GS EXPERIMENT STATION. (Jan. 



Corn Exposition in making analyses of corn in connection with 

 the awarding of prizes. 



2. It has co-operated with tlie Bowker and Coe-Mortinior 

 Fertilizer companies in making analyses of corn in connection 

 with th(^ awarding of prizes, 



3. It has arranged and furnished exhibits and speakers, in 

 co-operation with the extension department, for fairs, farmers' 

 meetings and exjxtsitions. 



4. It has co-oi)erated with the agrienltnral department of the 

 college in making analyses of milk in connection with the award- 

 ing of prizes at a dairy show held during " farmers' week." 



5. In connection with the experimental work of this and other 

 departments of the experiment station, this section has made 

 analyses of 116 samples of milk, 57 samples of feed and 377 

 sam])les of agricultural plants. 



G. In addition to the work already enumerated, it has re- 

 ceived and tested 527 samples of milk, 2,799 samples of cream 

 for butter fat, and 201 samples of feedstuifs. 



Testing Fure-hred Cows. 

 The testing of pure-bred cows for advanced registry is in 

 charge of this section. Work of this character can be grouped 

 under two divisions. The yearly tests for the Guernsey, Jersey 

 and Ayrshire breeds are based upon two-day monthly tests under 

 the supervision of an experiment station representative ; while 

 the IIolstein-Friesian tests are usually of from seven to thirty 

 days' duration and require the presence of the supervisor during 

 the entire testing period. The large numl)er of yearly tests now 

 in progress require the employment of two men continuously and 

 of an additional man for a portion of the time. Work of this 

 character can be planned ahead and more readily taken care of 

 than the IIolstein-Friesian tests. For this latter work a list 

 of available men is kept, and applications for supervisors are 

 filled in the order received. ^len who make the IIolstein- 

 Friesian tests are recruited largely from the short-course grad- 

 uates who have gone back to the farm and who do not find it 

 difficult to get away during the winter months. During the 

 sununer months considerable difficulty is experienced in getting 



