304 REPORT OF OFFICE OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 



Jersey Swine and Ked Polled, Aberdeen-An^iis, and Shorthorn 

 Cattle, the Bee Keei;)er.s' Association, the Corn Inijirovers' Associa- 

 tion, the Farmers' Institute Conference, and the Home Economics 

 Association. A large number of experts from several agricultural 

 colleges and experiment stations and from the United States De- 

 partment of Agriculture participated in the various programmes. 

 A special feature of the meetings was the dedication on January 19 

 of Ilome Economics Hall — a three-story structure of gray pressed 

 brick, costing about $70,000. 



The exercises of " farmers' week," held at Cornell University 

 February 22-27, were very largely attended, the registration reach- 

 ing 1,275. The progrannne included a general reunion of agricul- 

 tural students resulting in the formation of a permanent association, 

 meetings of the State Experimenters' League, Plant Breeders' Asso- 

 ciation, Poultry Association, the Cornell Horticultural Union, the 

 Dairy Students' Association, the newly formed State Drainage Asso- 

 ciation, and other organizations, together with a corn congress, horse 

 show, poultry institute, housekeepers' conference, the second annual 

 agricultural stage, and a large number of lectures and demonstrations. 



A very successful week's short course was held at the Oklahoma, 

 college in January. About 400 farmers were in attendance, and 50 

 women attended the course in domestic economy. The subjects pre- 

 sented included Cotton, Corn, and Alfalfa Growling, Seed Selection, 

 Road Building, Farm Management, Horse and Swine Judging, 

 Dairying, Tuberculosis, Texas Fever and Its Eradication, the Silo 

 and Its Uses, Care of Farm Horses, Orchard Pests and Spraying, 

 Fruit Growing and Storage, and Tree Planting. A special feature 

 of the week was a meat-cutting demonstration, conducted under a 

 large tent in which all the retail cuts of beef, pork, and mutton were 

 shown and their relative value explained. The State Dairymen's 

 Association held its annual meeting during the week, and a corn 

 groAvers' association Avas organized with over a hundred charter 

 members. 



THE COLLEGES AT THE INTERNATIONAL LIVE STOCK EXPOSITION. 



The ninth exposition of the International Live Stock Association, 

 held in Chicago, November 28-December 10, w^as again a notable 

 success. In spite of the quarantine of several States on account of 

 the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, 20 States, together with 

 Canada, Mexico, England, and Belgium, were represented by entries 

 influding over 3,000 animals, and in most of the classes the quality 

 showed continued improvement over previous years. 



The influence of the agricultural colleges and experiment stations 

 was quite as strongly in evidence as ever. Their staffs furnished six 



