:!S STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTUXllil. 



(lOiiei-nl fai-in inipiovoinoiiis coinpj-isi^ sojuc nddilions 1o tiio draiiKij^e 

 system, replacing fences and grading and tilling low, wet, unsightly 

 spots in 4, 14 and 18. 



Dnring the year the cleared portions of No. 18 has been drained and 

 largely cleared of stumps. 



The department has continued ro do a large amount of investigation 

 work along live stock lines, a report of which has been made to the 

 T director. 



licspectfullv submitted, 

 ROBERT S. SHAW, 



J>ean. 

 East Lansing, June .^0, 1908. 



Professor Jeffery reports (he following from the Agronomv Division: 



Near the close of the college year, 10(M>7, Mr. L. B. IMcWelhy, assist- 

 ant in agronomy, accepted a position Avilh the Wyoming Agricultural 

 (College, and Mr. F. W. Howe accepted the position thus left vacant 

 in this division. During the yenv Mr. Howe has had charge of the 

 crop work designated as Ag 12a, and Ag 12b. The soil work designated 

 as Ag G, the short course classes in Parliamentary law and bookkeeping, 

 respectively, and has assisted as occasion required in other instructional 

 work. He had charge quite largely of the educational exhibits made 

 by this division at the State Fair, and the West Michigan State Fair, 

 has done some judging at county fairs, and spent nine days wnth the 

 special institute train and some time in other college extension work. 



During the year this division has given instruction to 226 regular 

 students, in eight different subjects, and to 307 short course students 

 in four different subjects. Nearly forty days have been given to exten- 

 sion and educational work away from the college. 



Two laboratory courses in elementary agriculture have been prepared 

 at the reque.st of the Department of Public Instruction, and through 

 that department given to the teachers of .Michigan free, for their use 

 in promoting the teaching of agriculture in the public schools of the 

 State. 



In two of the counties of the Stitte, Muskegon and Mason, Boys' 

 Corn Growing Associations have been formed. This movement is receiv- 

 ing the help of this division in the way of advice, personal instruction, 

 bulletins, etc. ('orn growing contests are now in progress and later 

 corn shows and prizes are planned for. 



Instructor W. B. Liverance reiwrts the following from the Dairy Divi- 

 sion: 



Instruction has been given to 1.30 students, as follows : Fall term. 

 Advanced Dairying, 14 : winter term, special courses, Creamery Manage- 

 ment, 62 ; ( -heesemaking, 8 ; Farm Dairying, 15 ; spring term. Advanced 

 Dairying, 4; Elementary Dairying, 34; instruction in the Babcock test 

 was also given to about 60 special course general agriculture students. 



Upon recommendation of the former instructor, Mr. F. O. Foster, 



