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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY. 



President F. S. Kedzie, College: 



Dear Sir: 



I have the honor to submit the following report of the Department of 

 Animal Husbandry for the year ending June 30, 1921. 



The following table gives a summary of the teaching work carried by the 

 staff the past year: 



During the fall and winter terms, Mr. E. B. Hill rendered material 

 and valuable assistance in the work of teaching the short course classes. 

 Even with his help, however, the work of the department was quite heavy 

 for the personnel, necessitating larger classes than are desirable. If the 

 student is to get the most out of his work and come in close personal contact 

 with the instructor, a larger personnel must be provided the department. 

 The large amount of class work during the fall and winter terms also pro- 

 hibits the members of the department from assisting in any extension work 

 or attending livestock breeders' meetings in different parts of the State. 



The institution is rapidly outgrowing the capacity of our present judging 

 pavilion and in order that we may give our students better instruction and 

 meet the demand of the livestock men of the State for a place where they 

 may assemble for educational purposes, it is to be earnestly hoped that the 

 institution will be able to erect a larger stock judging pavilion within the 

 next year. 



At the present time we are feeding some steers to be exhibited at the In- 

 ternational Live Stock Exposition at Chicago, which we feel will make a 

 very creditable showing for the institution. However, if we are to become 

 a serious contender for high honors and build our herds of sheep, swine and 



