1000 EXPEHIIMKN'I' STATION I'.KCOHD. 



inoiu of such stations as roj^ards the l)U.viii;,' ol l.-iiul and t'l-i-ctinti pi'niiaueiit 

 buildings. It was ajireed that field laboratories and temporary stations ini^ht 

 be established t<i solve individual iirolilcnis and maintained until a solution of 

 these problems was reached. 



Alfred University State School of Agriculture. — The liitffudt (X. Y.) A'chjs of 

 A|iril 7 announces that llic le^'islalurc lias apiiropriated $-10,000 for th<> build- 

 ings and etjuipment <>1' the New York State School of Af^riculture at Alfred 

 University. Alfred. X. V. Of this sum $r>,(»00 is inunediately available for the 

 purchase (if live stocU. daily supplies, and improvements on the State farm. 



Agriculture in Public Schools. — The I'ainiiont West Mrgiiiian of March 31, 

 1000, states that the lejjislature has passed a bill requiring West Virginia teach- 

 ers to jiass an exanunation in agriculture for any grade of certificate. 



Michigan Farmers' Short Course. — The second anntial farmers' short course 

 conducted by the Menominee (Mich.) County Agricultural School, March 10 to 

 10 was remarkably successful, no less than ^.odo persons being enrolled from 

 ad.iac('nt counties in .Michigan and Wisconsin. 



Traveling Stock-judging Schools in Canada. — A new feature in farmers" insti- 

 tute work was attemi»ted last year in the Province of Alberta, viz, traveling 

 stock-.! udging schools.. Two cars with about 50 head of improved stock, loaned 

 by the Lacombe Agricultur;il Society and leading stockmen of the province, were 

 carried from place to jilace throughout the province and used for demonstration 

 purposes. In selecting the stock the ob.iect was to have the popular breeds of 

 horses, cattle, sheep, and swine represented. Owing to the risk in carrying the 

 animals on the train for 3 months they w^ere insured, and at each place were 

 stabled in liver.v barns. A hostler and two herdsmen accompanied the stock. 



Xine schools, of 1 or 2 weeks' duration, were held in comfftrtable class rooms, 

 and from 4 to 6 speakers took part in the program at each place. At the 

 close of each school a .iudging contest, open only to the members of the school. 

 was held and prizes were offered. A membership fee of $1 was charged, the 

 money being used for fitting up the class room and for prize mone.v. The 

 scheme is reported to have been highly successful. 



New Journals. — ZcilHchrift fi'ir hiologixche Trchnik iind Mrtliodik is being 

 issued at regular intervals under the direction of Dr. Martin Gildemeister, of 

 Strassburg. It is to contain short original articles in the German language 

 and original descriptions, notes, and abstracts of articles dealing with biological 

 apparatus and methods. Si)ecial attention is to be given to plant and" animal 

 physiology, physiological chemistry, bacteriology, fermentation chemistr.v, phar- 

 macology, and experimental pathologj% psychology, and morphology. 



The American Pure Food and Drug Journal, "devoted to the enforcement of 

 the National and State pure food and drug laws." is being issued as a monthly. 

 The initial number contains the text of the Xational food and drug act and of 

 the West Virginia i)ure-food law, insi)ection rulings b,v State authorities in 

 Ohio and Kentucky, an account of legal cases arising in the enforcement of the 

 National act, articles discussing various pure-food uuestious, and other data. 



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