DEPARTMENT OF DAIRY INDUSTRY. 



The work of this department has been conducted during the past 

 year along Hues similar to those of the previous year, and may be 

 considered under the following heads : 



I. TEACHING. 



(a) Regular courses. — During the year some changes have been 

 made in courses previously given and some new courses added. 



Because of the large number of students taking work in the de- 

 partment, it has been found advisable to offer some of the funda- 

 mental courses each term. This has proved to be of considerable 

 advantage to students in enabling them to make out their courses 

 of study without conflicts. However, it increases the work of the 

 teaching staff in the Department. 



The students coming to this Department for work in Dairy Bac- 

 teriology usually come without any previous training in this line 

 of scientific work. For this reason it was found necessary to de- 

 vote a considerable part of the time given to Course 44 to elemen- 

 tary training in technique before the actual work in Dairy Bacteri- 

 ology could be commenced. In view of this and the added fact 

 that several other departments in the College of Agriculture wish 

 to have a course given in Elementary Bacteriology which will prcT 

 pare students for taking work with them, it was thought best to 

 make Course 44 a general one in Elementary Bacteriology. The 

 purpose of this course is to give to the students the necessary lab- 

 oratory technique and fundamental training which will fit them for 

 work in special lines of Bacteriology, especially in the departments 

 of Plant Pathology, Plant Physiology, Soils, Home Economics, and 

 Dairy Industry. Students may go from this course for work in 

 any of the departments named. In the Dairy Department this 

 course is followed by Course 49 in purely dairy bacteriological work. 



This year a two-hour course in Bacteriology for the Home has 

 been offered by this department. This course is intended to follow 

 Course 44 and is primarily for students in Home Economics. 



A general course in Agricultural Bacteriology has also been in- 

 troduced. This is intended for those students who wish to secure 



