REPORT OF THE PROFESSOR OF AGRICULTURE. XXlll 



DONATIONS. 



Donations have been received as follows : 



Hand corn planter, from S. M. Macomber, Grand Isle, Vt. ; hand seed 

 Sower, from Goodell & Co., Antrim, K H.; set of seed drill regulators, Seed 

 drill Kegulator Co., Lemont, Pa.; Devon bull calf, from H. W. Calkins, 

 Allegan, Mich. 



IMPLEMENTS PUECHASED. 



The Vandiver corn planter with check rower, from Vandiver Corn Planter 

 Co., Quincy, Ills.; a root cutter, from Belle City Manufacturing Company, 

 Eacine, Wis. ; a milk cart, from Belle City Manufacturing Company, Racine, 

 Wis.; a portable forge, anvil and small tools, from The Foos Mfg. Co.> 

 Springfield, Ohio. 



IMPKOVEMENTS. 



We have continued the clearing of No. 16, and have extended our system of 

 drains south of the Grand Trunk E. R., reclaiming several acres of low wet 

 land. The drains in Nos. 13 and 13 are working admirably and on land, that 

 was covered with water three years ago, the June grass and white clover have in 

 many places made a strong turf. It has been a surprise to see how readily 

 these grasses come in as soon as the water is removed. 



While these fields are quite uneven, I am disposed to think it will be unwise 

 to plow them. It would be years before we could secure such a sod as now covers 

 them. Permanent pastures are coming to be appreciated more and more by 

 stock men in this country and it is best to study the problem carefully before 

 deciding to plow them. 



BKIDGE OVEK CEDAK KIVEK. 



A stone butment has been completed at the south end of the bridge crossing 

 the Cedar river. At their last meeting the Board of Agricvilture authorized the 

 building of one at the north end. The old bridge is much dilapidated and is 

 not safe. We are running great risks in using it longer. I recommend that 

 estimates be made for an iron bridge of substantial plan and good finish, to 

 replace the old wood structure as soon as possible. 



The water tanks at the barns have been enclosed by neat substantial build- 

 ings, so planned as to exclude frost as far as possible. 



Our water supply to which reference was made in my last report, has proved 

 equal to the emergency of the past very dry season ; furnishing an abundance 

 at the barns and pasture fields, for all our stock. 



EXPERIMENTS. 



These have been in part reported in the bulletins to which allusion has 

 been made. 



The feeding test of calves of differemt breeds is under way. 



We have two Galloways, one bred by Hon. E, B. Caruss, St. Johns, the 

 other by Messrs. Townsend and Weeks, of Colby. 



Tw^o Holsteins, one bred by Seeley and Coleman, Lansing, the other by the 

 College. 



