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diman ; and tlie Wagner Method for the Determination of Soluble Phosphoric 

 Acid in Basic Slag, by W. L. Whitehouse. 



The officers elected for the coming year were, as president, F. W. Woll, of 

 Madison, Wis. ; vice president, H. J. Patterson, College Park, Md. ; and secre- 

 tary, H. W. Wiley, Washington, D. C. As additional members of the executive 

 committee, H. C. Lythgoe, Boston, Mass., and P. H. Trowbridge, Columbia, 

 Mo., were elected. 



During the session the association was afforded the opportunity of inspect- 

 ing the new laboratories of the Bureau of Chemistry and a modern milk plant 

 in Maryland. Resolutions were adopted in memory of the late Albert E. 

 Leach. 



Convention of Southern Agricultural Workers. — At the twelfth annual conven- 

 tion of Southern States Association of Commissioners of Agriculture, held at 

 Atlanta, Ga., November 21 and 22, a change in name to that of Southern Agri- 

 cultural Workers was decided upon, with the view of broadening the scope 

 of the organization and including in its membership representatives from agri- 

 cultural colleges, experiment stations, farmers' institutes, and others actively 

 engaged in agricultural work. The new officers are as follows: President, Dr. 

 Tait Butler, Starkville, Miss. ; vice presidents, W. A. Gresham, commissioner 

 of agriculture in North Carolina, and Director W. R. Dodson, of the Louisiana 

 stations ; and secretary-treasurer. Director B. W, Kilgore, of the North Carolina 

 State Station. 



International Live Stock Exposition. — The eleventh exposition, held at Chicago, 

 November 26 to December 3, continued the successes of former years. The 

 agricultural colleges and experiment stations also fully maintained their posi- 

 tion of leadership, figuring largely in the prize winnings and in the list of 

 judges. Their entries were as usual very strong in the fat-stock classes. The 

 Iowa College won the much-coveted grand championship for single steers with 

 Shamrock II, an Angus calf weighing 1,100 pounds at 10 months of age, and the 

 Kansas College first place for 2-year-olds. The intercollegiate student judging 

 competition was keenly contested by teams from nine institutions, first place 

 going to the University of Missouri. 



Among the large number of agricultural organizations to hold meetings 

 during the exposition were the American Society of Animal Nutrition, the 

 National Association of Stallion Registration Boards, and the American Federa- 

 tion of Agricultural Students. 



Ninth International Agricultural Congress. — The ninth International Agricul- 

 tural Congress will be held at Madrid May 1-6, 1911, under the patronage of 

 the King of Spain. It will be organized in eight sections, among the subjects to 

 be discussed being the organization of cooperation and agricultural credit, 

 afforestation, plant diseases, animal nutrition, and the application of manures. 

 Either societies or individuals may participate in the congress, the subscription 

 being 20 pesetas (about $4). Applications for admission must be filed prior to 

 March 15 with the secretaries of the organizing committee of the congress at 

 the offices of the Society of Spanish Agriculturists, 12 Campoamor, Madrid, 



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