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AMONG THE EXPERIMENT STATION WORKERS. 
Y. A. Clark, Assistant Horticulturist of the New York Experiment 
Station, Geneva, has been elected Horticulturist of the Arizona Station 
and has taken up work in his new field. 
Florida Experiment Station —There appears to have been a serious 
complication in this station recently. The president, entomologist, 
chemist and assistant chemist, were requested to hand in their resig¬ 
nations. 
Iowa —The State College at Ames has added a course in forestry to 
its curriculum. This will be in the hands of H. E. Baker who is at 
present connected with the Bureau of Forestry. He will devote one- 
half of his time to forestry work of the college and one-lmlf to the Bureau 
of Forestry. 
New' Hampshire —Professor E. Dwight Sanderson, late of Delaware 
and Texas, succeeds Professor C. M. Weed as entomologist of the college 
and experiment station. 
Ohio —Professor H. D. Gossard formerly of Florida, has bee nappoint- 
ed Entomologist at the Experiment Station at Wooster. 
Wisconsin —Walter S. Brown of Cornell College of Agriculture has 
been appointed, Instructor in Horticulture and Experiment Station, 
Assistant in the University of Wisconsin. 
The United States Department of Agriculture has issued a 
farmers’ bulletin No. 203, a publication entitled “Canned Fruit, Pre¬ 
serves and Jellies,” prepared by the noted domestic economist, Maria 
Parloa. This useful document can be obtained free of charge by apply¬ 
ing to the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 
Kansas —The State Board of Agriculture through its efficient Sec¬ 
retary, Mr. F. D. Coburn, has issued a report on potato production. 
This like all reports by the same author is thorough, comprehensive, 
and attractively gotten up. Not only is the potato treated from the 
cultural standpoint but also from the standpoint of its place in the 
human dietary. Copies of the bulletin may be obtained by addressing 
the Secretary of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, Topeka. 
Cornell, New York —R. S. Northrop who for the past year has been 
instructor in horticulture has recently been elected professor of Horti¬ 
culture and Botany in the Utah agricultural college, situated at Logan. 
Mr. Northrop left to take up hisjiew duties on Nov. 18. 
Since the last report of the co-operative peony test large consignments 
have been received from Charlton & Son and Ellwanger & Barry, 
Rochester; also the Cottage Gardens Nursery, Queens, L. I. 
Experiment Stations have been investigating the feeding value of 
apple pomace. Massachusetts and Vermont report favorably. The 
Vermont station has preserved it in the silo in the same way that corn is 
siloed and has fed it at the rate of 35 pounds a day to milch cows, with¬ 
out any ill effects. Neither the quality of the milk or the butter were 
injured and it was found to compare very favorably in digestibility with 
corn silage. In view of these results it appears that no farmer who has 
a silo and who lives conveniently near a cider mill, where the material 
can be had for the hauling should fail to make use of it. Nurserymen 
who keep stock may also find it desirable to profit by these experiments. 
NEW ZEALAND. 
We have recently received from John D. Ritchie, Secretary of the 
New Zealand Department of Agriculture, a pamphlet containing the 
report of the Conference of New Zealand Fruit Growers and Horticultur¬ 
ists, recently held at Dunedin. In looking over this report, we are im¬ 
pressed with the fact that though New Zealand is a far distant country, 
yet the problems that the fruit grower has to deal with there, are in a 
large measure, the same as those we contend with in this country. The 
report is an interesting one. 
From the same office comes also the report of the Division of Pomo¬ 
logy and Horticulture for 1902-’03. Both of these show that New 
Zealand is thoroughly awake to the opportunities afforded by soil and 
climate and that substantial progress is being made along horticultural 
lines. 
New Damask Rose — Mrs. Or pen. 
Gardner’s Magazine, August 20, illustrates and describes this new rose 
which was awarded a gold medal by the National Rose Society. 
It has a robust habit, forming large shapely bushes and has stout, hand¬ 
some leaves and blooms with remarkable profusion. The fine broad 
petals are stout in texture and the color an exceedingly beautiful shade 
of rose pink, making it admirably adapted for table decoraion. 
STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OFFICERS CONFER. 
An interesting meeting of a number of representatives of several of 
the State Horticultural Societies was held in the Palace of Horticulture 
at the World’s Fair on October 26th. The meeting was called by Mr. 
C. E. Bassett, Secretary of the Michigan Horticultural Society. 
The purpose of the promoters of this new organization is primarily, 
to systemize the work of state societies, to promote organizations, and 
discuss business subjects. It is not intended that the society shall take 
up and deal with technical matters. 
The framework of the organization was secured by the election of the 
following officers: President, John P. Logan of Arkansas; Secretary, 
C. E. Bassett of Michigan; Treasurer, S. W. Moore of West Virginia; 
Vice-Presidents, L. A. Goodman of Missouri, M. J. Wragg of Iowa, and 
J.G.Patterson of New York. The matter of formulating constitution and 
by-laws and arranging the programme for the next meeting, was left 
in the hands of an executive committee of which the president, secretary 
and treasurer are members. It was suggested, and the suggestion met 
with general approval, that this society should meet with the American 
Pomological Society next year at its biennial convention. 
At first sight, the organization of another horticultural society would 
seem to be superfluous, but inasmuch as the field of this organization is 
to be restricted to organization methods and business details rather than 
cultural, varietal and other questions relating to orchard practice, there 
is little reason to criticize the movement. It would seem desirable that 
the society should correlate its meeting time and place with that of 
some other substantial and well recognized body of horticulturists. 
This would be a saving of time and expense for its members and it 
would seem very wise and fitting that the suggestion made above, that 
this society should, meet with the American Pomological Society, be 
carried out. 
CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Andorra Nurseries, Chestnut Hill, Pa. (Peonies, Iris, Phlox, Chrys¬ 
anthemum) . * 
Dingee & Conrad Company, West Grove, Pa. (“Our New Guide to 
Rose Culture”). 
Glen St. Mary Nurseries, Glen St. Mary, Florida. (Catalogue for 
1905). 
Louis Leroy, Rue de Paris, A Angers, Bureaux: Rue Beranger, 6 
(Maine-et-Loire). Catalogue General. 
T. V. Munson & Son, Denison, Texas. (The Munson Nurseries and 
Tree Planters’ Hand-Book). 
Frank B. Read, 226 Washington Street, New York City, N. Y. 
(What some of the well-known apple shippers say about the Corrugated 
Apple Barrel Cushion and the Corrugated Apple Barrel Cap). 
G. M. Bacon Pecan Co., Dewitt, Mitchell Co., Ga. (The Pecan Tree. 
How to plant, grow and buy it). 
J. Balme & Co., Mexico City, Mexico. (Mexican Orchids and Cacti.) 
BEST DESSERT APPLES. 
“ The Gardeners’ Chronicle” has recently conducted a convassof the 
question of what are the best six dessert apples for general purposes in 
England. One hundred two varieties were reported by 196 voters. 
Of these Cox’s Orange Pippen received 162 votes; King of the Pippens, 
127 votes; Worcester 100 votes; Ribston Pippen, 93 votes; Blenheim, 
70 votes and Irish Peach, 61 votes. This contest is important from 
many aspects. The factor of quality is often lost sight of, particularly 
in America where the great commerical interest dominates, and some¬ 
thing of this kind is required from time to time to keep before the public 
these good old sorts, intrinsically valuable as fruits but often have weak 
points in regard to growth that prevent them from being favorites with 
nurserymen. 
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE. 
The agricultural public is to be congratulated on the selection of 
Willett M. Hays, professor of agriculture in the Minnesota Agricultural 
College, for the position of assistant to Secretary Wilson. Mr. Hays is 
a self-made man, a thorough investigator and deeply interested in 
agricultural advancement. The appointment should give universal 
satisfaction. 
