148 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



prove to be a .stimulus Aviiicli Avill accelerate the development of the 

 agriculture of that region. Changes on the advisory staff have been 

 noted by the various departments. The PouKrv and Fami Mechanics 

 departments have been oflicially connected with the Station during the 

 year. 



At the Upper Peninsula Station at Chatham, Michigan, the work of 

 land clearing and seeding have continued. Last year about one hundred 

 acres of hardwood stump land wns buraed over and seeded. The stand 

 of mixed clovers and legumes this year is almost i)erfect. In addition 

 to the regular stock equipment three cars of yearling wethers have been 

 shipped to Chatham from Chicago for grazing and browsing purposes. 



During the year ]iedigreed auimnls of the following breeds of live 

 stock were sent to equij) the Chatham Station, viz: Holstein cattle, 

 Kambouillet and Hampshire sheep, Duroc Jersey swine and Barred 

 Plymouth Rock and White Leghorn chickens. 



During the ])resent season construction work is in progress on the 

 dairy barn floor and stall fixtures, root celler, silo, ice house and piggery. 

 The supervision and much of the actual work is being done by tlie Farm 

 Mechanics staff of the college. 



Since the opening up of s])ring nearly three and one-half miles of woven 

 wire fence has been built with cedar posts a rod apart and wire forty- 

 two inches high with barbed wire on top. This fencing is nearly all 

 for purpose of enclosure along public roadways. 



A report of the South Haven Sub-station is given separately hereafter. 



The following is a re])ort of the work in progress in the Department 

 of Animal Husbandry : 



"During the winter of 1911-12 records were kept of the cost of winter- 

 ing the beef herd. All of the females were bred to calve in tlie spring 

 of 1912 and were wintered as economically as possible and turned on 

 pasture early, the calves being allowed to run with them. The object 

 of this work was to deteiTnine the cost of raising a beef call' to one year 

 of age. 



"Starting in January, 1912, an experiment has been conducted with 

 young calves to determine the advisability of using ])reserva fives to 

 keep milk sweet for calf rearing. Three lols of calves are being fed, 

 TiOt I receiving sweet skim milk direct from the se])arator. Lot II milk 

 kept sweet by the use of f<»ruial(lehyd<* and L(»l III milk which has 

 been allowed to sour. 



During the latter part of ^lay two Tamworlh sows were bred to a 

 Poland China boar, two t(> a Duroc Jersey boar and two to a KcM-kshire 

 boar. The pigs will all be raised to a markelable age under identical 

 conditions to deteraiine the best cross for profitable ])ork production." 



The following is a list of the publications of the year, viz: 

 Regular bulletins — 



2GS — Wheat Improvement, by F. A. Spragg. 



269 — Fertilizer Analyses, by A. J. Patten, Arao Ttano, Wm. C. Marti. 



270 — Seed Analyses, by E. A. Pessey. 



271 Alfalfa Growing in Michigan, by V. M. Shoesmith. 

 Circular — 



18 — Cover crops for Michigan Orchards and Vineyards, l)y H. J. 



l'"uslace. 

 19 — ('ncuniltcrs as a Cash Crop, by Waller PostilT. 

 20— Starting a Lawn, by C. P. Halligan. 



