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Arizona Station. — Tho FA Paso and Soutliwoptern Railway Company has 

 made ail initial fontribution to the station of $2,000 for dry farming investiga- 

 tions. A location has been selected in the Snliihnr Sprini; Valley IS nnles 

 north of DoHslas on a tract rei»resentative of a large section which it is thonght 

 may be ntilized for dry farming. The agriculturist is to have charge of the 

 work. 



R ('. Kelton has been appointed assistant engineer and entered upon his 

 duties .Tanuary 1."). 



California University and Station. — An agricultural and horticultural demon- 

 stration train was sent out through the Sacramento Valley, November 9-17, 

 inos. manned by a corps of about twenty lecturers and demonstrators from 

 the university and station staff. The train received an enthusiastic re<'eption, 

 the lecture car frequently proving inadequate to accommodate those in attend- 

 ance. 



Connecticut College. — Howard D. Newton, assistant In chemistry at Yale 

 rniveisity. has been appointed instructor in chemistry. 



Illinois University. — The State Corn Growers' and Stockmen's Convention 

 was held al the college of agriculture January lS-30. with a registration of 000, 

 of whom ."572 were young men under 26 years. In addition ',)'> women took the 

 corresponding course for housekeepers. 



S. A. Forbes, professor of zoology since 1884, has resigned the position, to 

 t:ike effect September 1, but will remain director of the State Laboratory of 

 \:ttural History and State entomologist. 



Purdue University and Station.— More than SOO farmers and about 100 farm 

 boys attended the one-week course in agriculture at the university, beginning 

 January 11, and there were over 100 farmers' wives and daughters in attend- 

 anc«' at the corresponding course in domestic science. The State Corn Show 

 was a special ft'ature. with entries rejiresenting over "t.OOO fjirniers and farmers' 

 boys, many of whom were formally organized into corn clubs. 



On Jjinuary 11 occurred the dedication of the new station building recently 

 <oni|)leted at a cost of about $100,000. This is a two-story and basement struc- 

 ture of vitrified brick with I'edford stone trinnnings and tile rooting and tire- 

 proof lliroughout. Its dimensions ai'e 200 by 50 ft., with two wings with a 

 width respe<'tively of 100 and SO ft., making it the largest and most complete 

 I'liilding in America devoted exclusively to station work. 



The dedicatory exercises were opened l)y President Stone of the university 

 with a brief ri'view of the legislative and executive history of the station. 

 IMreclor (loss followi'd witli a pajier discussing its jiast achievements and 

 present needs. 



The «ledicali)ry address was given by I)irector W. II. Jordan, of the New 

 York State Station, who took for his subject The \iilue and Function of 

 III .\grieulfural lOxperimenI Statioti. Fn this very suggestive address were 

 lis«-ussed the function of the experiment station, the jtoint of view which should 

 il-iniinale its organization, and the attitude which shoiHd be assumed toward it 



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