10 Missouri Agricultural Report. 



COMMITTEE ON COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE. 



The committee appointed to examine the affairs of the Agri- 

 cultural College submitted their report, which was unanimously 

 adopted. 



The report follows: 



"Your committee has made a careful examination of the 

 buildings, grounds and equipment of the College of Agriculture, 

 and Experiment Stations, and has the honor to submit the follow- 

 ing report: 



"1. We find the grounds, buildings and live stock in good con- 

 dition, well cared for, and all show a very commendable improve- 

 ment in quality. 



"2. We have inspected the experimental work being con- 

 ducted in farm crops, horticulture, dairying, animal diseases, stock 

 feeding, etc., and feel that they will be of much value to the farm- 

 ers of the State. 



"3. Hog Cholera — We feel the work now being conducted in 

 hog cholera and swine plague to be of very vital interest to the 

 State, and would strongly urge that it be pushed to completion as 

 rapidly as possible. These experiments seem to assure successful 

 inoculation against these two diseases, and the moment this has 

 passed the experimental stage we sincerely hope that steps will be 

 taken to produce the serum at the college for free distribution 

 among the hog raisers of the State. 



"If equipment of buildings, assistants, pens, live stock, etc., 

 be required for this work, we would strongly urge that the Cura- 

 tors provide out of the funds of the College of Agriculture such 

 equipment. 



"4. Students' Judging Contest — Every Missourian should feel 

 a just pride in the success of the Missouri Agricultural College 

 students at the recent International Live Stock Judging Contest 

 at Chicago, where first prize for the student making the highest 

 average score for all classes of live stock was won, where first 

 place was won in judging sheep and in judging hogs, and where 

 two out of five of the Armour Scholarships were won. 



"We feel that too much emphasis can not well be laid upon this 

 sort of work. We would strongly urge the college authorities to 

 fit a team for this contest annually, and to enter similar contests 

 in other lines as well. 



"It is too much to ask the students who participate in these 



