42 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



REPOKT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DAIRY HUSBANDRY. 



To the President: 



Sir — I have the honor to hand you herewith the report of the Depart- 

 ment of Dairy Husbandry for the year endinj? June 30, 1912. 



The year has been marked by increased work in all lines in which 

 this department is interested. So insistent and mandatory haye been 

 the demands upon our time for instructional work that the experimental 

 yentures haye been temporarily checked and many calls for extension 

 assistance haye been denied. 



During the fall term 30 seniors and specials took the course in Cream- 

 ery Buttermaking. In the spring term 120 sophomores and specials were 

 given instruction in Milk Testing and Farm Dairying, while 15 seniors 

 selected the course in Market Milk. 



The special courses for creamery men and cheese makers were well 

 attended during the winter term, 52 men being registered in these classes, 

 while there were 50 men from the general agricultural short course in- 

 structed in Farm Dairying. 



The instructional work in Dairy Live Stock as provided for in connec- 

 tion Avith the several courses in Animal Husbandry, as well as similar 

 instruction for the short course students, has also been given during 

 the 3'ear. 



We have had the able assistance of Harold W. Newhall as instructor 

 in Dairy Manufactures throughout the year. Simon Hagedorn, Chas. 

 Dear, H. D. Wendt and Max L. Johnston also rendered valuable aid 

 during the special courses. 



The duties contingent upon the supervision of Advanced Registry tests 

 for dairy cattle are steadily increasing. From July 1, 1911, to June 

 30, 1912, over 800 assignments of testers were made. All reports for 

 these tests are reviewed in this department before forwarding to the 

 several Registry Associations; collection for the services and traveling 

 expenses of the testers is made from the farmers and turned over to the 

 men employed to do the work. There has been handled through this 

 office during the past year nearly $7,000 for this purpose, and 25 men 

 were employed at one time during the busiest part of the season. 



Every year an increasingly large number of inquiries from the farm- 

 ers of the state relative to dairy and live stock matters are dealt with 

 by correspondence, many samples of milk and cream are tested, and such 

 other duties performed as render consistent assistance to the dairy in- 

 terests of the state. 



With the construction of the more commodious and modern building 

 for dairy manufactures about to be provided, the business of this de- 

 partment will be greatly facilitated, and its eflQciency can be materially 

 increased. 



Respectfully submitted, 



A. C. ANDERSON, 

 Professor of Dairy Husbandry. 



East Lansing, June 30, 1912. 



