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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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Department. Accordingly, I recommended to the Board of Trustees on January 25, 1921, the appointment of a commission to study and report on the whole subject. B y authority of the Board, I appointed on that commission the following: Mr. George A. Fox, Sycamore Mr. W . A. Brewerton, Libertyville Mr. F. K. Babson, Hinsdale Hon. R. B. Swift, Libertyville Prof. W . W . Yapp, Urbana Dean H. W . Mumford, Urbana Dr. N . W . Hepburn, Chairman The commission held itsfirstmeeting at the University November 17, 1921. After organization, action was taken directing the secretary to secure information for the committee on: (1) The history of the development of the livestock interests of the Dairy and Animal Husbandry Departments; (2) The number of students in the various divisions of animal production; and (3) The importance and extent of the animal industry in the State. The commission decided also to send out a questionnaire to the principal colleges of agriculture asking for information concerning their conditions and methods. M u c h valuable data was secured in this way. The commission held several other meetings andfinallyagreed on and now submit the accompanying recommendations. A m o n g other things, as will be noted in the report, the commission insists upon the immediate necessity of establishing suitable housing equipment for a dairy herd of 150 head. A n item was included in the appropriation bill, prepared and submitted by the Board of Trustees,forthe sum of $380,000 for agricultural buildings, to include the following: Dairy Cattle Barn $ 50,000 Dairy Building and Equipment 200,000 Beef Cattle Feeding Plant and Equipment 50,000 Poultry Building and Equipment 25,000 Swine Plant and Equipment 20,000 Work Horse and Implement Barn 20,000 Tractor Laboratory 15,000 The sum of $250,000 in the above list is for the construction of the dairy building, dairy barn, and equipment. Unless this appropriation is granted, it will be impossible to do anything substantial in the immediate future for the better care of the dairy interests of the State at the University. Unless the appropriations for the above agricultural buildings are granted, it will be impossible to take care adequately for certain other animal industries in the University. W e shall be at a standstill, and that means retrogression. The list of agricultural buildings noted above, for which together an appropriation of $380,000 has been asked, includes also provision for poultry. Unless this is granted, little more can be done than is being done by the University for the poultry interests of the State. Yet the dairy and poultry interests of the State are of the greatest importance. They are not being adequately taken care of on the University side, and it is necessary that the University secure this appropriation if it is not to fail in its duty to these great educational, scientific, and practical public interests. The report follows. David Kiklet, President DAIRY COMMISSION REPORT Your commission appointed to study the question, "What should be the equipment and the housingcommission has been mindful of three factors: of which this areport is based, your the course of the to dairythe University toresults the following state like Throughouttospecial referenceinvestigation, upon thethe dairy interests of report. Illinois, with represent adequately at cattle," begs submit