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uneasy because it was not getting . sufficient numbers of pure 

 bred animals and the cross bred animals were taking up so much 

 room in the barns. As a result no further cross bred mating 

 has been made with pure bred dairy females since January 25, 

 1918. In many ways since that date the experiment has "marked 

 time." 



After the amount of the appropriation to be made for the 

 maintenance of the University by the Legislature of 1919 was 

 known it was evident to the University executives that retrench- 

 ment must be practiced. The furnishing and maintaining the 

 animals for Cross Breeding Experiment was assumed by the 

 University in 1913. Owing to the increased cost of labor and 

 of materials including feed and charge upon University funds 

 greater than planned at the outset, the President informed the 

 Director that some modification of the original plan would have 

 to be made. 



The question of what to do was taken up by the Station 

 Council and carried by a committee from that body to the 

 Trustees of the University with the result that the following 

 plan was adopted with the clear understanding that the carry- 

 ing out would involve a large deficit. 



1. Take to Highmoor Farm at once cross bred bulls Nos. 

 9-17-31-32-35, the pure bred bull Ellens Magnet, (calf) 

 10 F 2 and 2 F 3 cows. 



2. Remove to Highmoor Farm as soon as the weather will 

 permit with the housing now available, probably between 

 May 1st and 15th, 6 Angus cows and cross bred bull 

 No. 30. 



3. Remove to Highmoor Farm all other animals used in 

 the experiment as soon as the barns to accommodate 

 them are completed which shall be not later than Au- 

 gust, 1920. 



In accordance with this action the Director of the Station 

 at once arranged for the needed construction of bull pens and 

 stanchions in the basement of the Highmoor Farm barn for the 

 temporary housing of the animals named in 1 above. The Coun- 

 cil Committee and the Director have made plans for the new 



