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Sixth. We appreciate the great services of the Agricultural 

 College to the farmers of the State, yet, we realize also that out 

 of the 100,000 boys on the farms of Missouri, who were last fall of 

 proper age to attend an Agricultural school, less than 300 indi- 

 viduals availed themselves of the privileges of our excellent College 

 of Agriculture. ' What is the matter? An Agricultural high school 

 is needed; one which can be entered direct from the country 

 schools, and which teaches all the rudiments of scientific agricul- 

 ture and home economy. We, therefore, do commend the stand 

 taken by the State Board of Agriculture in regard to the matter, 

 and respectfully and most earnestly urge the Board of Curators 

 of the University to take such action as is necessary to start such a 

 school under the Agricultural College by the beginning of the next 

 school year. 



Seventh. We approve the work undertaken by the U. S. Dairy 

 Division, and favor its enlargement into a bureau, and respectfully 

 ask the Secretary of Agriculture and the Congress of the United 

 States to look into the merits and needs of this large work. 



Eighth. We note with satisfaction the growth and develop- 

 ment of the Dairy Department of the University, especially along 

 the line of stock and experimental work. We find the greatest need 

 of this department at present to be a suitable barn. For the fourth 

 time this Association calls the attention of the Board of Curators 

 to the fact that the barn provided for the dairy herd is not suited 

 for thig purpose. It lacks ventilation, and is not constructed so that 

 it is possible to keep the sanitary conditions as perfect as they 

 should be kept. We doubt if there is a herd of dairy cattle of 

 equal value in the State kept in as inferior a barn. 



Ninth. We realize that the disease tuberculosis is thorough- 

 ly distributed over the State ; that it is to be found both in beef and 

 dairy herds ; that it is spreading ; that it constitutes a danger, both 

 to human health and to the stock raising industry of the State. 

 Therefore, we demand that a law be passed giving the State Veter- 

 inarian authority to administer the tuberculin test whether the 

 owner of the stock be willing or not, and providing that the owner 

 be properly reimbursed out of the State treasury for all stock con- 

 demned. 



Tenth. We realize that the expense of attending the State 

 Dairy Association is the cause of keeping many, in the remote parts 

 of the State, from being present ; and realizing the need of reach- 

 ing these people with the good things we enjoy here, we resolve 



