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California Station. — J. H. Barber, formerly in charge of the Foothills Substation at 

 Jac-k^^on, recently closed, has been transferred to the Southern California Suljstation 

 at Ontario. 



Hawaii Station. — The station has received a donation of §500 from the Hawaiian 

 Stock Breeders' Association for experiments in range improvement. 



Florida University and Station. — Foster Hall, the young women's dormitory, was 

 totally destroyed by fire, together with most of its contents, during the holidays. 

 The building was a 2-story frame structure. It will be replaced by a new brick dor- 

 mitory to be erected on the old site. H. H. Hume, horticulturist in the university 

 and station, has accepted a similar position under the North Carolina Board of Agri- 

 culture. 



Iowa College and Station. — Among the legislative appropriations asked for by the 

 board of trustees are the following items for experiment station work: Soils, |6,000; 

 corn investigations, f;6,000; horticulture, $5,000; experiments with beef cattle, |10,000; 

 with swine, |3,000; with sheep, $2,000; dairy and creamery investigations, $5,000; 

 poultjy work, $3,000; agricultural extension work, $5,000; and good-roads experi- 

 mentation, $5,000. An appropriation of $15,000 is asked for the establishment of an 

 engineering experiment station, $75,000 for a new dairy building, $25,000 for dairy 

 farm land, and $25,000 f<jr furnishing and equipping the dairy farm and poultry 

 department. Plans are being made for a new agricultural hall to cost $250,000. 



Massachusetts College. — The trustees at their annual meeting voted to ask the State 

 legislature for an appropriation of $38,000 for a horticultural building, and $1,000 

 annually for its maintenance. A bill looking to this is now before that body. As 

 a result of negotiations with Simmons College, at Boston, the trustees approved 

 an agreement whereby not over twenty students from Simmons College may take 

 horticulture, entomology, and botanj' for the third year of their course in horticul- 

 ture, on the payment of from $2,500 to $3,000 to the agricultural college. The plan 

 can not be carried out for two years. 



Montana College and Station. — V. K. Chesnnt, of this Department, entered upon 

 liis duties as chemist to the college and station January 20. 



Nevada College and Station. — J. X. Evans, president of the board of regents and 

 l)oard of control, recently met with a fatal accident while at work on his ranch. 

 The funeral was held in the university gymnasium under the auspices of the institu- 

 tion, and with military escort. Mr. Evans' large business experience and ability 

 made him a most useful and efficient regent. John E. Bray, of Reno, a man of long 

 experience in educational work, has been appointed to fill out the unexpired term. 

 The station has recently purchased new honses and is now stocking with types of 

 dairy cattle, sheep, and hogs. 



Cornell University and Station. — A bill has been introduced in the State Assembly 

 appropriating $2.50,000 for a liall of agriculture. Governor Odell in his annual mes- 

 sage called attention to the needs of the agricultural college and to the fact that 

 there had been many applications from the agricultural interests for such recognition. 

 He said: " Without making any specific recommendations as to the line which you 

 should follow, I do desire to impress upon you the necessity for complying with these 

 demands, which I believe to be reasonable and in the interest of New York. ' ' Speaker 



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