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to the various breeds. During the past year, the records of 1,265 Holstein 

 cows were supervised, 1,119 for periods of seven days each, and the 

 remainder for various longer periods up to sixty days. In addition, 

 regular monthly inspections of 11 Guernsey, 5 Jersey and i Ayrshire herds 

 have been made. 



Further, various members of the department have attended and spoken 

 at twelve or fifteen institutes, granges and other farmers' meetings. 



Staff and Equipment. 



The staiT was strengthened during the past year by the appointment 

 of Elmer S. Savage as instructor in Animal Husbandry. 



The equipment of the department was materially increased by the pur- 

 chase of horses from a sum set aside from the special appropriation by 

 the Legislature for additions to the equipment. This comprises a team 

 of pure-bred Percheron fillies, two years old ; a team of cross-bred 

 Hackney-Standard mares for driving purposes ; a team of grade Belgian 

 geldings, representing the heavy draft type, and four teams of work 

 horses of the better grade and of a medium draft type. This makes a 

 reasonably full equipment of horses and teams, which the department 

 expects to strengthen by breeding such of the mares as are available for 

 the purpose from this time on. 



The greatest need of the Department of Animal Husbandry at the 

 present time is additional buildings for the housing of the live-stock and 

 for beginning w^ork in dressing and curing of meats on the farm. 



H. H. WING, 

 Professor of Animal Husbandry. 



