68 Department of Dairy Industry, 



Changes ix the Staff. 



Beginning with the year, Mr. Allan Ferguson, a graduate of Wesleyan 

 University, having had two years' practical experience in the manufacture 

 of Camembert cheese, was secured as assistant in this department to take 

 up the work of teaching and manufacturing this kind of fancy cheese, 

 together with the investigation work in connection with the city milk 

 supply. 



Early in April, Governor Hughes appointed Professor R. A. Pearson 

 Commissioner of Agriculture of New York State, and on April 20th he 

 resigned his position as head of the Department of Dairy Industry in 

 order to take up his new duties in Albany. Professor Pearson's departure 

 IS a great loss to the department. He left the work of the department, 

 however, very thoroughly organized, as a result of which it has been 

 possible to continue the work without very serious interruption. The 

 plans which he had outlined are being carried out as nearly as possible 

 as he had planned them. The success of the work in the future will be 

 very largely the result of the efficient organization and the plans which 

 he outlined while still head of the department. 



Just prior to Professor Pearson's appointment, Albert R. Mann was 

 appointed assistant professor, and began his duties in the Dairy Depart- 

 ment April 14th. Professor Mann took charge of much of the business 

 and office work which Professor Pearson had been doing. A little later 

 Professor Mann was appointed by Commissioner Pearson as his private 

 secretary, and left the Dairy Department June 23d, to take up his new 

 work in Albany. 



because of ill health, Mr. W. W. Hall, who for so many years has had 

 charge of the instruction in cheese work during the winter-course, was 

 unable to do the work this year. Mr. C. A. Publow, formerly cheese 

 instructor in Canada, was secured to do this work. At the close of the 

 winter term Mr. Publow was appointed assistant professor and began his 

 duties in this capacity March ist. 



Mr. E. S. Guthrie, for three years instructor in butter-making in the 

 Ohio State University, has been appointed in a similar position here, and 

 will begin his work at the opening of the new fiscal year. Mr. Guthrie 

 has made an excellent record in Ohio, and I believe the Dairy Department 

 is fortunate in securing him. 



The department acknowledges the generous support and many helpful 

 suggestions given by the director. 



W. A. STOCKING, JR., 

 Assistant Professor and Acting Head of 

 Department of Dairy Industry. 



