Evening star., 1901-11-09
AGRlcuL TtRALISTS TO MEET
FIFTEENTH ARSfAL CONTENTION OF
AMERIcl lxI ASSOCIATION.
Delegates Repfesenting Agricultural
Colleges andIExperiment stations
to AssemblA Here Norember ID.

About 200 scientists, representing the
agriculture. colleges and experiment sta
tions of the United States. will assemble
in Washington Hexts Tuesday morning for
the fifteenth ANNUAL convention of the As
sociation OF American Agricultural Col
leges and Experiment Stations. Three ses-
sions VIII be held each day until Thursday
night, when the convention viii come to an
end The headquarters of the officers and
the executive committee will be at the Eb-
dit House. the general meetings of the
convention will be held at the Carroll In
stitute and the different sections or subor-
dinate divisions of the association will
meet In halls not now selected. Among the
delegates will be many prominent students
or botanical physiology, agricultural chem
istry and other phases of advanced agrt-
cultural Investigation
Inc president of the association is Dr.sA.-
w. Harris president OF the University of
Maine and head of the Maine agricultural
ffcers are:
Vice presidents, J. K. Patterson of Ken
tucky, w. II. Jordan sof New York, r. Ii.
Jesse OF Missouri, L. G. Carpenter OF Colo
rado, e: A. Bryan of Washington; secre-
tary and treasurer, e. B. Voorhees, of New
Jersey; photographer, A. c. True of WASH
1ngton, ID. c.; executive committee, H. H.
Goodell of Massachusetts, chairman; Alexis
Cope OF Ohio, G. w. Atherton of PennsyI-
Yania, III. c. White of Georgia; ex officio,
the president, the junior eX-president U. E.
Stubos), the secretary. Chairmen of sec
tlons-Agriculture and chemistry, c. ID.
Woods of Maine: horticulture and botany.
l.. h Jones OF Vermont: entomology, M.
V. SiinSerland of New York: mechanic
arts III. w. Tyler of Massa chusetts; col
lege work. j. H. Raymond of West Virginia
A Comprehensive Program.
The program announced for the conven-
ton follows:
Monday, November 11-S:30 pm, meeting
OF the executive committee al Ebbitt House.
Tuesday, November 12-9 am. general
session; report of executive committee;
report of treasurer; reports of chairmen Of
sectlonS-ta) college work, J. H. Raymond;
Cd agriculture and chemistry C. D. Woods;
tc) horticulture and botany, L. r. Jones:
(O entomology, NJ. v, Slingerland (e) me-
chanlc arts, II. w. Tyler. Resolve of Presi-
dent Bryan providing for inspection of land
grant colleges by bureau of education. Re-
port of standing committees-(a) animal
ana plant breeding, w. NJ. Hays; Cb) MILL
tarN instruction in the land-grant colleges
e. W. Atherton; (c) indeXing agricultural
literature; Id uniform fertilizer laws
pm, meeting of sections on agriculture
ana chemistry, entomology and mechanic
arts 4 pm, meeting. of sections on col
lege work and horticulture and botany; 7:3O
p m., general session; miscellaneous busi-
dents address. p'i'''' p e''i-
Wednesday. November 13-9 m, general
session; miscellaneous business; summer
school of agriculture 10 a m report on
revision of constitution; (a) presentation of
paper from sectfoII of Eoilege work. Ppm
meeting of sections I'M mechanic arts en-
tomology and horticulture and botany
pm, meeting OF sections on college work
and agriculture and chemistry: 7:3O pm
general session.. miscellaneous business: re-
ports; resolutions. pm. reports of stand
ing commlttees-(D graduate study at
Washington. Oil pm reception bv the
Secretary of Agriculture.
Thursday, November 14-9 a M, general
session; miscellaneous business; reports,
election of officers; resolutions. 10 am,
reports of standing committees-(a) CO.
operation between stations and department
T. A. Bryan: t5l methods of teaching agri-
culture, A. c. True; (cy pure food legisla-
t1on. pm meetings of sections on me-
chanic arts, entomology and horticulture
ana botany; pm, meeting of section on
agriculture and chemistry; 7:3O pm. gen
erai session; final business meeting: nomi-
tiens; presentation of paper from section
on agriculture and chemistry. 10 pm.. ad-
journment of convention
Special Discussiens.
The several sections of the convention
have arranged the following discussions:
Section on agriculture and chemistry-C.
D. Woods of Maine, chairman; H. ]. Wa
ters of Missouri secretary. 'The extent to
which the United States Department of Ag-
riculture and the experiment stations may
profitably cooperate in the study of grass
and forage plant problems. and what lines
of work are likely to yield the most impor-
tant results Prof. B. 7. Galloway, United
States Department of Agriculture; Prof, T.
l.. Lyon, Nebraska Prof. r. H. Forbes
Arizona Prof. A. s. Hitchcock, United
States Department of Agriculture. What
can experiment stations do toward deter
mining the artificial plant food requirements
of different soils, and what methods should
be empioyed?" DIR. b. w. Kilgore North
Carolina: Prof. John Fields. Oklahoma; DR..
Hutchinson Mississippi. ''Will artificial ir
rigation be feasible in the humid regions of
the United States, and with what crops and
under what circumstances is it likely that
this practice Will be proftable?" Prof E. B.
Voorhees,, New Jersey; Prof Elwood Mead.
United States Department of Agriculture:
Dr.. w c. Stubbs, louisiana Prof c. s
Phelps, Connecticut. Wheat problems in
the Palouse country, with some deductions
concerning the laws of variations in hy
brids." Prof. ". j.. Spillman, Washington.
The tendency to- variation in cross bred
wheats," Prof. Willett M. Hays, Minnesota.
Section on college work.. H. RAYMOND
of West Virginia. chairman; B. O ,vIes-
worth of Colorado, secretary. sThe ReIa-
ton of Agricultural Colleges to the National
University" President w. O. Thompson.
Dabney, Tennessee. THE Value of Short
Courses DR.. w. A.. Henry, Wisconsin.
discussion led by DR.. Joseph H. Brigham
Washington d. C.
Section on entomology-M V. Slingerland
of New York, chairman; H. A. Morgan Of
Louisiana, secretary. 1.-THE Destr1Iction If
Injurious Insects by Fumigation," III. Car
man of Kentucky; Florida Insects of tha
Year; Experimental Work" H. A. Gossand
of Florida; 'The Life History Of the Snear
Borer in louisiana" H. 4. Morpan of
Louisiana; apple Aphids.' D. T. Sander.
son of Delaware; Nursery and Orchard In
spection, W. M: Scott of Georgia: Notes
on Certain Species of Aphids.'' s.Notes on
Leaf Hoppers Of the Grape and Rose" =
A. Shrine of New York
Personal Mention.
Commissioner OF Patents Allen LEFT tb;s