415 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



There have been some very creditable records made this year, including 

 several state records and one World's record for the Guernsey breed, 

 both in the single and double letter class of Junior two ^^ear olds. 



Kespectfull}^ submitted, 



O. E. REED, 

 Professor of Dairy Husbandry. 

 East Lansing, Michigan, June 30, 1922. 



REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FARM CROPS. 



President David Friday, 



Michigan Agricultural College. 

 My dear President Friday : 



Opportunity was given during the past year for the development of 

 several new courses in Farm Crops, which were presented for the first 

 time in addition to the basic courses previously established. Assistant 

 Professor Cormany reports that seventy-four men were enrolled in the 

 newly established potato, sugar beet and root crop course — Farm Crops 

 7, offered for juniors. Ample material was available for varietal studies, 

 seed studies, and the study of market requirements. Forty-five men took 

 the new course, Farm Crops 6 — Crop Ecology. This field offers ample 

 opportunity for the development of a strong course. The advanced work 

 wdth cereals and forage crops has been given greater strength by placing 

 all of the cereal seed work in the fall term course for seniors, known as 

 Farm Crops 3, and providing for equal opportunity for forage crop seed 

 study during the laboratory hours accompanjdng Farm Crops 4. 



The laboratory equipment was increased by the addition of a moving 

 picture machine and four new cases for class material collected during 

 the year. 



The following is a condensed statement of courses presented : 



Fm-m Crops 1 — CereaZs:— Three credit freshman course. Two lectures and two 

 laboratory hours per week. One hundred and eighty-three students. 

 Professor J. F. Cox and Instructor J. R. Duncan. 

 Farm Crops 2 — Forage Crops: — Two credit sophomore course. Two two-hour 

 lecture-laboratory periods per week. Seventy-nine students.. 

 Assistant Professor C. R. Megee and Graduate Assistants. 

 Farm Crops 3 — Advanced Cereals: — Five credit senior course. One lecture and 

 three laboratory hours per week. Fifty-one students. 



Assistant Professor A. L. Bibbins,* Assistant Professor C. E. Cormany and 

 Instructor J. R. Duncan. 

 Farm Crops 4 — Advanced Forage Crops: — Five credit senior course. Three lec- 

 tures and two laboratories per week. Thirty-two students. 



Assistant Professor C. R. Megee and Assistant Professor C. E. Cormany. 

 Farm Crops 5a — Plant Genetics: — Five credits, juniors and seniors. Three 

 students. 



Professor F. A. Spragg, Mr. E. E. Down and Graduate Assistant H. M. Brown. 



•Resigned Jan. 1, 1922. Mr. G W. Putnam appointed assistant professor in Farm Crops, Jan. 

 1. 1922. 



