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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY. 



President F. S. Kedzie: 



Dear Sir — I have tlie honor to submit the following report of tlie De- 

 partment of Animal Hnsbandry for the year ending June 30, 1916. 

 Schedule of class work given by department staff during the year: 



Class. 



Freshman 



Freshman 



Freshman 



Freshman 



Jimior 



Senior 



Two year Short Course (1st term 2nd 

 year 16 weeks) 



Two year Short Course (1st term 2nd 

 year 16 weeks) 



Junior 



Senior 



Senior 



Two year Short Course ( 16 weeks) .... 



Two Yr. Short Course r2d Yr. 16 Wks) 

 Two Yr. Short Course (2d Yr. 8 Wks.) . . 

 Two Yr. Short Course (1st Yr. 8 Wks.) 

 Two Yr. Short Course (1st Yr. 8 Wks.) 

 Two Yr. Short Course (1st Yr. 8 Wks.) 



Subject. 



Animal Hu.sbandry^l. 



Animal Husbandry 1 . 



Animal Husbandry 1 . 



Animal Husbandry 1 . 

 Animal Husbandry 2. 

 Anim-il Husbandry 5. 



Study of Type.s 



Stock Feeding 



Section. 



1-3 < 

 4-6^ 

 7- 

 10-12 { 



Teacher. 



Mr. Edwards 

 Mr. Clark . . . 

 Mr. Edwards, 

 Mr. Clark . . . 

 Mr. Clark. .. 

 Mr. Edwards 

 Mr. Clark... 

 Mr. Edwards 

 Prof. Rrown , 

 Prof. Brown . 

 Mr. Clark. . . 

 Mr. Edwards. 

 Mr. Clark. .. 



Prof. Brown. 



Hours per 

 week. 



WINTER TERM. 



6 



6 



6 



6 



6 



15 



10 



5 



Students 

 enrolled. 



72 

 75 

 54 



63 



117 



(one half .-o 

 term) ''^ 



106 

 114 



Animal Husbandry 4. 

 Animal Husbandry 6. 

 Animal Husbandry 6. 



Study of Breeds 



Stock Judging 



Stock Judging 



Types and Breeds . . . . 



Animal Feeding 



Animal Feeding 



Prof. Brown . . 

 Prof. Brown. . 

 Prof. Brown . . 

 Mr. Edwards. 

 Mr. Clark. ... 

 Mr. Clark.... 

 Mr. Edwards . 

 Mr. Edwards.. 

 Mr. Clark.... 

 Mr. Edwards . 



5 

 6 



6 



10 



6 

 6 

 6 

 5 

 5 



95 

 21 

 18 



96 



43 

 52 

 101 

 65 

 44 



The addition of Mr. W. N. Clark, a graduate of the University of Wis- 

 consin, to the staff, September 1st, 1915, made possible a division of a 

 few of the larger sections and resulted in more efficient instruction. 

 Maximum efficiency however, cannot be attained until the staff has been 

 increased to a point where sections can be reduced to 30 studenfs each. 

 While ample in size when built, the judging pavilion is now taxed to its 

 utmost capacity. ,A much larger pavilion with a greater number of com- 

 partments will be a necessity in the near future. 



Aside from their teachiug duties which are very heavy during the fall 

 and winter terms, the members of the staff devote a considerable portion 

 of their time to the management of the herds and flocks. 



Mr. W. E. J. Edwards has been in direct charge of the swine. At 

 present he has under way two experiments, both of which require close 

 personal attention. One has for ifs object the determination of the 

 most efficient method of utilizing alfalfa fields for pasture without ma- 

 terially injuring the stand of alfalfa. A second experiment is being car- 

 ried on to determine the advisability of the self-feeder for growing pigs. 



Mr. Clark assists the writer in the management of the sheep and beef 



