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surveys, and gave many interesting illustrations drawn from his 

 work in New York with reference to the size and character of farms 

 as related to their productiveness and financial returns. Messrs. 

 C. B. Smith and E, H. Thomson, of the Farm Management Division 

 of the Bureau of Plant, Industry, described the methods pursued in 

 farm management field studies and demonstrations, and discussed 

 farm organization and labor and the factors affecting profits in 

 farming in the corn l:>elt. 



In the course in rural engineering, lectures were given on drain- 

 age by Professor Stewart of Minnesota, roads by Dr. Hewes of the 

 Office of Public Eoads, irrigation in humid regions by Mr. Williams 

 of this Office, rural sanitation by Professor Ogden of Cornell Uni- 

 versity, and farm mechanics by Professor Davidson of Iowa State 

 College. During the last week of this course important conferences 

 on the scope and methods of instruction in rural engineering in the 

 agricultural colleges were held by a number of the heads of such 

 departments in different institutions. 



Eight interesting conferences on the principles of general and 

 agricultural research, the scope, aim, and methods of college and 

 secondaiy instruction in agriculture and of extension work along 

 this line were held under the leadership of Dean Hunt of Pennsyl- 

 vania State College, Professor Coulter of the University of Chicago, 

 Dean Russell of the Wisconsin College of Agriculture, Professor 

 Tuck of the Xew York State College of Agriculture, Professor 

 Christie of Purdue University, Professor French of Michigan Agri- 

 cultural College, and Dean True. 



Meetings of the International Association of Poultry Instructors 

 and Investigators, the Association of Official Dairy Instructors, and 

 the American Society of Agronomy were held before or during the 

 session of the Graduate School of Agriculture, as well as the annual 

 conclave of the Alpha Zeta Fraternity. Excursions were made to 

 peppermint and other farms in the vicinity of Lansing. Receptions 

 to the school were given by President and Mrs. Snyder at their 

 home, and by Dean Gilchrist at the Woman's Building. 



Much high-grade work was done at this session of the Graduate 

 School of Agriculture, and the discussions covered a wide range. 

 It is believed that the three hundred persons who came in contact 

 with this school as lecturers, students, or visitors gave and received 

 much of value as inspiration to better teaching and investigating, 

 and that the results of this session will be widely felt in our agri- 

 cultural institutions. 



