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Our investigational work is greatly in need of additional pen room. 

 At an early date laying-houses should be built on the poultry farm, where 

 practically all of the investigational work with live fowls should be per- 

 formed, away from the distraction about the present plant. 



Nearly all of Professor Rogers' time and that of an accountant and all 

 of the time of one assistant has been and is now being devoted to inves- 

 tigational work. 



extension. 



1. Correspondence. — The correspondence has steadily increased. The 

 number of letters written in 1909 was 7,088, in 1910, 7,470, an increase 

 of 382, notwithstanding the fact that a series of form letters, in reply 

 to retjuests for poultry literature, has greatly relieved dictated corre- 

 spondence in the office. Two stenographers and an accountant are per- 

 manently employed and considerable extra help is required. 



2. Extension department publications. — With one exception, the Read- 

 ing Course lessons in poultry husbandry are now out of print. Five 

 lessons for use this winter are being written: "Poultry Troubles and 

 How to Prevent Them " ; " Feeding Chickens " ; " Incubation " ; " Im- 

 proving the Quality of Eggs " ; " Poultry Organizations." 



3. Extension zvork away from the college. — This work has been con- 

 ducted in connection with agricultural fairs, poultry shows, grange meet- 

 ings, farmers' institutes, and the like. Owing to the fact that this branch 

 of our work could be increased with our present buildings and equip- 

 ment and because of its immediate value, it has been largely expanded 

 during the year. Engagements have been met by members of the poultry 

 department staff as follows : 



Poultry farms visited 17 



lujucational exhibits at poultry shows 12 



Educational exhibits at agricultural fairs 6 



Total places visited without speaking engagements 35 



Xumber of towns in which lectures have been given, one to two or 

 more in each place: 



Farm trains 67 



Poultry shows 7 



Fairs i 



Grange and other special meetings 34 



Total speaking engagements 109 



