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The main barn, 120 by 40 feet, 2 stories high, is of wood, with 

 brick and concrete basement. It will accommodate the young 

 stock, bulls, horses and confined animals ; wagons and carriages ; 

 and the hay, grain, straw and roots. 



The dairy barn is a brick and concrete structure, 72 by 45 feet, 

 1\ stories high, and will accommodate 32 cows. This building 

 is directly connected with the main building. The floor of the 

 attic of the dairy barn is on a level with the main floor of the barn, 

 so that this room may easily be utilized as a storeroom for farm 

 machinery. 



'Ihe milk house is a 1-story, brick and concrete building, 20 

 by 80 feet, and is separated from the barn by a roofed walk. It 

 is (quipped with bottling machine, cream separator, and other 

 milk house apparatus. Connected with the barn are two stave 

 silos, 16 by 32 feet, and a 400-barrel cistern. All the buildings 

 are roofed with tile. 



/ 1-story dairy house, 45 by 54 feet, with a half basement, 

 to be built back of the main school building, has been planned 

 under the supervision of the State Architect and advertised for 

 bids! The probable cost is $12,000. The work to be done in this 

 building will have for its object the teaching of simple but scientific 

 hai dling of dairy products. 



Sundry trips have been taken by President Davis, Superintend- 

 ent McLennan of the farm, and the director in the several interests 

 of the school. Accompanying President Davis, the director visited 

 the Dunn County School of Agriculture and Domestic Science at 

 Menomonie, Wisconsin, and then the oldest, and most succesful 

 operating state school of agriculture (of secondary grade) in 

 America, the St. Anthony Park School, between St. Paul and 

 Minneapolis. Later the director visited the state school at 

 Canton, K Y. 



The director also visited the Manual Training High School and 

 Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Brookline High School, Brook- 

 line, Mass. ; and the Boys' Mechanics Arts High School, Boston, 

 Mass. — all with a special view to formulating plans for school 

 work in domestic science, household arts, woodworking and forge 

 practice. 



Definite plans have been made to attend three agricultural fairs 



