DEPARTMENT OF DAIRY INDUSTRY. 



The department of Dairy Industry has now completed its first full 

 year in the new building provided by the State. During the greater 

 part of last year, when the dairy work was done in the new building, 

 the work was performed at great disadvantage, owing to the fact that 

 the building was not completed and that workmen were constantly 

 present in the building. During the yast year, however, the building 

 has been free from such annoyance, and the work of the year was 

 begun with the building and equipment in good condition for prose- 

 cuting the work of the department. In the main, the building has 

 proved to be very satisfactory for the work for which it was intended. 

 There are. however, some features which have been a constant source 

 of annoyance, as a' result of unsatisfactory construction in certain parts 

 of the building. 



It was generally supposed that when the department moved into 

 its present quarters, in the new Dairy Building, there would be an 

 abundance of room for all the desired work of the department, with 

 plenty of opportunity for expansion. During the past year the build- 

 ing has accommodated the students taking dairy work very com- 

 fortably, but the number of students taking work in this department 

 has increased so rapidly that it became evident during the year that 

 if anything like the present rate of increase continues, the time is 

 not far distant when the present building will not furnish satisfactory 

 facilities for giving the instruction work in Dairy Industry. In fact, 

 the building was taxed nearly to its full capacity during the period 

 that the Winter-course men were here. 



The work of the department may be discussed more in detail under 

 the following heads: 



Teaching. 



(a) Regular courses. — Four new courses of instruction were added in 

 Dairy Industry this year, as follows : 



Course 47. Dairy Mechanics. 



Course 48. Fancy Cheese-making. 



Course 49. Advanced Dairy Bacteriology. 



Course 50. Advanced Testing. 



The total number of regular students has been much larger during 

 the past year than in any previous year. This probably is due in 

 part to the increased facilities for doing the work, together with the 



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