 

 in dairying. 



Iowa College. — W. H. Cooper, of the University of Wisconsin, has been ap- 

 pointed assistant professor of dairying, vice G. T. Guthrie, who has resigned 

 to engage in commercial work. 



Kansas College and Station. — C. J. Dillon, for several years connected with 

 the Kansas Citii Star, has been appointetl editor of the college publications, and 

 will also give courses in agricultural and industrial journalism. George S. Hine, 

 principal of the Marinette County (Wis.) School of Agriculture and Domestic 

 Economy, has accepted an appointment with the animal husbandry department 

 of the extension work. In the station Dr. Otto Mauer has been appointed assist- 

 ant in egg investigations in connection with bacteriological studies of the spoil- 

 age of eggs. 



Kentucky University and Station. — The enrollment of agricultural students 

 on October 10 was OS, which is an increase of more than 50 per cent over the 

 corresponding enrolhnent last year. IMans are being made f(U- a 10 weeks' short 

 course, beginning January 1. iOll. In connection with this course the State 

 Corn Growers' Association will hold its first annual show, January 3-(!. T. K. 

 Biyant, assistant in animal husbandry at the station, has l)een made assistant 

 to Dean Scovell, and placed in charge of extension work. A judging team is 

 to be entered in the students' judging contest at the International Live Stock 

 Exposition for the first time. 



Maine University. — M. E. Sherwin, assistant professor of agronomy, has 

 resigned to accept the associate professorship of soils in the Xortli Carolina 



College. 



Massachusetts Station.— Arthur I. Kourne, of the nure.iu of Entomology <.f 

 this Department, has been appointed assistant entomologist, vice J. N. Summers. 



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