1632 Report of Farmers' Institutes 



4 What to do with a broody hen 



5 Selection and care of eggs intended for future incubators 



6 Number of eggs to be put under lien 



7 Examination of eggs that are being incubated to test their fertility 



8 The length of time required for the incubation of the turkey's egg — the 



duck's egg — the chicken's egg — the pigeon's egg 



Cabe of Hens 



1 Common diseases of hens 



2 Simple remedies for these diseases 



3 How and where the sick hen should be attended 



4 Proper feeding 



Cabe of Chicks 



1 Proper housing for the first six weeks 



2 Proper feeding for the first six weeks 



3 How to protect them from hawks and other enemies 



Cockerel 



1 Good points in cockerel 



2 Selection of best cockerels 



3 Number of hens to one cockerel 



4 Fattening those intended for the table 



Poultry Houses 



1 Economical poultry house 



2 How to build the economical fresh air poultry house 



3 Best position for the poultry house, and why 



4 Utensils used in poultry house and how to make them at home 



5 Defects and good points in present day poultry house 



6 Cleanliness necessary in every poultry house 



After going over the above outlined course very slowly and thoroughly, the 

 doctor then taught the boys by practice work, how to build an economical open 

 air poultry house. Being thus directed and assisted by him, the bojs built 

 ten new chicken houses, each holding twenty chickens. 



Thus, too, did he assist them in establishing on the school grounds, the 

 poultry houses which were to serve for future generations, to teach the new 

 comers in a practical way, how to care for the stock which would be en- 

 trusted to them after they had spent their allotted time in the school, and 

 were sent out on the farms of the Empire State to be agriculturists and 

 poultrymen of the future. 



Having estal)lislic(l the poultry houses on the school grounds, and stocked 

 the same with 120 of tlic ])est Wyandottes, Dr. Santee concluded his course 

 in poultry by a very interestiiig stcreopticon lecture. Pictures of tlie difTcreiit 

 breeds were thrown on the screen, and the distinguishing jjoints of each ex- 

 plained. The doctor also explained the good and bad points of the various 

 breeds of poultry and the poultry houses now in use and which he showed on 

 the screen. 



The painstaking elTorts of Dr. Santee were not without their reward, for the 

 boys gave assiduous attention to his teaching. The results must iiave been 

 very gratifying and encouraging to him for an examination held immediately 

 after his course showed that the boys had not only heard what he taught, but 



