92 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



The work of tlie department has been handicapped by lack of room. 

 The farm department has been oenerons to a fanlt both in making- 

 room for us and in all other ways, but even then it has been difficult 

 to so arrange matters as to pi'ovide for some of the work. The de- 

 partment looks forward to the time when the new Agricultural build- 

 ing will make it possible to expand. 



The collection ha.s steadily grown, both by the addition of new bred 

 materials and by the idenlification and arrangement of material collected 

 in the past. 



During the year Mr. Zeno P. Metcalf has assisted very efficiently 

 as instructor. He, however, received an appointment in another state 

 at a substantial increase in salary and went to his new position in 

 June. The writer wishes to express his appreciation and thanks for 

 his able assistance in carrying on the work of the department. He 

 also wishes to thank Miss Catherine Koch, student, for her accurate 

 and diligent aid in mounting and arranging material in the collection, 

 and in other ways. 



Eespectfullv submitted. 



II. H. PETTIT, 

 Professor of Entomologv. 



East Lansing, June 30. 1908. 



REPOET OF THE VETERINARY DEPARTMENT. 



President J. L. Snyder : 



Dear Sir: — I have the honor of submitting the following report: The 

 Department of Veterinary Science, of which I took charge the second 

 week of October, 1907, has offered instruction in the rudiments of 

 Veterinary Science to the following number of students : 



Spring Term : Freshmen, 81, 2 liours per week ; junior and senior 

 electives, 48, 5 hours per week. 



Winter term: Freshmen and sophomores, 5G, 2i/4 hours per week; 

 junior and senior elective, 59, 5 hours per week. First year short 

 course men, 90, 5 hours per Aveek ; second ^ear short course men, 30, 

 5 hours per week. 



Fall Term : Junior and senior electives, 53, 5 hours per week. 



While it is impossible to equip the students with anything more than 

 an idea of the importance and magnitude of this class of ])rofessional 

 work, I have tried to impart to them a useful knowledge of the anatomy 

 and physiology of the larger domestic animals, upon which they may 

 build an understanding on the conformation and soundness of live 

 stock, and stock judging, and make it possible for them to derive some 

 benefit from the lectures upon medicine and surgery. Preventive and 

 control measures have been considered in detail in connection with 

 those diseases which are of importance in this state, and treatments 

 have been outlined for the more common diseases occurring among farm 

 animals. 



Demonstration work has been limited to anatomical lectures ujion 



