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carcass class was also won by a Berkshire that took second place in 

 his class. 



Thirty-three sheep were shown and twenty-one premiums won. In 

 the Rambouillet yearling ewe class, first premium was won in a class 

 of fifteen. This ewe was later awarded the championship of the breed. 

 At the 1921 International she was awarded first in the ewe lamb class. 

 The showing of Shropshire wethers was very strong. In a class of 

 twenty-four wether lambs, third place was won, while in the Hampshire 

 wether lamb class, first place was won. The Oxford wether lambs 

 showed to good advantage, winning first, second and third premiums, 

 these same lambs winning first in the pen class. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 



I desire to express my sincere appreciation of the assistance which 

 Mr. Edwards has given in instruction work, Mr. Mackie in managing 

 the herds and flocks, and Mr. Walker in fitting show cattle. 



Respectfully submitted, 



GEO. A. BROWN, 

 Professor of Animal Husbandry. 



REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DAIRY HUSBANDRY. 



To the President : — 



Sir: — I herewith submit the report for the Department of Dairy 

 Husbandry for the ^''ear ending June 30, 1923 



The personnel of the Department has been as follows : 



O. E. Reed, Professor of Dairy Husbandry. 



J. E. Burnett, Associate Professor of Dairy Husbandry. 



O. T. Goodwin, Associate Professor of Dairy Manufactures. 



Resigned, May 10, 1923. 

 P. S. Lucas, Associate Professor of Dairy Manufactures. 

 E. B. Hint, Superintendent of Official Testing. 

 •C. F. Huffman, Research Assistant in Dairying. 

 H. C. Jordan, Instructor in Cheese Making. 



January 1st — March 1st, 1923. 

 W. J. Sweetman, One-fourth time Assistant. 

 R. R. Palmer, One-half time Assistant. 

 R. J. Werdon, One-half time Assistant. 



THE DAIRY HERD. 



The dairy herd owned by the College, has been used more for instruc- 

 tional and experimental purposes than ever before in its history. The 

 herd has just about held its own in numbers this year. The value of 

 the cattle has been increased by making better records. A large number 



