NOTES. 



Connecticut State Station.^ — Philip Gariunn, Ph. D., assistant entomologist 

 at the Maryhmd Station, has been appointed assistant entomologist. 



Georgia Station. — An approximately 30 per cent increase in enrollment for 

 all courses over last year is predicted. The total enrollment in agriculture 

 will be approximately 400. The college became co-educational last year, and 

 now has approximately 40 women taking courses in home economics. A three- 

 story dormitory for women is under construction. 



A series of land clearing demonstrations has boon undertaken in IS south 

 Georgia counties. In one of these counties 69,42S of the 87.428 acres of land 

 under cultivation are filled with stumps which are estimated to take up an 

 average of approximately 13.6 sq. ft. per stump, so that the question of land 

 clearing is one of great importance. The demonstrations consist of stump pull- 

 ing and blasting, ditch blasting, and work with tractors. At the first six 

 demonstrations there was a total attendance of 13,500 people, as many as eight 

 counties being represented at some of them. The campaign has attracted un- 

 usual notice from the press of the State. 



Iowa College and Station. — Dr. R. E. Bachauan, head of the department of 

 bacteriology and for six years dean of the division of industrial science, has 

 been made dean of the graduate school. He has been succeeded by Dr. S. W. 

 Beyer, for nineteen years vice dean and for the war period dean of the en- 

 gineering division. 



Massachusetts College and Station. — A campaign is under way to raise 

 $150,000 from the alumni and undergi-aduates with which to build and equip 

 a students' activities building. This building is designed to be a memorial to 

 the 49 graduates and former students who lost their lives in the war. 



Dr. J. K. Shaw, research pomologist of the station, has resigned effective 

 November 1, to become head of the department of horticulture at the University 

 of West Virginia. John B. Smith, assistant chemist, has accepted a similar 

 position with the Texas Station. 



F. A. Waugh and G. Edward Gage, captains in the Sanitary Corps, have re- 

 sumed their former duties in the college and station. W. S. Welles, head of 

 the school of educational agriculture at the River VsUs (Wis.) Normal School, 

 has been appointed professor of agricultural education. 



Montana College and Station. — C. N. Arnctt, head of the animal husbandry 

 department, has resigned effective November 1 to become manager of a large 

 stock ranch in the State. Ray S. Jones, assistant chemist of the station, 

 returned from war service September 1. 



New Mexico Station. — A number of native goats have been purchased to 

 start the investigations contemplated on the improvement of the native strain 

 for milking purposes by crossing with the Toggenburg breed. 



Charles E. Cormany and Gates S. Vickers, assistants, respectively, in agron- 

 omy and poultry husl>andry, have resigned to engage in graduate work at Cor- 

 nell University. Donaldson Ryder and R. M. Parks have been appointed to 

 succeed them. Cleave W. Humble, assistant animal husbandman, has resigned 

 to engage in commercial work and has been succeeded by J. L. Lantow. 

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