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correspondence courses on general frnit culture and gardening, and to advise 

 with individuals concerning reading courses. 



South Carolina College and Station. — The agrifiiltnral faculty and station 

 stafl" have formed tlie Clcnison liiological Clul) for which weekly meetings are 

 contenijilated. (icorge (i. Ainslcy. of the Bureau of Entomology of this Depart- 

 ment, has accejitcd the iiositinn of assistant jirofessor of (Mitoniology in the 

 college. 



South Dakota College and Station. — The new school of agriculture is proving 

 v<My poiailar, 107 students being enrolled for the first year's woi'k. 



I'he station has undertaken experiments with horses to determine the diges- 

 tion coefficients of several of the new grains grown in the Northwest. 



Utah College and Station. — Instead of the usual short winter coui'ses for 

 jiractical farmers, the college this year has held a two-weeks" round-up farmers' 

 institiue at the college, with W. L. Carlyle as a special lecturer on live stock. 

 About 7."» farmers attended this course and nearly all of the 2r)0 regular students 

 in agriculiuie availed themselves of its privileges. A farmers' institute train 

 consisting of lecture and exhibition coaches has made a tour of the State, stop- 

 l>ing at every town reached by the railroad. Domestic science and dairy work 

 were made special features. The train was enthusiastically received, and in 

 many places overflow meetings in halls and meeting houses were necessary. 



E. II. Favor, assistant horticulturist, has resigned to engage in commercial 

 work. 



Vermont Station. — li. E. Vaughau, assistant horticulturist, has resigned to 

 become instructor in agronomy and kindred snb.iects in the secondary school at 

 Jlount Hermon. Mass. 



Virginia College and Station. — The better- farming special train sent out over 

 the Norfolk ami Western Itailway by the college and station in cooperation 

 with the State truck station, the tobacco substations, and the State department 

 of agriculture, November 4-1.3, lOOS, met with good success, about 5,000 people 

 visiting the train. The initial eiu-ollment in the farmers' short course is nearly 

 no, a largr increase over the preceding j'ear. 



Washington College and Station. — A. G. Craig has resigned as instructor in 

 horticulture in the college and assistant horticulturist in the station to engage 

 in commercial work. 



West Virginia University. — A six-day tour of the State by a better-farming 

 .siiecial train aroused nnich interest. Fully 14,000 people visited the train, and 

 in one small town 3.">0 farmers were on hand iu a pouring rain at 8.30 in the 

 morning. In some towns the stores were closed and sjiecial meetings were held 

 by the board «)f trade ami other organizations in connection with the trip. 



American Breeders' Association. — The fifth aiuuial meeting of this associa- 

 tion was held at ('ohmihia, .Mo., .lanuary (!-S. in con.|unction with a large num- 

 ber of State organizations particijiating iu the exercises of Farmers' Week. 

 .Vddresses were delivered at the general sessions by Assistant Secretary of 

 Agriculture W. M. Hays, on Plant and Animal breeding and on Country Life 

 IMncafi<tn. and by II. .1. Webber on Simple Methods of HreediJig. 



I'he iifogramnie consisted largely of repoVls and jiaiters suitmitted from the 

 various standing conmuttees. Its scojio may be indicated by the fitllowing 

 liartial list of papers: The Elimination of rndesirai)le Vegetable Varieties, by 

 I.. H. N'aiighan; Permanent <'ollection of Pl.ints and .\nimals for Preediug 

 l'ur|io.«es. by David C. FairchiM; The Probh'm of Fixation in Cotton Ilybriils. 

 by H. .1. II. I)e Loach; Some Cytological Aspects of l'ottt)n Preeding. by W. 

 Lawrence Palls; .Methods of Preeding .Mfalfa. by (!. F. Freeman; Methods 

 of Improving Alfalfa by Selection, by .1. M. Westgate; A Pure-line Method in 

 Corn Itreeding. by (J. 11. Shull ; Spontaneons llyitrids of Native Califonnan 

 Trees, by W. L. .Iei>son : Practical Po.ssil>ilities of (Jrafting and Pudding Forest 



