The morning call., 1894-01-15
BERKELEY.

The department OF agriculture under the
direction of Professor Eugene Hilgard has
issued It's annual report Of the work done In
the Berkeley laboratory and at The expert
mental stations. The department at present
includes one professor, two associate pro-
fessors, two assistant professors. three in-
structors and chemists an Inspector OF expert
mental stations, forema Of agricultural
grounds at Berkeley, foreman of vtieultural
cellar, and patrons and fOrenen at the several
experimental statOns-the Sierra foOthill sta
tion, near jackson, Amador County; southern
coast range station, near Paso de Robles. San
Luis O61spo County; San Joaquin Valley sta
tiOn near 1ulaTe City, TulaTe County; South
eFn California station, near Pomona, Los An
geles County; vtieultural station, Mission san
Jose, Alameda County. The report shows the
analysis of soils. waters, rocks and marls sent
from different parts of the State; treats OF akal
reclamation tests with gypsum at 1uare ex-
perlmenTal station, fruit and vegetable prod
ucts, sulphuring IN fruit-drying, California
feeding stuffs. fertilizers, gypsum. II gives the
report OF tile different experimental stations, a
| report on economic entomology aud plant ols-
eases, a synopsis of diseases OF cultivated
plants, and synopsis OF the families OF insects
wherewith any person can ,lace with little
/ trouble any insect he may fnd. One OF the
original theses published, The Life History Of
/ the NOolly Avhis." is bv young lady who
| graduated in the class OF '93, Miss Kate Ruth
! Howell OF Oakland. walter G. Blasdale. '92,
/ has an account Of an original investigation ell
/ titled, Studies in the Life History of Puc-
\ GINA tOOnQ on DenotncFA OFafa." professor
Higard's paper oD the Method OF Physical
and Chemical Soil Analyses" Will prove VAL
| liable 10 agrieulturists.
Notes.
! Professor Joseph lie Conte lectured at PaIo
Alto saturday by invitation OF President Jor-
dan on the subject Evolution"
AT the North Berkeley Congregational
| Church yesterday Mrs. o. NJ. Sanford addressed
| the congregation in the morning on The work
| OF the Humane Society, and III the evening
| Rev. Mr.. Masters preached on the "lmmoI-
| tality of Good Work"
| THIS afternoon the Women's Christian Tem-
| perance Union Will listen 10 Miss Stella Ames
! on 'Physcal Culture and Voice Culture"
Recltals will be given Wednesday and
thursday evenings al Unity Hall by Miss Rose
HaTtwlck Thorpe. She will be assisted by the
| hulnorist and writer, Z. Carson Thorpe.
Io-morroW evening the Board OF Education
Will select teacher TO I'LL the position re-
| signed by Miss Emma Peterson.
Tie university opeued its second half-year
| this morning The attempI is made TO abolish
the usual loss OF two or three days time in get.
ting TO work by having subject cards made out
the first day. Professor Gayley, head of the
English department., is examining the high
schools throughout the State in English, and
will not oe back 10 give bis courses before Feb
ruary.
Rev z. L. Sullivan filed the pulpit of the
Baptist church yesterday morning. The Meth.
odist church congregation last evening listened
TO an extremely interesting talk on Hawaii by
the venerable missionary, ". DIR. Gaick. who
is inst here from he Islands, stopping with his
Mrs. &. X. Clark.