MEETIFG OF THEnSTATE BOABD OF AGRICULTURE* President»s Office. • r .. 5 May 21st, 1919» 11 o'clock A*M* ^•3 Present President Kedzie, Messrs. Graham, Beaumont, Woodman, Doherty and Waterbury* The minutes of the previous meeting were approved without reading* • r On motion of. Mr* Doherty, the resignation of Mr* Verne Freeman as •'..•".V • -' '-'!••;..-. Extension Specialist in Sheep Husbandry, was accepted to take effect. Huly 1st* On motion of Mr* Doherty, Mr* Henry B*. Dirks was appointed Prof* of Mechanical Engineering at a salary of ¢3000 per annum beginning May 1st* The President presented a communication from. Prof* Clark in regard -jVerhe" Fre&v^l /^.:'pajii\3. r a s -^ • Jignat;ion;:ad|;ia .•- Icjeptei^'.;^¾¾ E.B*pirks':5 pp*^Prof>¥|j bf Mech*Eng*| to the organization of a department of music which was om motion of Mr* Woodman, referred to the Committee on Employees* On motion of Mr* Woodman, the Secretary was authorized to issue a certificate as provided in Act Ko* I65 of the Public Acts of 1909 to Mr. Fran cis C* Gilbert of the class of 191^, now teaching at Colon, Michigan* The above action was taken upon the recommendation of prof* French* On motion of Mr* Graham, the request of Dr* Hallman for permission to spend a week lecturing and demonstrating before the District Veterinary Asso ciation of Indiana as requested by Dr* C. L* Kigin of the Extension Division of Purdue University, was granted. On motion of Mr* Doherty, the request of Dean Lyman for leave of ab sence from June 15th to early; September, was gradated* On motion of Mr* Doherty, the communications from Mr* McKibbin in ref erence to an added, apportionment for his work for the balance of the fiscal year and in regard to his continuance in the position which he now holds, were referred to the Committee on Employees* On motion of Mr* Dohertj', the services of Mr* E* A* Bowd, College Archi tect, were offered to the M*A*C* Association in connection with plans for a Union i Secy* to '--j ! i s s u e, cer-r:i I tific.a£.e.-,t1§ I F r a n c is !C*, G i l b e r t* Dr.Hallman; j given.per-:v| mission ..to! '[Lecture i n/ Indiana* I Dean I^mahl|| I given, l e a ^" I of absehcelS jAdded appoi j tiomneht,, &\ - j cont inuanc ej [ in work ofifl ! McKibbin V;!^ f refi6rred..'tof I Cpmmitt.ee : building. . On motion of Mr. Woodman, the contract with Miss Arnot Lewis as Assist-' ant in the Chemical Section of. the Experiment Station for the coming year, is Ifo be made for the ten months period"from September 1st, 1919 to June 30th, 192Q* l Contract^^SI I w i th ''M:iS:S^I j Arnot r^ 3 f f i» On motion of "Mr* Woodman, the expenses of Mr. Kindig in attending a'4 """"'•' school of bee keepers under the auspices of the 'Bureau of Entomology at Purdue, were authorized to be paid* .jHrV--"Matdf||§ i e x p e n s e a t aT Slowed!. ":: 1-^ On motion of Mr. Waterbury and upon recommendation of Dean Shaw, Prof* Burgess was given leave of absence to attend a meeting of the national Food Asso ciation in St. Louis, Mo*, June $th and 6th without expense to the College, and he was also authorized to make a side trip from St. Louis to Columbia and Mount ]Prof*Burr*- jgess g £ v en [leave, of ;abi •lsehc;e.» •.:-"!/•] Grove with expenses paid* On motion ofuMr. Graham, the resignation of Mr. Samuel Toms of the Farm Mechanics Department, was accepted to take effect May 1st, 1919 •{•;P^-!Mr.*!?6B»4 • [vac:o!ed!^!e'd'*?P • &.• :¾¾¾.^ Jp)r>:ScCopi | ' ' |£/to: attend j |i conference On motion of Mr. Graham, Dr. McCool was authorized to attend a confer- \ ence at the Ohio Experiment Station at Wooster, Ohio, June 2^th and 25th with |. expenses paid* j On motion of Mr* Doherty, the recommendation of the Graduate committee \ .in regard to a half-time graduate assistant in Farm Crops, was referred to the ! Committee on Employees* I On motion of Mr* Doherty, the communication from Dr* Bessey with Dean \ Shawfs endorsement in regard to experiment station projects for the coming year, I was referred to the Committee on Employees* Dr.Coone to attend con ference. On motion of Mr* Waterbuzy, Dr* Coons was authorized to attend a con- j ference at St. Louis, Mo., of the Cereal Pathologists of America, June 5th to 1 7th with expenses paid. Prof.Eustace resigned* The President presented the following letter of resignation from j Prof. Eustace which, on motion of Mr. Doherty, was accepted with deep regret. ; j President. F. S. Kedzie, \ Michigan Agricultural College, \ East Lansing, Michigan. \ My dear Fresident Kedzie:- May 13, 1919» I herewith tender you my resignation as Proffessor of Horticulture and j Vice Director and Horticulturist of the Experiment Station to take effect as early J in June as the work will permit. It is with sincere personal regr'et that I do this for I have.been very i happy in the work I have tried to do here and the relations and associations with ; icy colleagues, the students, and the fruit growers throughout the State have been : most -cordial and pleasant. The work I am engaging in will be largely along hor- : ticultural lines and my interest in the College and the graduates will be as loy- : al as ever. Sincerely yours, Mr.Fred B. ; Mumford made official rep-the Universit}' of Missouri, was made the official representative of Michigan respentative of M.A.C. j Agricultural College upon the Mission Americaine de Rapprochement Eeonomique, On motion of Mr. Beaumont, Mr. Fred B. Mumford. Dean and Director at (Signed) H. J. Eustace. • j Intellectuel et Artistique. Bond for '' sued^°° ±8"* i t0 ^6 U n i t ed s t a t es of America with the State Board of Agriculture as principal °n m o t i on of 3£r* Doherty, the Secretary was authorized to issue a bond j in the penal sum of #18,500.00 to cover stores received and possible future issues. j The President presented a communication from the county agricultural j agents of the Upper Peninsula in referenceto the appointment of a Specialist:in > ,. j Soils, which out motion of Mr. Graham was laid upon the table. On motion of Mr. Beaumont, the matter of the appointment of several ; persons to Graduate Assistantships, was referred to the Committee on Employees*. On motion of Mr. Graham, the matter relating to a site for the East- Lansing People»s Church upon the College Campus was referred to Mr. Olmsted for ' recommendation to the Board. Site for [.People's ! Church re ferred to Mr.Olmsted On motion of Mr. Woodman, the President and Secretary were authorized [sehedule for! to revise the schedule of room rents in dormitories owned or controlled by the (room rents, j " Revision of I College. j I I . - • The President presented a request from the Management of the State . c j Industrial School for Girls for cooperation of the College. On motion of Mr. Dohertj', the Board approved of such cooperation so far as the GoYernor may. re quest* On motion of Mr* Woodman,'the President was authorized to confer'the degree of Bachelor of Science upon the following persons on June 11th, provide ed the work in which they are now classified, is completed* " Engineers* Baxter, Raymond leroy Millard, Forrest Gass Reed, iJewton Luther Sief ert, William Alfred Sweeney, Ralph Crissman Rome Economics Alien, Esther Caroline Bandeen, Hellie Allyn Benjamin, Ruth Irene Blair, Sherli Constance Brunson, Alice Plathynia Clements, Leila Electa Cobb, Ada Prances Cole, Olive Gertrude Cook, Marjorie Elizabeth Cottrell, Lavenia Esther Dilts, Madge Emma Dunlap, Henna Beatrice Dunphy, Audry Ann Edmonds, Helen Abigail Edjaandson, Margery Thornton Gilbert, Vera Murree Gordon, Gladys Hallett, Esther Elizabeth Hodgman, Ruth Kathryn Hopphan, Ethel Linna Sutherland,. Hazel Matilda ..Templeton, Marion Louise Thomas, Marian Craven Tucker, Ada Dyer Walker, Ruth Louise Weld, Elizabeth Phelps Hubbard, Louise Harriet Johnsibn, 2£argaret\Julia. Kahres, Dorothy Elizabeth. Keiser, Jessie Aletha Kellogg, Helen Elizabeth Kitti, Alma Kober, Claudice Mary Lott, Esther Catherine Landstrtim, Louisa Dorothea Mclntyre, 'Agnes Lillian. McETinch, Marietta Jane Mahrle, Helen Bartlett Mead, Helen Mead, Mildred Moore, Irma Clarice Muhlitner, Hazel Mary. Musselman, Ruth Fern Overhiser, Prances Leona Porter, Elizabeth Sanford Pratt, Martha Simpson Preston, Erma Elfleeda Rogers, Gertrude May Smith, Marian Irene Snyder, Margaret Louise Southard, Ordelia Harriet Spafard, Ethel Maria Spencer, Frances Gertrude Roland, Kenneth Henry Sardjoff, Christo Snyder, LeMoyne Speltz, Arthur Francis Stark, Harold Clifford Younker, Elwyn Dorr Agr i cultural Veterinary Allen, Winston Fields Bart ley, Hugh Jerome Carmody, Martin F* Bugai, Walter Joseph Chapman, William Alvan Deadman, Hazel Belle Diehm, Oscar Adam Fitzpatrick, Frank Wellington. Folks, James Hathan Hall, John.. Winkley Hath, Miney E. Hoyt, Warren John Ke11ey, Walter Thomas Kelty, Russell Hiram Kent, Dnaiel Webster Kudeir, John Mc Cloud .Kurtz, William J;ennings Lindsay, Emerson Joel Mead, Harold Charles Ode, Francis :.;":, Rainey, Boyd A* Baxter, Earl Gilbert Colby, Stanley Gould Dunn, Alexander Renny Flower, Loyal Kellogg Gordon, Max Hanson, Karl Burchard Krueger, Keith Fortune . LeBar, Chauncy Floyd Robbins, Bernard Dewitt Smith Edwin Reed Tenney, Gerald Dean Tenneyy ilotman Harrison Truby, George Wiiliam Welsch, Mark Frederick Forestry Diehl, Helmut Charles On motion of Mr* Doherty, the request of Prof* Sawyer for the erectioncof two aerials, was referred to the President with power to act* On motion of Mr* Doherty, the following resolution was adopted: "RESOLVED, That there is hereby appropriated to assist in the construction of a state road from Chatham to a point one-quarter of a mile east of the Ex periment Station, the sum of $5000 to be paid from the appropriation for the next fiscal year** ,„. On motion of Mr* Doherty, the following additional regulations relating ~n Si Law on Feed}- ing stuffs #| to tlie Feeding Stuffs law as.recommended by Prof* Patten, were adopted: (5) Inert Materials* It is permissible to use grit, oyster shells,, charcoal, and similar materials in compounding poultry feeds, providing, that not more than (5) per cent of such inert material used* The words "grit," « is "charcoal," etc*, must constitute a part of the brand name of all feeds con taining these, ingredients and must be printed in the same size and face of type as the balance of-the name, as "PRIMS POULTRY FEED WITH GRIT AHD CHARCOAL*" (6( Seeds, Field Seeds, Miscellaneous Seeds* These terms will not be accepted in the list of ingredients to cover a mixture of weed seeds*. When such seeds are used in excess of five (5) per cent, the common name of each variety of seed must be given on the registration form and also on the tag or label* When used in amount less than fit* (5) Per cent, they may be registered as screen ings providing the source of the screenings is given, as "clover screenings," •wheat screenings," etc* (7) Screenings* Screenings, if sold as such without grinding, need not be licensed* If ground, they become a mixed meal and must be registered and labeled* (8) Oat Feed* This term will not be accepted when used to indicate any material other than whole or ground oats* Mixtures of oat shorts, oat mid dlings and oat hulls will not be'accepted under the term and the name of each separate ingredient will be required* (9) Changing Guarantees- Guarantees either as regards composition or ingredients will be changed only upon application by the manufacturer accom panied with a statement of the reasons for making such change* The old license certificate must be surrendered, before a new one will be issued* (10) Unlicensed Feed* When aziy ^unlicensed "commercial feeding stuffs" as defined in Section 1 of the law, is founct. being offered for sale; the agent or dealer offering the feed for sale is notified and advised to remove it "from sale* Those failing to accept the advice and heed the notice will be reported- for violation of the law* (11) Samples Hot Meeting Guarantee* In the case of appreciably defi cient or of adulterated samples, the manufacturer is given ten days1 advance notice in which to file objections* A portion of the official sample is'furn ished if requested* As soon as the deficienc3r or adulteration is detected, the agent or person offering the feed for sale is notified and advised to,remove it from sale* Those failing to accept this advice will be reported for viola tion of the law* (12) Discarding or Substituting Samples» All requests for discard ing or substituting samples will be refused unless an error on the part of an agent of the State Board of Agriculture can be shown* (13) Prosecutions* Original shippers of unlicensed, adulterated or misbranded feeds, will be prosecuted in all cases where it is possible to do soo .either under the State law or through cooperation with the United States De partment of Agriculture under the federal Food and Drugs Act* Local dealers, however, are directly responsible unler the law for the feed they offer for sale and will be held accountable for failure of such feed to meet the require ments of the law, especially for selling a feed when notified to withdraw it from sale* (1M-) Statement of Ingredients* The attention of those desiring to register feeds for sale in this State is especially directed to the requirement of the law regarding the declaration of ingredients* Each and every substance used in compounding feed must be given in the list of ingredients without re gard to the purpose for which it may be used* (15) Net Weight* The law requires that the "net weight of the pack age, i'otcor parcel" be stated on the label* A statement of the gross weight only, will be considered to be a case of misbranding and dealt with accordingly* (16) Pees* The license fee, required bjr law, is twenty dollars ($2Q*0Q) per brand* This should be paid on or before January first of each year or be fore the feed is placed on sale* All requests, for a-reduction of the license fee when the registration is made after the first ofarthe year will be refused*- (17) Rebates* The Michigan feed law makes no provision for the pay— !. - I ment of rebates to cover deficiencies and although this practice often shows' i. the good intention of the manufacturer, the payment of such rebates will have no bearing on any subsequent action which may be taken in cases of violation I . of the law* When rebates are paid, dealers will be expected to prorate them I to the purchasers so that the consumers may receive their benefit* • »• 'The Secretary presented a l e t t er from Silnej' S» Boyce of Saginaw, Sidney S#Boyjce l e t t er on milk weed f i b re •tigatioh. inves-f " I: _ j j • : in r e f e r e n ce to h is milk weed f i b re . i n v e s t i g a t i on which, was on motion of M r* Beaumont, referred to Dean Shaw w i th request for report and recommendation... On, motion of Mr» Graham, the following revised extension budget cover- present ing theAfiscal y e a r, as presented by Director Baldwin and approved "by the D e p a r t ment of Agriculture, w as adopted: 1 Director"/,. j Baldwin's: j extension i. b u d g e tv :~•'.;• COOPERATIVE EXTENSION WORK IS AGRICULTURE A ID H O ME ECONOMICS PROPOSED REVISION OF COOPERATIVE EXTENSION FUNDS 1918-1919 State of M i c h i g a n, • .' . N o* Fame of Project As N ow Approved Smith-Lever T o t al Smith-Lever Requested Revision F e d e r a l" State Federal 5200 2320 5300 7505 25500 22*1-00 5850 300 8000 3600 8*4-60-' - 995O ML" 2 I 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 u 15 16 Adinini&VPub # County Agents Home Economics Extension Sehls. 36OO Boys & Girls Club work .^-580 3620 Farm Crops 1500 Live Stock Horticulture 1700 Potatoes & V e g t. 2200 Muck Crops 1500 Farm Management 5 00 Insect Control 2600 Household Engineering 1800 Forestry Dairy Products Markets 1 8 75 ^-850 3500 3350 1250 1350 1530 1800 £800 1000 ^50 800 17 Poultry Reserve Totals 31 JO m 61^1*31 1600 2 8 8 ¾ %¾ State U»s»D»A» Col> C o, T o t a l s. 22313,31 26363.31 3700 6000 450 250 17300 200 29700 200 I39OO 95876. 1^-200 1*050 5300 3750 1*1-00 1000 3300 1800 900 3000 1800 : 1100 16 50 1250 3000 6100 2350 2500 ^1-50 11+00 2150 3500 1300 800 ^50 550 2550 2500 *f600 600 200 3^00 100 25 50 100 1*1-00 100 100 (B of M) 2400 2^50 100 16600 63OO 7wo- 1^75 J-750 *l-050 5800 *f*f00 2700 1550 2200 8650 5600 73113.33 . 63113.31 29100 4^-75 2970< ) 1995o; On motion of Mr* Doherty, Mr* Bowd, the College Architect was requested reference to to communicate with Mr* Beaumont withA-the advisability of associating with him self a Detroit architect in planning the library and auditorium* On motion of Mr* Woodman* the President was authorized to arrange for office accommodations for the Extension Division* On motion of Mr* Woodman, the expense accounts of the Board Members were approved* .- On motion adjourned* 1 "("f (/^^^/^ Secretary* wmM