58 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



KEPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DAIRY HUSBANDRY. 



President F. S. Kedzie, East Lansing, Mich. 



Dear Sir: — In reviewing tlie college year ending Jnne 30, 1017, we 

 have the honor to present the folloAving facts and observations as worthy 

 of especial notice. 



With tlie more active interest in dairying and the increasing number 

 of stndents attending college, an even larger nnmber of men are taking 

 the daily courses than was anticipated when the present Dairy Build- 

 ing was constructed. While the building is of ample size for dairy 

 manufactures, it has been found impracticable to separate the students 

 into a sufficiently large number of sections to enable them to take the 

 courses in manufacture with greatest benefit. To alleviate this condi- 

 tion and to distribute the teaching more evenly throughout the year, 

 as well as to make the dairy plant constantly effective. Dairy Husbandry 

 2 and Dairy Husbandry 3, have been scheduled for three terms during 

 the year; namely, 'the fall, the spring, and the summer terms. Dairy 

 Husbandry 1, and Dairy Husbandry 4, which occur in the spring term, 

 are also offered in the summer term. It is anticipated that these ar- 

 rangements will bring needed relief. 



Each year an increasingly large number of students have asked for a 

 course in ice cream making. This has been added during the past year, 

 and will be offered both in the spring and in the summer terms. The 

 work of this subject is being placed on par with that of the other dairy 

 courses. 



It is more than probable that a further re-arrangement will be asked 

 for during the coming year, which will permit the department to give 

 a course in dairy production. 



As intimated in my last annual report, the Creamery Buttemiakers' 

 Conference and Six-day School has been made an annual feature, and 

 the week next preceding the Christmas vacation has been assigned as 

 the regular time for holding this school. During the last session the 

 school was attended by over fifty people, fort3^-two being buttennakers 

 or creamery inspectors. Besides the regularly employed instructors of 

 this department, Professor M. Morten sen of Ames, Iowa, was secured for 

 the week, and gave most valuable assistance. 



The further investigation into the Cost of Milk Production has been 

 continued throughout the year, Mr. F. T. Riddell being in general charge 

 of the work. Mr. A. C. Lytle has been stationed at Webberville, and 

 Mr. S. J. Brownell has acted in a similar capacity at Howell. 



During the last year the results of the Grand Rapids investigations 

 have been compiled and jjublished as Bulletin No. 277. 



The first report of the work at Howell and Webberville will be ready 

 for publication in a veiy short time, and is now being compiled by 

 Mr. Riddell. 



During the year the department has been most ably assisted by Pro- 

 fessor H. E. Dennison in the field of Dairy Production, Professor C. E. 

 Newlander in the field of Dairy Physics and Chemistry, Mr. W. D. 



