34 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



the institution can he provided. It is encouraging, liowever, that there 

 is good reason to believe that new buiklings to meet all needs can be 

 provided ^vithin the iiext few years. 



FIELD MEN. 



Tho (■((llogc is riijiidlv increasing the work canied on outside of the 

 iiisiiiution. Five men have been giving their full lime to extension work. 

 This number will be increased by the addition of several men in the 

 near future. Three district men and eleven county men are employed 

 in co-operation witli the Government. It is expected also that there will 

 be an iiiercasc in this number in the near future. 



Twenty-one high schools in the state last year offered full courses in 

 agriculture. Agi-iculture in these schools was taught by graduates of 

 the college. Next year more than thirty high schools will offer full 

 courses in agriculture. Last year in connection with the high schools 

 teaching agriculture, one week courses in agriculture, were offered to 

 the farmei-s of the neighborhood. These were well attended and on the 

 whole were very successful. It is planned also to increase this line of 

 work next year. 



The last Legislature increased the mill tax from one-tenth to one-sixth 

 of a mill. One-tenth of a mill yielded an annual income of $228,000.00. 

 The new rate will give the college an income of |381.000.00. This will 

 be incicased automatically next year, probably not less than 25% and 

 each third and fifth year tliereafter, the amount will be increased to 

 correspond with the increase in the valuation of the property of the 

 state. This fund is believed to be sufficient to take care of the growing 

 needs of the college and at the same time to add during the next few 

 years new buildings to the extent in value of $100,000 to $150,000 per 

 annum. 



The State Board has been fortunate in securing both by purchase and 

 by contract to j)urchase, the AYoodbury farm lying across the river 

 from the west part of the campus. This farm consists of 335 acres 

 and comes within a quarter of a mile of the center of the campus and 

 is joined on both the north and east sides by the college farm. This 

 will make it possible to greatly enlarge the athletic field and also to 

 develop a large drill ground across the river. The present drill ground 

 has l)ecome entirely too small for the twelve companies now forming 

 the battalion. The farm is also greatly needed for the growing of crops 

 and general farm purposes. It is believed that the wisdom of this 

 purchase will be much appreciated in years to come. 



For information concerning the work of the various departments of 

 the college, please consult their reports herewith submitted. 



The following statistics concerning student enrollment may be of 

 interest. 



J. L. SNYDER, 



President. 



East Lansing, Mich., June 30, 1013. 



