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Hawaii Federal Station.— The recent Territorial legislature appropriated 

 $20,000 for the station for the next biennial period, to be used chiefly in main- 

 taining demonstration farms on the various islands. Three of these farms are 

 already in operation, one on Kauai and two on Hawaii. Two more will be 

 established on Maui, one in the rubber district and one in the corn district, with 

 possibly an additional substation in the Kona district of Hawaii. These 

 demonstration farms will enable the station to carry on experiments with 

 nearly all of the important crops in localities which are especially suited to 

 them. Attention will be given chiefly to cotton, corn, taro, bananas, pine- 

 apples, rubber, coffee, legumes, and a few garden vegetables, and to the soil 

 conditions and insect pests affecting these crops. 



It is expected that sufficient funds will be available to build a propagating 

 house and horticultural laboratory during the coming year. 



Kansas College and Station. — Recent appointments include M. M. Sherman, of 

 Crawford, to the board of regents, A. H. Leidigh in charge of the crops work 

 of the department of agronomy, and C. E. Millar as assistant in soil analysis. 



Minnesota Station. — H. B. Scammell has been appointed assistant entomolo- 

 gist, and has entered upon his duties. 



Missouri University and Station. — The three special trains sent out this spring 

 covered 2,640 miles, with 512 addresses to 93,800 people. The train over the 

 Wabash Railroad was visited by 35,000 people in three days. A special teacher 

 was employed to address school children above the fifth grade, and it is esti- 

 mated that over 10,000 were reached in this way. 



R. C. Bishop has been appointed assistant in chemistry, 



Nebraska University and Station. — A. E. Davisson, principal of the school of 

 agriculture since its establishment, died April 13. O. L. Sponsler has been 

 added to the station staff, vice F. J. Phillips, deceased. 



New Mexico College and Station. — A department of extension work has been 

 established, in charge of H. H. Schutz, now assistant agronomist. 



Dr. J. H. Squires, of the department of agronomy, has resigned to engage 

 in commercial work, to take effect July 1. E. C. Wooton, of the departments 

 of botany, biology, and geology, has also resigned, to take effect on the same 

 date, and will be succeeded by H. S. Hammond, at present assistant professor 

 of biology, J. W. Rigney, a student assistant in the department of horticulture, 

 has been appointed assistant in that department for special work on the codling 

 moth and Irish potatoes. A series of experiments is to be undertaken to 

 determine the effect of electric lights on the codling moth. 



Cornell University and Station. — G. A. Crabb, of the department of soil tech- 

 nology, has accepted a position with the Bureau of Soils of this Department. 



Rhode Island College and Station. — A State appropriation of $1,000 has been 

 granted for additional work in the college extension department. E. F. South- 

 wick has resigned as assistant in agronomy in the station. 



West Virginia Station. — F. E. Brooks, as.sociate entomologist, has accepted a 

 position with the Bureau of Entomology of this Department. 

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