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Equipment. 



The equipment of the College is constantly being improved 

 by the addition of new and up-to-date apparatus, and the pur- 

 chase of first class breeding stock. The additions made during 

 the year may be summarized as follows : — 



Agronomy. — The new soils laboratory has been equipped in 

 a very satisfactory manner; the farm crops laboratory provided 

 with grain testers, balances, storage, and exhi'bition cases, and 

 the farm management section with some much needed appara- 

 tus. 



Animal Industry. — Four pure bred beef cattle have been se- 

 cured and additional poultry and swine breeding stock pur- 

 chased. For greater economy of space in the Dairy Building, 

 a rearrangemenlt of the dairy machinery has been made and 

 considerable new machinery added. 



Bacteriology and Veterinary Science. — In this department 

 many additions to the equipment have been made, including 

 microscopes, an incubator, a refrigerator and a life-sized model 

 of a horse. It is planned to secure skeletons of domestic ani- 

 mals for the use of the veterinary science division as soon as 

 possible. 



Biological and Agricultural Chemistry. — ^The principal addi- 

 tions in this department are apparatus to fully equip the en- 

 larged biol'ogiical chemistry laboratory provide'd the department 

 last year. 



Biology. — An extra supply of microscopes was found neces- 

 sary to provide for the largely increased number of students 

 taking biology. 



Home Bcononrics. — The provision of enlarged laboratories 

 made necessary the purchase of considerable extra equipment, 

 but the items are too numerous to recount in a brief report. 



Short Winter Courses. 



Short winter courses of four weeks' duration in Dairying 

 and General Agriculture were held during January. These 

 were immediately follbwed by three weeks courses in Horticul- 

 ture and Poultry Management. All the courses were well at- 



