42 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



hijrli schools of the state; the farmers institutes; boys' com growing 

 contests; county Y. M. C. A.'s; normal schools; county commissioners, 

 etc. 



Respectfully submitted. 



JOS. A. JEFFERY, 

 Professor of Soils and Soil Physics. 

 East Lansing, June 30, 1911. 



REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DAIRY HUSBANDRY. 



To the President: 



The instructional work in dairy production has been given during 

 the past year as scheduled in the catalogue, in connection with the 

 class work of the animal husbandry department. 



A keen interest in this work has been apparent throughout the year 

 and while the classes were exceptionally large we feel that the year 

 just closed has been quite successful. 



During the fall term 17 seniors took the work in Creamery Butter 

 Making and in the spring term instruction was given in Farm Dairy- 

 ing to 87 sophomores. 



The past winter the two special courses in Creamery Management 

 were each extended two weeks making the first year course eight weeks 

 in length and the second 6 weeks. 



The number of men instructed in the special courses is as follows: 



First year creamery 53 



Second year creamery 6 



Cheese making 5 



Farm dairying 51 



The increasing number of factories making butter from gathered 

 cream and the difficulties encountered in the manufacture of butter from 

 gathered cream have necessitated a marked change in the instructional 

 work of the creamery courses, both in the purchase of raw material and 

 in the methods of manufacture. 



Each year the number of inquiries for men with dairy school train- 

 ing to fill positions in creameries and other dairy plants has increased 

 so that every man wishing employment during the past year has secured 

 steady work. 



A large part of the instructional work in dairy manufacture has 

 been done by Instructor W. B. Liverance, assisted during the special 

 courses by Messrs. Simon Hagadorn. Charles Dear and Robert F. Hop- 

 kins, to all of whom we are indebted for efficient work. 



During the year 18 old stalls in the dairy bam were replaced by 

 modern sanitary ones. The herd has improved by the growth of the 

 comparatively large proportion of young cows and heifers included 

 within its number. All of the animals under serai-official test for yearly 



