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market tliem as veal at two montlis of age; and (3) to use the skim milk for 

 pigs instead of calves, disposing of tlie calves at once. 



E. A. Popence, head of the department of entomology from 1879 to 1897 and 

 1899 to 1907, and in the early days professor of several related subjects, died 

 recently at his home in Shawnee County following a sickness of over a year. 

 Professor Popence was born in Ohio in 1853 and was graduated from Washburn 

 College in 1876, subsequently receiving the master's degree from the same insti- 

 tution. He was a life member of the American Pomological Society, and for 

 several years a vice-president of the American Forestry Association, and secre- 

 tary of the American Horticultural Society. He had published several bulle- 

 tins on horticultural and entomological subjects and built up in large part the 

 biological museum and entomological collections of the college. 



E. B. McCormick, dean of mechanic arts, has resigned to become the director 

 of the testing laboratories in the Office of Public Roads of this Department. 

 Among other appointments are the following : C. Salmon, of this Department, as 

 assistant professor of farm crops; P. S. Welch as assistant entomologist in 

 chai'ge of staple crop insect investigations, vice Dr. M. C. Tanquary, who is ac- 

 companying the Crocker Land Expedition; J. E. Ackert as station parasitologist, 

 vice J. W. Scott, whose resignation has been previously noted; Harry B. 

 Tocom as zoologist in connection with investigations of injurious mammals; 

 J. P. Poole as assistant in plant breeding, vice D. A. Rose, who has become 

 pathologist at the Missouri Fruit Station ; L. E. Melchers as assistant in plant 

 pathology ; D. W. Wells as instructor in botany ; G. A. Gilbert of the Colorado 

 College as instructor in dairy husbandry and assistant dairy husbandman, vice 

 A. W. Rudnick, who has become assistant professor in dairying at the Iowa 

 College; and Miss Grace Glasgow as assistant professor of bacteriology. Dun- 

 can Stuart, assistant in dairy field investigations and assistant to the director, 

 has accepted a position with this Department. 



Maine Station. — An appropriation of $10,000, made by the last legislature for 

 acquiring a farm in Aroostook County, has been utilized in the purchase of an 

 undivided half of a farm at Presque Isle. This farm contains 280 acres and 

 a modern barn 50 by 100 feet, as well as considerable standing timber which 

 will be available for the erection of a residence. The purchase price for the 

 remainder of the property and its equipment is to be advanced by about 35 

 citizens of the locality, with a view to its subsequent acquirement by the State, 

 the station meanwhile exercising control of the entire farm. 



Missouri University and Station. — Among recent appointments are the fol- 

 lowing : Frederick Dunlap as head of the department of forestry, L. S. Palmer, 

 Ph. D., as assistant professor of dairy chemistry and assistant dairy chemist; 

 and as assistants Elmer H. Hughes in animal husbandry, F. L. Bentley in 

 agronomy, C. C. Wiggans in horticulture, R. S. Besse in farm management, C. A. 

 Webster in poultry husbandry, E. R. Spence in veterinaiy science, T. J. Talbert 

 in entomology, and C. E. Deardorff, W. I. Watkins, and E. W. Knobel in the soil 

 survey. 



Missouri Fruit Station. — M. P. Somes, assistant entomologist in the South 

 Carolina Station, has been appointed entomologist and has entered upon his 

 duties. 



New Hampshire College and Station. — An exhibit by the station of hybrid 

 melons, produced in connection with its breeding woi'k, received the rarely con- 

 ferred silver medal of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society at its meeting 

 in Boston September 15. P. V. ^Mitchell has been appointed in charge of the 

 new poultry department. 



Cornell University. — Ralph W. Curtis of the Arnold Arboretimi has been ap- 

 pointed assistant professor of landscape art. W. H. Chandler, assistant pro- 



