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of the tick, started in 1906, was pointed out. As a result of this campaign 

 253,000 square miles, or about one-third of the area, has been freed of ticks. 

 Other diseases mentioned as exacting an immense toll on th©-^ stock industrj' of 

 the country were contagious abortion in cattle, blackleg, and foot-and-mouth 

 disease. 



The importance of the control of animal disease.*! in relation to the production 

 of meat and the live stock industry was summed up in the statement that " tlie 

 good judgment and knowledge possessed by the individual producer of animal 

 food products concerning the diseases of his animals will determine his success." 



Director W. H. Jordan, of the New York State Experiment Station, has been 

 chosen vice-president of the section for the present year. 



American Society of Animal Production. — The seventh annual meeting of this 

 association was held at Manhattan, Kaiis., December 22 and 23, 1915. 



President H. J. Waters, of the Kansas College, gave an address entitled The 

 Use of Food by Swine, in which he summarized results of work at the Kansas 

 Station on supplements to corn. A paper by E. B. Hart and E. V. McCollum 

 discusse<l The Inlluence of Strictly Vegetable Diets on the Growth and Repro- 

 duction of Swine, showing on the basis of work at the Wisconsin Station much 

 more favorable results from a mixed grain ration plus meat than on the grain 

 ration alone. 



A paper on the inheritance of fertility In swine was presented by E. N. 

 Wentworth and C. E. Aubel of the Kansas Station. This paper dealt with a 

 statistical study of over 3,500 litters of Poland Chinas. 



One session was devoted to a discussion of courses of study in animal hns- 

 bamlry. E. S. Savage, of Cornell University, made a plea for greater attention 

 to the fundamental sciences in training for prospective teachers and investi- 

 gators. W. A. Cochel, of Kansas, urge«l an ample preparation in agronomy. 

 W. C. Coffey, of Illinois, contendtnl that the so-calle<l practical subjects should 

 be retained in the curriculum but not permitte<l to dominate it 



Officers were elected as follows: President, W. A. Cochel, of Kansas; vice- 

 president J. M. Evvard, of Iowa ; and secretary-treasurer, F. B. Morrison, of 

 Wisconsin. 



Miscellaneous. — The Entomological Society of America met at Columbus, Ohio, 

 December 29 and 30, 1915. Officers were elected as follows : President, F. M. 

 Webster of this Department, whose subsequent death has been noted ; vice- 

 presidents, E. P. Felt, of New York and A. L. Melander, of Washington ; .secr€»- 

 tnry-treasurer, J. M. Aldrich, of Indiana ; and aJditional nien)bers of the 

 executive conunittee, H. T. Fernald, of Massachusetts, W. E. Britton, of Con- 

 necticut. P. J. Parrott, of New York, and C. G. Hewitt, of Canada. 



The Florida Entomological Society has been organized with 15 charter 

 members and the following ofticers : President. J. R. Watson, of the Florida 

 Station ; vice-president, Wilmnu Newell, of the State Plant Board ; and secre- 

 tary-treasurer, R. N. Wilson, of this Department. 



The American As.sociation of Agricultural C')llege Editors is to hold Its 

 fourth annual conference at the Kansas State Agricultural College, June 21 

 to 23. 



