DEPARTMENT OF FARM MECHANICS. 



TEACHING. 



The number of students who received instruction in the courses offered 

 by this department is given in the following list: 



Total 

 No. No. 

 REGULAR COURSES marked taught 



Farm Mechanics 51, Fall 68 76 



Farm Mechanics 51, Spring 90 105 



Farm Engineering 52, Fall 39 39 



Farm Engineering 52, Spring 35 44 



Farm Mechanics 60. Spring 3 3 



WINTER COURSES 



Farm Mechanics 5 1 , Gen. Ag 65 73 



Farm Mechanics 51, Poultry 45 54 



Total 345 394 



As will be noted from the above, a special two-hour course was offered 

 for the winter-course poultry students. The students complained, how- 

 ever, that the addition of this work made their schedule too heavy, and 

 it will not be given next year. 



The staff of the department was increased by the employment through- 

 out the year of a regular instructor in Farm Mechanics, and a student 

 assistant in Farm Engineering. Another student assistant was required 

 for the work in Farm Mechanics during the spring term. 



As the laboratory facilities were not increased, the congestion was 

 even worse than last year. Morning sections had to be provided, and 

 as part of the work is on gasoline engines the noise and vibration from 

 these seriously inconvenienced the departments housed above the 

 laboratory. 



INVESTIGATION. 



The testing of spray nozzles was continued at times when the laboratory 

 was vacant and when the running of the engines would not inconvenience 

 other departments to too great an extent. A great number of tests are 

 required and the work progressed but slowly. 



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