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and where all the experimental flocks are kept — makes it exceedingly diffi- 

 cult to administer, and objectionable alike from the standpoint of the 

 student and from that of the staff. The writer urges that the present 

 plant buildings, which can be used to advantage, be removed to the farm 

 or to the land adjacent to the new Poultry Building. 



Residence on the poultry farm. — The fact that there is no residence on 

 the poultry farm makes it difficult, if not impracticable, to use the farm 

 during the winter owing to the distance of the buildings from suitable 

 rooming and boarding facilities. During the summer season two em- 

 ployees occupy a portable bungalow. A separate residence, or house 

 accommodations in connection with other buildings, for a married man 

 and for single men should be provided. This would cost $2,000 or more. 



Stock. — The amount of stock at the close of the fiscal year 1911-1912, 

 and for four years preceding, is shown in the table below. The amount of 

 stock is limited by our lack of suitable auxiliary buildings, and is not 

 sufficient to meet the demands for teaching and investigation. The in- 

 ventoried value of the stock on September 30, 1912, is $4,264. 



The remarkable egg yields of four White Leghorn hens, bred and reared 

 by the Department, is worthy of a place in this report. So far as we 

 know, their records have not been equaled elsewhere. While the records 

 of these fowls are remarkable when only their first year's production is 

 considered, the heavy yield maintained or increased in the second or third 

 years is the great achievement that registers the " high-water mark "' in 

 the egg-producing power of the domestic fowl. The records are as follows : 



1463. Third year ended December 4, 191 1. 

 9363. Third year ends November 24, 1912. 

 321 1. Third year ends December 6, 1912. 

 3418. Third year ends December 10, 1912. 



