72 REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURIST. 



The Herefords came from Merrill & Fifield, Bay City, and Hon. Wm. 

 Crapo, Flint, John W. Foster, Supt. A Holstein from Hon. M. L. Sweet, 

 Grand Kapids; one Shorthorn from the herd of Wm. Curtis & Sons, 

 Addison ; the Galloways from K. B. Caruss of St. Johns and Townsend & 

 Wicks of Colby ; the Devons, one Shorthorn and one Holstein were bred at 

 the College. 



The Board of Agriculture authorized the purchase of heifers for a dairy 

 test, and two Jerseys from the herds of Hon. Isaac Marston, Bay City, and 

 Smith Bros., Eagle, were selected. W. L. Sexton, Howell, furnished one 

 Holstein and Westover & Seely of Bay City the other; D wight Curtis of 

 Addison one Shorthorn, the College one. C. M. Winslow, Secretary of the 

 National Ayrshire Association, selected the two Ayrshires bred by Alonzo 

 Libby, Sacarappa, Maine. They are fine specimens, and if properly cared for 

 ought to be valuable for the purpose for which they were purchased. 



A Merino lamb from Mr. Chilson of Hanover, Lincolns from G. L. Allen 

 & Sons of Portland, and grade Shropshires raised on the College farm have 

 been fed together in the same experiment. 



Duroc Jerseys from the herd of Mr. McBride of Burton, Berkshires from 

 Mr. Hibbard's herd at Bennington, and Poland Chinas and cross-bred Poland 

 China and Berkshire pigs bred at the College were fed last year. A pair of 

 Duroc Jerseys from the same herd, Berkshires from Mr. Hibbard and Poland 

 Chinas from Mr. H. W. Riley, Greenville, were purchased for a repetition of 

 the test and are now being fed. 



Several varieties of wheat were tested in acre plats and other varieties in 

 smaller plats. Some fifty varieties of potatoes were planted this season. 

 The testing of varieties of ensilage corn and forage plants was continued ; 

 also with roots, oats and buckwheat. The use of different amounts of seed 

 for the purpose of determining the amount required to produce the largest 

 yield, and the comparative test of commercial fertilizers with our more 

 common manures has been continued. The one acre plats of grasses stood 

 the winter well and yielded well. The testing of grasses in not less than 

 acre plats seems the best for experimental purposes, as in smaller plats the 

 yields are not sufficient to fully test their feeding value. * * * 



