124 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



conclusipn of the session resolutions were passed both by the State 

 Dairymen's Association and the Farmers' Institute, calling on the Leg- 

 islature to enact a law regulating the sale of these feeds. It is hoped 

 that such a law will be enacted by the coming Legislature. 



At the death of Dr. R. C. Kedzie, the meteorological records which 

 had been kept by him privately for over forty years, were gathered 

 together and this division has assumed the responsibility for their care. 

 A great deal of work is required in this matter and some expense is 

 involved, 3'et it is our purpose to maintain these records until the board 

 makes some permanent i)rovision for them. It has seemed to the writer 

 that in view of the fact that our record here is the oldest in Michigan 

 by a number of years, and so far as he is aware, is the oldest in the 

 Northwest, it w^ould be not injudicious to request the United States 

 government to provide a separate building and maintain a government 

 observer to keep the records and to report weather indications from this 

 point. 



During the past winter, at the request of the Dean of the Short 

 Courses, Ave conducted a six weeks' course in the elements of agri- 

 cultural chemistry and a six weeks' course in the elementary i)rinciples 

 of animal nutrition for the students in live stock and general farming. 

 These courses were highly successful and it is believed were appreciated 

 by the student. 



In November, 1903, the Board authorized us to attend the meeting 

 of the Association of the Official Agricultural Chemists at Washington, 

 D. C. It will be remembered that this station has always been active in 

 the cooperative work of this association and it is our desire to continue 

 this policy. These meetings are solely for the purpose of widening 

 the scope and views of the various station chemists and for unifying 

 the various methods of analysis. So much of the chemist's work is 

 official in character that this association has become one of the most 

 practical, scientific associations existing. 



The work of this division became so great that early last fall we were 

 authorized to employ an assistant. Miss Dorethea Moxness, a recent 

 graduate of a technical school in Norway, was procured and she has 

 demonstrated unusual ability in the work she has undertaken. It is 

 with exceeding pleasure that I thus mention her capabilities and express 

 ray appreciation of her able and hearty cooperation in the chemical work 

 jof this division. 



Very respectfully submitted, 



FLOYD V\^ ROBISON, 



Chemist. 

 Agricultural College, Mich, 

 June 30, 1904, 



