DAIRY AND SEED IMPROVEMENT MEETINGS. 269 



On motion of Mr. Leland it was voted that the Chair appoint 

 a nominating committee of three, to present at the meeting 

 tomorrow the names of officers for :the ensuing year. Prof. 

 G. E. Simmons, J. L. Lowell, and A. S. Cottle were appointed 

 as this committee. 



REPORT OF VISITORS TO THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE. 



Your representatives to the College of Agriculture met and 

 conferred with representatives from allied organizations in 

 the state during Farmers' Week at the College. We decided to 

 form ourselves into a committee and report our joint findings 

 and submit recommendations as a committee to our respective 

 organizations. 



The increased and increasing number of students in the Col- 

 lege has necessitated several changes even in the recently erected 

 agricultural building, Winslow Hall, in that partitions have 

 had to be removed to increase size of laboratories and recita- 

 tion rooms. A thoroughly equipped bacteriological laboratory 

 has been thus installed and a seed display room has been begun 

 and if the present plans are carried out this room will be an 

 education in itself in seed selection and testing. 



We deem these improvements to be wise and in our humble 

 judgment a good start to make this State College an example 

 and a place where authoritative knowledge on agricultural sub- 

 jects may be looked for and found. 



Along this line of thoroughness, it would seem that our 

 legislators, if not already acquainted, should be made acquainted 

 with the desirability and needs for continuing this work in 

 ever}' line of agriculture. 



To this end we make the following recommendations : 



First, that modern barns be built, the present structures being 

 far from what present needs and modern requirements demand 

 for approved housing of working and breeding animals and 

 for certified dairy products. A stock judging pavilion should 

 be built in connection therewith. 



Second, that a new dairy barn be erected, as the present 

 plant is entirely inadequate to furnish students with the re- 



