138 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



DEMONSTRATION LECTURES. 



In order that the visitors might become familiar with the worlc of the 

 College, arrangements were made b}" a number of the departments for 

 special lectures on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings at 9 :30 

 o'clock. They included judging dairy cows, by Prof. Shaw; practical 

 butter and cheese making and milk testing, by Prof. Michels; grafting, 

 budding and pruning, by Prof. Hedrick; judging beef animals, by Prof. 

 Shaw; judging horses for soundness. Dr. Waterman; s]iraying and spray- 

 ing apparatus, by Prof. U. P. Hedrick; corn breeding, Prof. Jeffery. 

 The laboratories and class rooms were open for inspection at the same 

 hours, and many of the visitors spent considerable time in the shops 

 of the mechanical department inspecting the work of the students. The 

 library, greenhouse and museum also had many visitors. 



Although no special arrangements had been made in the women's de- 

 partment, the class rooms and laboratories were open for visitors, and 

 many of the lad}'^ visitors spent their mornings watching the work of the 

 women students in the laboratory, kitchen and sewing rooms. They were 

 also greatly interested in the work of the girls in the gymnasium and in 

 the wood shop. 



The folloAving outlines give an idea of what was done in several of the 

 departments. 



DAIRY CATTLE DEMONSTRATION. 



BY PROFESSOR SHAW. 



Specimens of four breeds of dairy animals were used for demonstra- 

 tion purposes in the class room. Dairy form was discussed and illus- 

 trated from two standpoints. First, from the standpoint of the dairy- 

 man who handles grade cows and requires a simple and practical method 

 of estimating profitable producers where records have been kept and a 

 tester is not available, i. e., a cow for purchase in another man's field. 

 In such cases no written standards are available like unto those estab- 

 lished by the various breed associations, hence the dairyman is fre- 

 quently at a loss for a standard to apply in such cases. On the other 

 hand, however, in dealing with pure bred animals, the standards estab- 

 lished by the various breeders' associations must be complied with. A 

 number of these were illustfated. In addition some time was spent com- 

 paring the various types and discussing the merits and faults of the 

 animals presented. Score cards were distributed and the method of 

 judging employed by students was described. 



