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and meet the changing conditions of the farm and of the 

 farmers. 



The committee, recognizing this as the true "Mecca" of 

 progressive farming in Massachusetts and the "ideal store- 

 house" of exhibit as well as scientific instruction, would like 

 to see an improvement in the neat stock of the institution. 

 The Massachusetts Agricultural College falls short of its 

 high purpose, if it does not, for use and exhibit, have typi- 

 cal herds for milk, butter and beef. 



Class Work. 



Wide-awake men are utilizing more and more the by- 

 products of nature, as well as of manufactures. Special 

 work in the line of extensive intensive farming calls for 

 science in agriculture. Science and practice must go hand 

 in hand in the future, to a large extent, to attain success in 

 farming. This is what the college is fitting men for. New 

 methods are constantly coming to the front ; new problems 

 are constantly arising ; new obstacles appear. All have to 

 be met, mastered and overcome. It all falls back upon the 

 man. A well-trained mind can always guide a cunning 

 hand, and meet the changes. 



In addition to regular work, short winter courses in agri- 

 culture are given, without examination or tuition. The ob- 

 jects are: (1) to present in a practical way the results of 

 scientific investigation in agriculture; (2) to help students 

 to be better dairy farmers, creamery managers, fruit growers, 

 market gardeners and farm superintendents ; (3) to make 

 the students better acquainted with the Agricultural College 

 and experiment station ; (4) to help establish habits of read- 

 ing, study and thought. 



Entomological Department. 



This department, while it deals with small things, is not 

 so conspicuous to the casual observer as some other depart- 

 ments, yet it is of great value and of utmost importance. 



The question of dealing effectively with injurious insects 

 and fungi has become one of profit or loss with every fruit 

 grower, horticulturist and market gardener. It is estimated 

 that the annual loss caused by insects in the United States 



