STUDENT LIFE advance guard of this opposing force The dispositions of troops were well made by the company commanders the men generally tak-in- g good advantage of cover under fire and the exercise ended at the bridge near the mouth of Logan canyon when recall was sounded In spite of the fact that inclement weather until the middle of May interfered seriously with target practice interest in this branch of the couse has revived and competition for places on the rifle team has been keen The college has provided crosses and marksman’s pins for the ten most expert shots who will constitute the college rifle team To the next ten will lie awarded marksman’s buttons of the pattern issued in the regular army A new feature has been introduced this year in competitive volley firing between the companies al so skirmish firing between teams selected and coached by members of the 1904 rifle team sharp-shooter- s’ : The usual Memorial Day ceremony was observed by the cadets After decorating the graves of eleven soldiers in The citv cemetery three volleys were fired and tars sounded TVjricul rural Notes Dr Widtsoe together with Trustees McAllister and Whitmore and a number of other State officials 89 made a trip through the central counties of the state inspecting the various sites offered for the location of the Central Experiment Station The Greenville and Frankhauser harms located at Greenville look better now than they have at any time since their establishment The prospects are very good for large crops on the experimental dry farms this year From the present condition of the crops it looks as if thirty-fiv- e bushels of wheat will be produced to the acre The two samples of wheat plants recently taken from the Washington County Arid Farm and on exhibition in the Agricultural Club Bulletin Board indicate the wonderful possibilities of the arid farm industry Many of the agricultural students are taking advantage of the employment offered on the experimental farms The experiments with incubators that are being conducted by the Boultrv Department are going to result in a much larger production of chickens than heretofore Mr Fredrick a former student of this institution who takes his master’s degree in Veterinary at Ames this year is demonstrating his loyalty to the college bv answering questions in his line that are asked in The Deseret Sci-on- ce Farmer The Department of Agriculture has recently issued a bulletin in connection with the Connecticut Experiment Station discussing the funny and bacteria essential in the curing of a few of the fancy kinds