Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-06-11
Agricultural College Notes.
j Agricultural College, N. D.,
\ June s, 1907.

years leave of absence from this
school. He had an enjoyable trip
on the water and was anticipating a
good deal of satisfaction on his trip
through England.
Professor B.. G. Chilcott of the de-
partment of agriculture at Washing
ton, was recently in Fargo to consult
with Professor Shepperd and to plan
for the dry land farming experiments
that are to be carried out at the
Edgeley and Dickinson substations.
and also for those proposed for the
Williston substation, Professor Chill
colt was formerly professor of soil
physics in the South Dakota college
and station and now has full charge
of the dry land farming work of the
United States department OF agricul-
ture. He is planning to give material
aid to the Williston station, provided
a good farm is secured upon which
to carry out the trials. b
The botanical department has re-
Gently received quite number of
very interesting economic plants.
Included in these are the tea plant,
the coffee plant and many plants Of
medicinal value. They will all prove
Of great interest to the students in
economic botany and especially to
those in pharmaceutical botany. It
is the intention, as soon as the hor-
ticultural greenhouses are available,
allowing more room for the botanical
material in the present greenhouse,
| to stock the botanical greenhouse
with all the essential types OF medi-
cinal and other economic plants in
other words, to get together a fine
collection of plants, because of their
educational value. .,.s .a
Professor Laid recently made a
"trip along the line Of the 500 rail-
road, north of Valley City, for the
purpose Of gathering samples to see
|if there were violations of the food,
drug or paint laws of the state
through that section.
Several samples we're taken up and
are now being examined in the lab
oratory by Professor Pope and these,
together with the work on ice
creams, have kept the food division
busy throughout the week. One
sample Of beverage taken up has
been condemned and the manufac-
turers notified. It is quite possible
that test case may be made, using
this sample as a basis in order that
a ruling may be had from the courts
las to what constitutes whisky.
Several of the students in chemis-
TRY will spend their vacations in diff
ferent manufacturing establishments
or laboratories for the purpose OF
gaining practical information and
getting in touch with the Industrial
features of applied chemistry Mr..
Heath expects to go with the North
laern Manufacturing Company of aMin-
neapolis, Mr.. Slingsby will spend a
summer with the Minnesota Linseed
Oil Paint Company, becoming famil-
iaf with paint manufacture. Several
students will probably remain at the
college taking laboratory work and
assisting in the experiments which
are under way.
i The association OF state and nation.
al food and dairy departments viii!
hold its annual convention at James.
| town, Virginia, in July. The execu.
tive committee has invited Professor
Ladd to speak upon the subject Of
bleaching fiours and it is quite likely
that some definite action will be TAX
| en- at that time, by the association
| with regard to what course shall BIZ
taken in enforcing the law, where
products have been bleached.
I. DR.. Brown has been busy of lat
making examination Of several pa
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same are in compliance with th,
labelling law In this state. He Ia,
also examined a line Of tinctures o
nux yomica taken up at the drui
stores in various parts Of the state
His examination has shown mucl
wider range in strength than shout,
be permitted under the United State
pharnlacopoeia requirements.
Considerable work has been don
during the year in testing bleache,
fiours. During the past week Pro
fessor Stailings has been engaged ii
actually making bleaching tests 81
fours Of various grades and combin
atoms Of grades In order to deter
mine to just what extent Bleachin
can be carried and to determin
whether low grade fiours can be d
bleached as to combine with patents
He is also studying the effects q
bleaching fiours made from macaror
| wheat The sarias cf oYnarir,, an