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the Use of Maj^esium Limestone? by A. G. McCall ; A Revolution in the 

 Methods and Theories of Soil Chemistry, by C. B. Lipman ; Abortiveness As 

 Related to Position in the Po<l of the Ovules of the Le^ime, by B. D. Halsted ; 

 The Station's Part in Winning the War, by B. Youngblood ; Hare the Agricul- 

 tural Colleges Met Their Obligations in the War Emergency? by W. D. Hurd; 

 The Most Pressing Development Problem of American Agriculture, by C. V. 

 Piper ; Some Factors of Success and Failure in Dry Farming, by A. Kezer ; 

 Some Results Obtained in the Use of Sulphur As a Fertilizer, by A. B. Cord- 

 ley ; Promoting Practical Forestry Work, by F. W. Rane ; luosit Phosphoric 

 Acid in Feeding Stuffs, by J. B. Rather; The Mineral Metabolism of the Milch \ 

 Cow, by E. B. Forbes; Influence of Degree of Fatness on Utilization of Feed, 

 by H. P. Armsby and J. A. Fries; and A Prospective New Forage Crop for the 

 Irrigated Portion of the Northwest, by F. B. Linfield. 



At the business session the secretary. Director C. P. Gillette, reported that a 

 canvass of members as to the enrollment in the society of members of the 

 American Society of Agronomy and the American Farm Management Associa- 

 tion and the formulation of a joint program had resulted in an affirmative vote 

 of 47 to 39. In accordance with the results of this canvass, the executive com- 

 mittee was instructed to work out details for such a plan of reurganization and 

 report at the next annual meeting. 



Dean R. W. Thatcher was chosen vlct^president of the .society, the remaining 

 officers being reelected. 



Miscellaneous. — The death is noted of Dr. Arthur T. Neale, director of the 

 Delaware Station from Its organization in 188S until lOOG and in charge of 

 agronomy and animal husbandry work until 1907. Dr. Neale was 65 years of 

 age, a graduate of Wesleyan University and the University of Ilalle. and served 

 as assistant chemist in the laboratories of both institutions. He was also 

 chemist of the New Jersey State Station from I.^nSO to 18S-S. 



Dr. C. n. Higgins, chief pathologist of animals branch of the Canadian 

 Department of Agriculture since 1002, has resigned to engage in commercial 

 work in New York City, and has been succeeded by Dr. S. Iladwen, previously 

 In charge of the veterinary research laboratory of Uie department in British 

 Columbia, 



T. B. Wood, professor of agriculture In the University of Cambridge, has 

 been appointed to the Development Commission of Great Britain, vice A. D. 

 Hall, now secretary of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries. 



The senate of the University of Uondon has decided to institute for non- 

 resident stu<lents a B. S. degree for courses dealing with the administration 

 and management of urbnn and rural lands and estates. 



A. C. Monahan, specialist in agricultural education and rural school admin- 

 istration of the U. S. Bureau of Education, has been commissioned major in 

 the Sanitary Corps of the National Army. 



W. V. Tower has resigned as director of the Porto Rico Insular Experiment 

 Station at Rio Piedras. 



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