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California. The Legislature of this state has appropriated $150,- 
000 for the purchase and equipment of a university farm and agricul¬ 
tural school; $30,000 for the investigation of plant diseases, $20,000 for 
the investigation of pear and walnut blight, and diseases of grapes, in 
addition to $40,000 more for various departments of the experiment 
station and college. 
Minnesota. The Legislature of this state has granted to the College 
of Agriculture $50,000 for additions to the main building, $20,000 for 
the purchase of land and improvement of live stock, $8,000 for plant 
breeding experiments, and $5,000 for soil investigations. 
Pennsylvania. The Legislature of this state has given $150,000 for 
the completion of the agricultural building, $30,000 for the maintenance 
of agricultural courses, and $10,000 for the support of the experiment 
station. 
U. S. Department of Agriculture. Bulletin No. 61, of the Bureau 
of Plant Industry contains a discussion of the avocado (alligator pear) 
of Florida. The most important part of this bulletin is that which 
refers to the experience of growers like Mr. A. A. Boggs and others, who 
speak of its adaptation to different parts of the country. The pages on 
propagation are also interesting and valuable. The bulletin is by P. H. 
Rolfs, and may be had on application to the Division of Publications. 
New York. Bulletin 267. This bulletin emphasizes the observa¬ 
tion which has been frequently made that Paris green has considerable 
value as a fungicide in the treatment of potato blight as well as being 
an insecticide. It was estimated that its value as a fungicide was one- 
third as much as Bordeaux. Potatoes treated with Paris green in 
this way yielded forty-six bushels more per acre than other rows of 
the same variety untreated. Another conclusion drawn from the 
experiments outlined in this bulletin is that arsente of soda should 
not be applied with Bordeaux mixture. 
New York. Bulletin 265. This bulletin describes an interesting 
piece of work undertaken for the purpose of ascertaining the amount 
of nitrogen, phosphoric acid, potash, lime and magnesia used in one 
growing season by bearing fruit trees. The leading classes of fruits 
were studied, analyzing the fruit, leaves and new growth separately. 
The investigation showed that peach trees used the largest amounts 
of plant food, that apple and quince trees come second, while pear and 
plum trees come third. The proportion of plant food used, employing 
one pound of nitrogen as a basis for comparason, was found to be as 
follows: 
Nitrogen.1. pound 
Phosphoric acid.27. pound 
Potash.1.14 pounds 
Lime.1.35 pounds 
Magnesia.45. pound 
Georgia. —Bulletin No. 15, by Wilmon Newell, contains the results of 
an inquiry into the cyanide method of fumigating nursery stock. Mr. 
Newell attributes much of the unsatisfactory results of fumigation to 
the use of impure or adulterated cyanide. 
U. S. Dept. Agriculture. —Bulletin No. 155, office of Experiment 
Station, is written by John Hamilton, and refers to the agricultural in¬ 
struction for adults in the British Empire. It is quite a complete 
account of the various types of college extension efforts being put 
forth for the promotion of agriculture in the British Isles and colonies. 
South Carolina. —Bulletin No. 109, by C. C. Newman, contains a 
descriptive list of apples which are supposed to be well adapted to the 
varying conditions of this State. The descriptions are supplemented by 
illustrations of each variety in cross section. 
North Carolina. —Mr. R. S. Woglum, of Cornell University, replaces 
Mr. F. Sherman as entomologist at this station. 
The fumigation station operated by the Canadian Government at 
Niagara Falls, opens on Sept. 26, and will remain in operation until 
Dec. 8. 
YEAR BOOK OF THE INTERNATIONAL APPLE SHIPPERS’ 
ASSOCIATION. 
We are in receipt of a copy of the proceedings of this association for 
1005. It gives an account of the work of the association at its meeting 
in August of this year. We note that the report contains resolutions, the 
size of the standard barrel, the requirements for No. 1 apple, and No. 2 
apples. It also recommends that the third day in October each year be 
recognized as apple day throughout the country. We suppose that this 
will be a public holiday, and will be devoted to the business of consum¬ 
ing apples. It is to be hoped that there will be a good supply of good 
varieties. While we are quite in sympathy with any reasonable means 
brought forward for the greater consumption of fruit, yet though we 
live in the East, we do not see the propriety of recommending one class 
of fruits to the exclusion of others. Why not have an orange day, a 
prune day, a peach day, and we are sure many people would vote for a 
strawberry day, especially if the strawberries were provided. 
DOMINION FRUIT GROWERS CONFERENCE. 
A conference of fruit growers of the Dominion of Canada is being 
talked about, and arrangements are practically completed for the 
holding of such a convention in Ottawa sometime during the winter of 
1905-6. It is proposed at this meeting to organize a body of fruit 
growers, representing the various provincial organizations of the 
Dominion. The idea of such a central association is to act in a measure 
as a council of horticulture for the Dominion, to further legislative move¬ 
ments and other enterprises which demand co-operative action for their 
initiation. 
NEW YORK STATE FRUIT GROWERS. 
As usual there was keen competition at the New York State Fair for 
the prize offered the society which would show the largest and finest 
collection of fruit. Last year it was won by the Western New York 
Horticultural Society. This year the State Fruit Grower’s Association 
was successful. The exhibits differed very little in quantity, and varied 
not at all in quality; but the State Fruit Growers spent some time and 
thought in the arrangement of their display. It was so disposed as to 
show the relationship of varieties. This was done by grouping the kinds 
that were known to have originated from the same strain, or whose ap¬ 
pearance suggested similar origin.. Such methods of displaying the 
fruit added very much to the educational value of the whole exhibit. 
The Western New York Society presented 2,702 plates of fruit; the 
Fruit Growers’ Association showed 2,916 plates. 
The Mississippi Valley Apple Growers’ Association held a meeting in 
Quincy on Sept. 30. The principal speaker was Dr. Hall, of Aurora. 
President, C. H. Williamson, secretary, James Handly, both of Quincy, 
Ill. 
AMERICAN CIVIC ASSOCIATION. 
One of the important meetings of last month was that of the Ameri¬ 
can Civic Association. This took place at Cleveland, October 4, 5 and 
6. The work of this Association is most commendable, and at the same 
time exceedingly difficult. All movements which deal with things aside 
from money-making enterprises are hard to set in motion. This 
organization has for its object the improvement of country, village and 
city living, and largely from the aesthetic stand-points. Among its 
officers are men deeply interested in the welfare of the movement, and 
sincerely concerned in the beautifying of country and urban homes. 
The president of the society is J. Horace McFarland, of Harrisburg, the 
treasurer, William B. Howland, of New York, and the first vice-presi¬ 
dent, who by the way, is the working officer of the Association, is 
Clinton Rogers Woodruff, of Philadelphia. Mr. Harlan P. Kelsey was 
chairman of the nominating committee, and is an active member of this 
association. 
Boston has a Co-operative Flower Growers’ Association. It met for 
its annual dinner and general buisness meeting on October 27. 
The Horticultural Society, of Chicago, will hold its annual chrys¬ 
anthemum show in the Colosseum November 7 to 11. The general 
management of the exhibition has been placed in the hands of George 
Asmus, who in the past has given excellent satisfaction as manager- 
in-chief. 
