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of horticulture; O. W. Israelsen, instructor in irrigation in tlie University 

 of California, assistant professor of irrigation; and D. W. Pittman, assistant 

 agronomist. 



Agricultural Education in Canada. — The University of British Ck)lumbia is 

 offering this year as an elective to junior and senior students in arts, a 

 course on the scientific basis of agriculture. This course is not designed to 

 give advanced instruction in the sciences underlying approved agricultural 

 practices, but definite application of the scientific principles underlying these 

 practices is made in the discussion of the practices themselves. 



The cour.se has been divided into two main divisions, viz, (1) a study of 

 the evolution of agricultural practices in relation to tillage, crops, and live 

 stock, and a discussion, in connection with the advances in the practices notetl, 

 of the contributions made by science in this development; and (12) subjects 

 which are the natural outgrowth of the first, embracing a consideration of 

 economic, social, and e<lucational problems in relation to country life, with a 

 discussion of the movements now xmder way looking to their solution. This 

 course is offere<l in view of the increasing demand, not only from teachers in 

 the public elementary and high schools but also from graduates in arts, 

 theology, or mcnlicine, whose professional work brings them into more or 

 less direct contact with the rural population. 



A new science building was formally opened January 11 at the Nova Scotia 

 Agricultural College. This is a two-story and basement brick structure 120 

 by 50 feet, equipped with laboratories, offices, and classrooms for chemistry, 

 soils, entomology, plant pathologj-, and domestic science, and an assembly room. 



The Ontario Agricultural College has recently completed a four-story brick 

 building 101 by 70 feet for teaching and research in soil physics. 



An article in the March issue of the Agricultural Gazette of Canada describes 

 the equipment and accommodations of typical offices of the district representa- 

 tives in Canada, much diversity being shown. At Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia. 

 a $3,000 agricultural demonstration building has been erected from Dominion 

 and county funds and private subscriptions, which it is propose<l to use as 

 agricultural headquarters for the community. The building contains a lecture 

 hall, seating about 7.') people, and a large room for a museum and repository. 



A somewhat similar building has been erecte<l at Antigonish, Nova Scotia, 

 by the municipality, the local board of trade, and the provincial government. 

 It contains a large pavilion which in winter provides room for short courses 

 in agriculture, supplying accommodations for 300 persons with room for live- 

 stock classes and demonstrations. At other times this sj^ace is available as a 

 temporary farmers' warehouse or for poultry shows, agricultural society meet- 

 ings, etc. 



F. W. Schofield, instructor and investigator in bacteriology in the Ontario 

 Veterinary College, has accepted an appointment to take charge of work in 

 public health and bacteriology in the Severance Medical School of Corea. 



Horticultural Experimental Work in Denmark. — A new station has been estab- 

 lished at Blangstcd pr. Odenso, Denmark, and that at Esbjerg has been enlarged 

 and taken over by the state as a branch station. A third station Is to be 

 establishe<l in northern .Jutland during the present spring. These stations will 

 collectively occupy an area of over 2r)0 acres. Niels Esbjerg has been appointed 

 in charge f»f the horticultural work at the various stations. 



New Experiment Station in Burma. — A new experiment station was opene«l 

 last year at Yawnghwe to be devoted to wheat and other crops of the Southern 

 .Shan States. It has an annual maintenance grant of .?073, and takes the place 

 vf the old government garden at Taunggyi. which was sold in 1914. 



