After its initial establishment U of I's College of Agriculture began to grow and it was divided into three distinct components, classroom instruction at U of I, the Agricultural Experiment Station, and a statewide extension service. In 1899 Eugene Davenport replaced George E. Morrow as Dean of the College of Agriculture, he immediately reorganized the college into four departments, agronomy, animal husbandry, dairy husbandry, and horticulture.
After its initial growth U of I's College of Agriculture expanded and was separated into three main components: academic teaching at U of I, the Agricultural Experiment Station, and a statewide extension program. In 1899 Eugene Davenport replaced George E. Morrow as Dean of the College of Agriculture, he then reorganized the college into four departments: agronomy, animal husbandry, dairy husbandry, and horticulture.