20 Missouri Agricultural Report. 



STATE HIGHWAY ENGINEER FUND— Continued. 



When these warrants have been presented to and paid l).v the Treasurer there will be 

 an exact agreement in balances. 



Respectfully .suljinitted, 



E. L. NEWLON, 

 T. J. HEDRICK, 

 W. R. WILKINSON, 



Committee. 



On motion duly made and carried the report was approved. 



The committee on the Agricultural College then made the fol- 

 lowing report, which, on motion of Mr. Munson, supported by Mr. 

 Barnes, was approved and ordered printed in the annual report. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE. 



Your committee appointed to examine into the work of the State College of Agriculture 

 and Experiment Station, report that we have made such examination and find these insti- 

 tutions well managed and working efficiently for the best interests of Missouri agriculture. 

 Your committee is particularly gratified to find a continued increase in the number of stu- 

 dents enrolled in the College of Agriculture. The enrollment has increased 350 per cent 

 in six years. This very great increase in the enrollment has taxed the instructional facilities 

 and crowded the class rooms and laboratories to a point where additional buildings and 

 equipment must be provided, if the quality of the instruction is to be maintained. 



The new departments recently organized gave shown great progress. We find the 

 department of poultry husbandry well equipped to give first-class instruction in this branch. 

 The forestry department has been well organized and twenty-five students are now enrolled 

 in this course. We particularly commend the new course in agriculture' and home economic 

 for women. In our judgment, the sann; opportunity for instruction should he i)r()vided 

 for women as for men. This is the first course of the kind in the United States and has 

 attracted wide attention. 



The new building for agricultural chemistry will soon be completed. The veteriiuiry 

 building and new dairy barn have been fully eciuipped and occupied during the year. 



■^'oiir committee! desires to place upon record some of the achievements of the College 

 of Agriculture during the past year, and have therefore i)repared the following report, 

 which considers somewhat in detail some of the important activities of the College of Agri- 

 culture. 



Missouri has the smallest investment in animals for instructional purposes and the 

 smallest investment in buildings for live stock judging of any agricultural college in the middle 

 west. The following figures show the amounts of money invested in these items in nearby 

 states. 



Investment in animals for instruction of students — Iowa, .S59,000; Kansas, .S29,625; 

 Wisconsin, $28,158; New York, $26,192; Ohio, $18,250; Illinois, (dairy cattle not included), 

 $14,070; Mis.souri, (dairy cattle not included), $7,109. 



Value of buildings for live stock judging — Illinois. SSO.OOO; Wisconsin. $73,000; Indiana, 

 $30,000; Iowa, $25,000; Ohio, $20,000; New York, $1.-), ()()(); Kansas, $9,000; Missouri, $4,000. 



INSTRUCTION GIVEN BY COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE. 



The College of Agriculture gave systematic instruction to 2.808 different men and 

 women during the past year. These men represent every county in Missouri, more than 

 half of the states and many foreign countries. The plan of instruction is indicated below: 



