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composition and total yields, as well as of composition and 

 yields of stalk, leaves, husks, grain and cob, have been made. 

 The digestibility of the two varieties has also been deter- 

 mined. The experiment will be repeated if necessary during 

 the season of 1907, and the completed data published as 

 soon as possible thereafter. 



Clover. — Clover was seeded together with peas and oats, 

 barnyard millet and sorghum the present season, to see if it 

 would not develop after these crops had been removed for 

 soiling. If such were the case, it would save plowing and 

 replanting, and the ground would be immediately occupied 

 by another valuable forage croj). The clover came up well 

 in all cases, but naturally was outstripped by the more rap- 

 idly growing annuals. After the three seedings of peas and 

 oats had been successively cut, the clover began to grow; but 

 a considerable growth of weeds and wild grasses also ap- 

 peared, so that the heavy cutting which was made about the 

 middle of September contained rather more grass than clover. 

 It is possible that the clover will come in well in the sj^ring. 

 The millet and the sorghum grew so dense that the clover 

 was nearly all killed out, hence it did not appear practicable 

 to attempt its growth with such forage crops. 



Changes in Staff. 

 Mr. S. E. Parker, who was employed for two years as 

 dairy tester, resigned June 1, to accept a position as super- 

 intendent of agriculture at the Kamehameha Schools, Hono- 

 lulu, H. T. His place Avas temporarily filled by the appoint- 

 ment of Mr. J. G. Cook, and later by Mr. H. A. Parsons, 

 who at present fills the position most acceptably. On August 

 1 Mr. Cook resigned, to take the position of superintendent 

 of the farm connected with the State Asylum for the Insane 

 at Northampton. Mr. A. C. Whittier, who so acceptably 

 filled the position of assistant chemist during one year, sev- 

 ered his connection with this division July 1, to accept a 

 similar and more lucrative position with the Maine Experi- 

 ment Station. This position was filled by the appointment 

 of Mr. L. S. Walker, a graduate of the college in 1905. Mr. 

 F. G. Helyar, inspector of feeds and of Babcock machines, 



