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necessary to enlarge the teaching force of 

 the institution. Fifteen new men have 

 been added to the college and experiment 

 station staff during the summer. This 

 means that every department in the college 

 will have at least one more member than 

 it has had heretofore. The new men ap- 

 pointed are: 



J. A. Ferguson, Professor of Forestry, be- 

 ginning September 1. 1911. 



A. J. Meyer, Assistant to the Dean and 

 Superintendent of Short Courses in Agri- 

 culture, beginning July 1, 1911. 



H. L. Kempster, Assistant Professor of 

 Poultry Husbandry, beginning September 1, 

 1911. 



P. L. Gainey, Instructor in Botany, be- 

 ginning September 1, 1911. 



W. E. J. Edwards, Assistant in Animal 

 Husbandry, beginning September 1, 1911. 



E. G. Woodward, Assistant in Dairy Hus- 

 bandry, beginning September 1, 1911. 



E. E. Vanatta, Assistant in Agricultural 

 Chemistry beginning July 1, 1911. 



H. G. Lewis, Assistant in Soil Survey, 

 beginning June 1, 1911. 



C. A. LeClair, Assistant in Agronomy, be- 

 ginning September 1, 1911. 



W. W. Wobus, Assistant in Dairy Hus- 

 bandry, beginning July 1, 1911. 



Walter E. Camp, Research Assistant in 

 Veterinary Science, beginning June 1, 1911. 



J. E. Dunn, Assistant in Soil Survey, be- 

 ginning June 1, 1911. 



E. C. Hall, Assistant in Soil Survey, be- 

 ginning June 1, 1911. 



D. M. Nelson, Assistant in Agricultural 

 Chemistry, beginning August 1, 1911. 



P. M. Brandt, Assistant in Dairy Hus- 

 bandry, beginning September 1, 1911. 



The New York State College ol Agriculture 

 at Cornell University 



Announcement Regarding the Work in For- 

 estry for the Year 1911-1912 



The following lines of work will be con- 

 ducted by the forestry department during 

 the year 1911-1912: 



(1) Help for the farmers and other for- 

 est owners of the state in the care of their 

 woodlands. This will include instruction 

 in farm forestry and in general silvicul- 

 ture at the university; extension work to 

 reach the people of the state; and field 

 studies of woodlot conditions and needs. 



(2) Experimental work relating to the 

 woodlot and general forest problems of the 

 state. 



The courses in forestry to be given the 

 present year (silviculture, farm forestry) 

 are not planned for students intending to 

 make forestry a profession, and do not lead 

 to a forestry degree. 



The faculty of the department consists 

 of a professor and an assistant professor. 



Details regarding the courses in forestry 

 may be obtained from the announcement of 

 the New York State College of Agriculture. 



Ithaca, New York, August 14, 1911. 



