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Nevada TTniversity and Station. — II. E. Murdock, of tliLs Office, has been 

 transferred from tlie Kansas Station where he was assistant in irrij,'ation 

 investigations at the Garden City Substation, and will carry on cooperaUve 

 work with the station and give instruction in agricultural engineering in the 

 university. 



New Jersey College and Stations.— Kecent resignations include the following : 

 Herman H. Brehme as mosquito inspector, Morris A. Ilalprin as assistant poul- 

 tryman, Glenn L. Pyle as assistant chemist, and Ilenry Jennings as assistant in 

 soil surveying. The following appointments are noted: AVillard C. Thomps<jn. 

 assistant in animal husbandry at the Arkansas University and Station, as 

 assistant in poultry work, Arthur C. llagsdale as assistant instructor in animal 

 husbandry, Chas. H. liichardson, jr., who received the :M. S. degree from the 

 Bussey Institution during the past year, as assistant entomologist, W. Andrew 

 Cray as sampler and assistant, and Joseph S. Obecny as field assistant in 

 entomologj'. 



New Mexico College and Station. — The annual farmer's week, given by the 

 college January 19-24, had an enrollment of 116, which was about four times 

 that of the previous year. In addition to the usual agricultural program and 

 domestic science demonstrations, a striking feature was the cooperation of two 

 railroads of the State, these furnishing lectures on the soil moisture problem 

 and successful dry-land farming. 



H. H. Simpson, head of the department of animal husbandry in the college and 

 station, has resigned to accept a position as county agriculturist in Colorado. 



New York State Station. — Recent ai^pointments include Joseph W. Wellington, 

 formerly of the Indiana Station, as assistant horticulturist, with special atten- 

 tion to truck crops and vegetables, and Clarence D. Parker as assistant chemist. 



Ohio State University. — The extension of the present 2-year course over 3 

 years has been decided upon. Under the new plan the school year will be 

 reduced, beginning October 15 and closing March 15, and thereby, it is believed, 

 making it more convenient for young men actually engaged in farming. An 

 additional year will then be provided to compensate for the shorter period. 



A 5-year combination arts-agricultural course became effective January 21 

 through the cooperation of the college of agriculture wath the University of 

 Akron. Under the proposed plan the first 3 years w^ill be spent at the Buchtel 

 College of Liberal Arts of the University of Akron, and the remaining 2 years 

 at the State University. At the end of the fourth year the degree of B. S. is 

 conferred by the former institution and at the end of the fifth year that of B. S. 

 in agriculure by the latter institution. It is announced that other Ohio colleges 

 are considering the adoption of a similar plan. 



Oregon College and Station. — A hog raising and dairying demonstration train 

 was operated for two weeks in February in the western and southern parts of 

 the State. The trains contained 7 cars, on one of which were 4 head of dairy 

 cows of improved breeds and 1 animal to illustrate the small and otherwise 

 undesirable Spanish stock. Attention wms also given to dairy machinery and 

 creamery equipment and to hog and dairy rations. It is estimated that nearly 

 40,000 people visited the train and some valuable results are already annoimced. 

 particularly an increased interest in the building of silos. 



The first public school cow '.emoustration in Oregon was held February 28 in 

 Polk County. There was an attendance of about 200, comprising many teachers 

 of various grades, parents, and children. 



The system of industrial clubs is being rapidly extended in the various school 

 districts. Each club may select not to exceed four lines of work from the fol- 

 lowing list : Corn growing, potato growing, vegetable growing, domestic art, 

 canning, dairy herd record keeping, cooking and baking, poulti-y raising, pig 



