6 N. H. AGR. EXPERIMENT STATION. [Bulletin 151 



More assistance is needed to enable investigations to be conducted in the 

 handling and manufacturing of dairy products which should include the ser- 

 vices of a bacteriologist. 



The changing of the location of the railroad will destroy the present horse 

 barn which will necessitate the construction of a new one and it is urged that 

 provision be made in the new building for a few extra stalls that will permit 

 the station to take up some lines of horse breeding which is so much needed in 

 the state. Such a course would undoubtedly encourage many more of the 

 New Hampshire farmers to go into the raising of more and better horses. 



Poultry husbandry has net as yet received the attention at this station that 

 its importance in the state would warrant There is probably more widespread 

 interest in poultry than in any other one line of farm stock. Practically every 

 farm and many town and suburban lots carry their flock of fowls and the 

 station is continually being called upon to assist poultrymen to solve some of 

 the many difficulties encountered along their line, which the station is not pre- 

 pared to do owing to the fact that we have no poultry and no facilities for 

 carrying on the work. It is desired, therefore, that means be provided for 

 establishing a good poultry department as it is one of the urgent needs of both 

 the college and the station. 



Owing to the lack of sufficient office room in Morrill Hall, it would seem 

 advisable to finish the top floor of the building which is now unused, so that 

 it may be made available for offices and students' agricultural assembly rooms. 



Attention should also be called to the needs of the Horticultural Depart- 

 ment as indicated in their departmental report, for cold and cool storage 

 accom modations. Also for furnishing and equipping rooms in the Creamery 

 Building for bacteriology and certified milk work. 



Exhibits. 

 Provision should be made whereby the college and station may install ex- 

 hibits at our leading New England fairs, granges and schools, that have an 

 educational value and that will be illustrative of the character of the work 

 carried on at this institution. This will fftsist in making the work of this in- 

 stitution better known and appreciated by the people of the state whom it is 

 endeavoring to serve. 



Publications. 



A large number of the most important publications of this station are now 

 out of print. It requires time to conduct new experiments along these various 

 lines and generally such experiments undertaken must of necessity deal with 

 only a few phases of the subject. The federal funds can be used only for re- 

 porting the results of experiments and how they are obtained. The state has 

 so far not appropriated any funds for this purpose; hence, it is easy to see that 

 it is out of the question for the station to meet more than a very small portion 

 of the demands that are being made on it for advice and information through 

 its bulletins. 



As a partial remedy for this we would suggest that the state allow a smad 

 sum of money to be used for the publication of information bulletins in which 

 not only the work of this station could be set forth, but the work of other sta- 

 tions as well, and also in the bulletins issued by the government, together with 

 the best advice available on the subject. Such publications would be of great 



