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Arizona "University. — Tho legislature has accepted the provisions of the Smith- 

 Lever Act and authorized the necessary appropriations. It also has era- 

 jKiwered counties to appropriate not exceeding $1,000 per annum for the 

 jiayment of salaries and expenses of county farm advisors. 



Kentucky Station. — L. R. Himmelberger. instructor in bacteriology in the 

 ^Michigan College and assistant in the station, has been appointed assistant in 

 the hog cholera serum production, beginning March 1. 



Maryland College. — The short courses in agriculture and domestic science 

 which closed March 13 were marked by increased attendance and interest over 

 previous years. The new course in road making and maintenance attracted 

 special attention in the State. 



Missouri University and Station. — The resignations are noted of H. K. 

 Thatcher, assistant in the soil survey, and B. Szymoniak as assistant in horti- 

 culture, the latter to become associated with the fruit and truck-crop demon- 

 stration work of the North Carolina College. B. L. France has been appointed 

 farm advisor for St. Francis County and M. E. Hays assistant in horticulture, 



Montana College and Station. — Appropriations have been made by the legis- 

 lanne for 1915-16 of $85,000 for college maintenance. $59,000 for station mainte- 

 nance, $5,500 for the dry farming substation. $2,500 for the horticultural sub- 

 station, $1,000 for the Huntley substation. $5.0t»0 for the Northern Montana 

 substation, $4,000 for the grain laboratory. $10,000 for farmers' institutes, and 

 $13,182 for agricultural extension. For the following year these grants are 

 continued with increases of $2,500 for the station, $500 for the grain labora- 

 tory, and $3,000 for extension work. In addition $2,000 was granted the station 

 as a revolving fund for the hog cholera serum work. 



The annual farmer's week. January 25-30, is reiwrted as the most successful 

 yet attempted. 



New Mexico College and Station. — The legislature has appropriated .$30,000 

 for college maintenance and $5,000 for station work. The latter is the first 

 appropriation ever made by the State for the maintenance of the station. 



R. W. Latta, assistant in charge of dairying, was transferred March 1 to the 

 extension division, being succeeded by J. R. Meeks of the animal husbandry 

 dciKirtiucnt and he in turn by R. L. Stewart. 



Oklahoma College and Station. — The faculty has decided to raise the entrance 

 requirements to the full 15 unit credits. A 3-year secondary school course of a 

 jireparatory nature will be offered by the college until the high schools of the 

 State can provide the necessary facilities. In conjunction with this secondaiy 

 school course there will also be a 3-year course in practical agriculture designed 

 to supply farm boys with a practical course of study without high school prepa- 

 ration and who desire to return immediately to the farm. 



M. A. Beeson. president of the Meridian CMiss.) Male College, has been ap- 

 pointed professor of agronomy and agronomist, vice O. O. Churchill. J. M. 



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