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of the lane and road tlirongh No. 12, which vre hope to have completed tliia 

 fall. Tl e fences have beeii repaired, and with few exceptions the fiidds are 

 well enclosed vvitli good rail fences staked and wii'ed. The herdsman's house 

 has received needed repairs. A well has been pot down at the farm house at 

 an expense of ^1-iO.OO, and unless some grave mishap occurs, the cost of 

 repairs of buildings for the next two years will be small. An estimate has 

 been made for the expense of repainting the buildings of the department. 



DRAINAGE. 



The eight-inch sewer has been completed to No. 12, througli Nos. 8 and 

 10. A large part of the course of this drain was tiirough quicksands, and 

 the tile hatl to be laid at a depth from six to eight feet. It was a difficult 

 job, but has been mainly accomplished by the labor of students. We thought 

 it desirable to use glazed sewer pipe for this main, which is to conduct tlio 

 drainage water from a large portion of Nos. 12 and 13 to the river, a distance 

 of about IfJO rods. Tlie use of tiiis pi|)e was more expensive than ordinary 

 tile, but we are confident as to the durability and working of the drain as now 

 laid. This work of drainage should still be continued, and a special appro- 

 priation will be needed for this purpose. We hope if means are furnished to 

 place the larger portion of fieMs Nos. 12 and 13 in a condition to be occupied 

 with cultivated crops during the next two years. Quite large portions of these 

 fields are marshy and wet, and a large number of tile must be laid if these 

 waste places are reclaimed and made tillable. 



STOCK. 



The policy to which I referred in my last report on this subject has been 

 followed, viz. : to weed out and dispose of all inferior animals, and to im« 

 prove the quality of the College herds. While we have not accomplished all 

 we could desire, perhaps not all we ought to have done, because of errors of 

 judgment, we believe a very decided improvement has been made. 



By authorization of the Board of Agriculture 1 attended the sale of Judge 

 Jones and Mr. (J. Hills, of Delaware, Ohio, in October, '80, and purchased a 

 bull and three Rose of Sharon cows. One of these was sold the following 

 June. The reserved aiiimals have ])roved valuable as breeders, and we have 

 thus introduced one of the most desirable and popular families of Short 

 Horns in the College herd. A Victoria Duchess, bred by J. K. Page, Esq., 

 of Sennett, N. Y., was purchased of Mr. J. P. Sanborn, at the closing out 

 sale of Avery & Murphy. She has given us two heifer calves, one of them by 

 the Twenty-third Duke of Airdrie. In June last Hon. Franklin Wells, of the 

 Board, and myself attended the series of Short Horn sales in Chicago and 

 purchased three lieifeis; a young Mary, of the VanMeter family, an imported 

 Haniet, and a Roan Duchess; also a bull bred by Winslow Bros., of Kan- 

 kakee, Ills., sired by the pure Princess bull, 2d Duke of Northumberland — 

 dam an import* d Lady Aconib cow — one of the best of the Bell-Bates fami- 

 lies of Snort Horns. The Third Grand Baron, 301U3 A. H. B., has proved a 

 valuable sire. His calves are very uniform in color, form, and maikings. vig- 

 orous, rapid growers, and of excellent quality. The Peri Duchess has devel- 

 oped into a remarkably fine, even cow of medium size. We had the misfor- 

 tun(3 to lose her calf, by the Oxford bull Duke of Vinewood, a year ago. Thia 

 year she has a beautiful heifer calf by the Third Grand Baron. The College 



