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past year from an eight weeks' to a 12 weeks' course and the feeling of 

 the members of the Department as well as the men who took the course 

 was that this was a decided change for the better. A more complete 

 course was given and the students Avho came here for that work were 

 able to get almost dou'ble tlie training that they formerly got in the 

 <^igh.t weeks. This course will be continued on the 12 weeks' basis. 



Tlie institution was again repi'esented at the student judging contest 

 at the National Dairy Sliow. Tlic team consisted of Lynn Heatley, 

 Waino Helli, and Paul I^arrett, and made a very creditable record. 

 Along with the 22 institiitions entered, tlie team from this institution 

 lined n]» eighth. 



As stated in last year's rejiort the college creamery was put on a 

 commercial basis in tlie fall (d' 11)21. This change was made in order 

 that our students should get better instruction in a real commercial con- 

 cern and iiai'ticnlai-ly for our short course students to get training under 

 actual ojtcrating conditions since they are here only a very short time. 

 The creamery has had a very successful year from a financial standpoint, 

 and our make of dariy jtroducts has greatly increased. The total amount 

 of bntter made was ir)7,S()S jiounds; ice cream, 5.201) gallons; and 23,- 

 (»()(i pounds of cottage cheese; 1,071), 122 ]»ounds of milk were delivered. 

 The retail milk route which has been operating for some time is being 

 ccnitinued. Pasteurized milk and raw milk from the college dairy have 

 been sobl. This business is now on a sutliciently large scale to make it 

 ]>rotita!ble to ojieiate and at the same time give our students the ver}' 

 best instruction jiossible. 



Respectfullv submitted, 



O. E. REED, 

 Professor of Dairv Husbandry. 



REPORT OP THE SECTION OF ANIMAL PATHOLOGY. 



To the Director: 



Sir: — I lierewith submit the annual repoi-t of the ]>alhologist for the 

 year ending June 30, 11)23, 



We have continued the investigatiims of disease of the reproductive 

 organs of cattle. There are four subdivisions of this project that are 

 l)eing investigated, namely: the bacteriology and histo-pathology of 

 the reproductive organs in sterility; the bacteriology and histo-pathology 

 of the reproductive organs of calves and heifers from abortion infected 

 herds; the bacteriology and histo-pathology of the reproductive organs 

 of pregnant cattle from abortion infected herds; and, the bacteriology 

 and histo-pathology of the uterus in evolution and involution. 



We have nothing to add to what has already been puiblished under 

 the first suit)divisiou of this project but the work will be continued. 



In the second subdivision our results have been negative in so far 

 as structural alterations of the reproductive organs are concerned. The 



