DEPARTMENT OF POULTRY HUSBANDRY 



The work of the Department has increased each year in proportion to 

 the rapid growth of the College, as is clearly shown in this report. The 

 activities fall naturally into four main divisions — teaching, investigation, 

 extension, and administration. 



TEACHING 



The courses in poultry husbandry have been reorganized so as to 

 include five one-term, two-hours, specialized courses — Poultry Farm 

 Management, The Breeds and Judging, Marketing, Poultry for the 

 Household, and Poultry-house Design and Construction — and a general 

 elementary course in Farm Poultry. 



The following table shows the number of university hours taught in 

 poultry husbandry for each year from 1903 to 1912, inclusive: 



The number of students registered in the Department for the year 

 1911-1912 was as follows: 



Regular students 113 



Special students 70 



Winter-Course in Poultry Husbandry 56 



Students electing poultry husbandry from other winter-courses. . 60 



Summer School three weeks 29 



Summer School six weeks 21 



Total 349 



The increase in amount of instruction given by the Department in nine 

 years is marked. In 1903 the total registration was 28 regular and special 

 students electing a two-hours course and some practice courses, and 27 

 students in the Winter-Course in General Agriculture electing a two-hours 

 course, making a total university credit of 128 hours. In 1911-1912 the 



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