DAIRY AND SKED iMPROs-JiMENT MEETINGS. 203 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON BARNS AT THE 



UNIVERSITY. 



The following report from the committee on barns at the 

 University of Maine was presented by Mr. Mclntire : 



Dr. Merrill and I went to Augusta and did what we could 

 but we failed to get an appropriation at the last legislature. 

 Something had to be cut out and that seemed to be what was 

 in line to be left out. But if the members all look at it as I do, 

 we never will give up until we get an appropriation. In my 

 opinion the barns are not only needed, but it is a business 

 proposition. If an individual was situated as the College is, 

 needing the barns as badly as they do, it would be a good busi- 

 ness investment to build them ; so I am going to urge the mem- 

 bers of the association never to give up until we get the money 

 and have the barns. 



Voted to accept this report. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON BREEDING 

 EXPERIMENTS. 



Your committee begs leave to report as follows : 



HISTORY. 



In accordance with the plans laid before the association at 

 its last meeting the committee undertook an active campaign 

 to obtain an annual legislative appropriation of $5,000 for the 

 purpose of carrying on investigations in animal husbandry at 



