_     2 Thtrtteth Annual Report of the
  ‘   Adams, Fu11d program, namely; A Study of the LifeiHistory
.   a11d Limits of Broods of the White Fly (Aleyrodes vapomr-
  ~   Ii 7inm)‘ of Greenhouses. Dr. Garman. A Study of the Life His- `
  y   tory and Limits of Broods of the Tobacco Worm (Phlegethon- »
E " Q  tins seem.) Dr. Garman. Metabolism and Catabolism in the
I Q Cliieken. Dr. Buckner.
    EGG-LAY1No. CoN·rns·r. The contest closed November lst
E ··   of this year. It was remarkable for the attention which it at- _‘
5 .   tracted in all parts of the State and even outside of Kentucky,
F,   as well as for the record made‘by one of the White Leghorn J
Q   pullets, Lady Walnut Hill. This pullet laid 94 eggs in 94
  ~ .   i consecutive days, this being, according to our best information,
    , the world’s record for continuous laying. The same pullet ,
Q   ; made the best ,year’s record in the contest, having laid 289
i i · eggs in the 12 months of the contest, or 292 eggs in her pullet-
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§ ,_ [ year. Other data will be found in the report of the Depart-
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  ‘ `‘`. gn ment of Animal Husbandry II.
Q.   STAFF. The working force of the Station and personnel
’ °i   of the several departments, other than clerical assistants and
  M laborers, is given on page VII. The following are the a -
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Q. Y   A pointments and resignations for the year;
      Appointments: _
   ll W. D. Iler, assistant chemist, January, 1917.
  Q L. B. Mann, assistant in Animal Husbandry (I), Febru-
  _,._   ary, 1917.
[r L;   -5;,;, ‘ M. J. Perry, Seed Analyst, March, 1917.
  Alex Stewart, in charge egg-laying contest, May, 1917,
. _.`,__Q€,{_°{; Laboratory Assistant in Poultry, September 1, 1917,
 ·?   J. W. Craig, assistant Fertilizer and Feed Departments,
  _4`i_.`?;;;l‘ · July, 1917. —
  _‘ei {fl} J. B. Hutson, assistant Farm Management, July, 1917.
  J. R. Humphrey, head, Department of Markets, August
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   $55  . 1917.
  ‘ J. H. Martin, assistant in Poultry Husbandry, Se tember
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{jig.; _fj  1917.
    S. L. Hibberd, assistant in Agronomy, September, 1917.
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