44 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



second year men in advanced stock judging 10 hours per week for the 

 same length of time. 



In my last report the progress of the work of removing and refitting 

 I he farm buildings Avas given; the work was continued throughout the 

 year. The old horse barn, 38'xlOO', Avas moved to a new location between 

 the farm house and the dairy barn, about twenty yards south of the 

 former; the ground floor of this was fitted up with an office for the farm 

 foreman, wash room for men, Avork room and storage place for Avagons, 

 heavy Avheeled implements, etc., the second floor was fitted for the storage 

 of tools, the smaller im])lements, lumber, etc. ; the eleA^ator in the 

 Agricultural building was rcmoA'ed to this structure, enlarged and in- 

 stalled. During the months of April and May the piggery, a structure 

 34'x80', was moA^ed south and Avest 100 yards or more to a point Avest of 

 the sheep barn on the brow of a bank sloping toAvard the river; in the re- 

 grouping of the farm buildings, the piggery remained in front of them 

 all, a very unsatisfactory place for it. 



To accommodate one hundred head of experimental sheep 60 feet was 

 added to the south end of the sheep barn, the plan of the new structure 

 being made to conform to the old one. 



The old beef cattle barn was placed up close to the silo at the south 

 end of the dairy barn, and is being used as a protected exercising yard 

 for cattle and a storage place for manure. Covered runways join this 

 shed with the dairy barn on both sides of the silo. 



A small milk house Avas constructed adjoining the dairy bai'u to make 

 it possible to handle the milk in a. more sanitary way, furnishing more 

 perfect protection against flies and odors of the stable. 



At the north end of the three sides of the square already enclosed by 

 buildings, a new horse barn 48'x94', was erected to accommodate 18 

 horses in stall, 5 box stalls, and also room for three carriages. A very 

 full description of this building, as well as the remodeled ones, is to 

 be given in bulletin form, the manuscript and illustrations for which 

 are now ready. 



Owing to the need of the original implement building, later used in 

 part for a live stock class room, for farm mechanics work, it became 

 necessary to refit the accommodation barn for the use of all classes in 

 stock judging. The lighting of this building Avas increased and hoai 

 provided so that though somewhat cramped the work can be carried 

 on here till the new agricultural building is completed. 



An. enormous amount of grading has been necessary in order fo 

 j)rocure Avell draincnl yards. This grading work and that also entailed by 

 the removal of buildings, is pi-actically complete, the labor having been 

 entirely preformed by men and teams of the department, as the relief 

 from pressure of Ifarm Avork gave opportunity. 



In order to provide am])le yardage for the numerous breeds of horses, 

 cattle and sheep 2.550 feet of yard fence Avas constructed. This fence 

 consists mostly of five pieces of 2x6 inch hemlock spaced six inches apart 

 and s])iked to cedar posts eight feet apart. Wooden gates made out 

 of 1x4 inch material with 1x6 inch at bottom are being universally in- 

 stalled, in fact all kinds of gates are being replaced by this style. The 

 barn yards haA^e been paved with cinders as far as they could be secured. 

 The cinders are put on the graded surface of the earth, from six to nine 

 inches thick, and then crushed by running the road roller over them 



