DEPARTMENT REPORTS. 



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Other States Represented. 



Information coneernino- the work of the various departments of the Co- 

 lege will be found in the following reports of the heads of departments. 



Respectfully submitted. 



J. L. SNYDER. 



REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE. 



To President J. L. Snyder: 



The following is the report of the Department of Practical Agriculture 

 for the year ending June 30th, 1905. 



DIVISIOX OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY. 



During the year the head of the department was ably assisted by Mr. 

 H. W. Norton, not only in the live stock instruction work, but in the con- 

 duct of live stock experiments and compilation of data from the same, as 

 well. His work also comprised the keeping of various herd records and 

 registration of live stock. At the beginning of this 3'ear Mr. L. F. Bird, 

 of the M. A. C. graduating class of '04 was appointed to assist in this de- 

 partment, his duties comprised the supervision of part of the live stock 

 investigation work and also some instruction work in live stock. 



At the beginning of this year there was a very marked increase of four 

 and five year agricultural freshmen entering the institution, the numbers 

 registering in these courses being 49 and 57 respectively, making a total 

 of 106 in addition to 11 specials. The registration of short course students 

 in live stock was also unusually large, numbering 78 men. These large 

 classes rendered it very difficult to do satisfactory work in the study of 

 breeds and live stock judging with our present inadequate equipment for 

 this work. The following data indicates the number of students who re- 

 ceived instruction in animal husbandry subjects and the amount of time 

 devoted to each subject. 



STUDY OF BREEDS AND STOCK JUDGING. 



For freshmen, sub-freshmen, specials and others. Fall term 119 men, 

 10 hours per week for 12 weeks. 



ADVANCED STOCK JUDGING. 



. For seniors, specials and others. Fall term, 15 men, 10 hours per week 

 for 10 weeks. 



