lii Department of Poultry Husbandry 



summer. It is of interest to note that for the past several years the 

 Government has drawn more than fifty per cent of its navy butter 

 inspectors from this Department. 



Recommendations. — The recommendations made last year for increased 

 facilities in carrying on the work of the Department are renewed. These 

 facilities are especially urgent at the present time in order that the changed 

 conditions resulting from the war may be met. The normal relationship 

 existing between market milk and condensed milk on the one hand, 

 and butter and cheese on the other, has been upset, making more 

 important than ever the giving of instruction in the manufacture of 

 condensed and powdered milk. The Department should also be equipped 

 for the manufacture of such by-products as casein, milk sugar, and 

 albumin. The cheese work in the Department also should be extended 

 to include a variety of fancy cheeses which it is not now possible to make. 



There is urgent need of a suitable ice house for the storage of ice for the 

 Department. 



ANIMAL HUSBANDRY 



H. H. Wing, Professor of Animal Husbandry 



Investigations in the Department of Animal Husbandry have continued 

 during the past year along the lines of animal nutrition, animal breeding, 

 and the keeping of records in addition to those that have been in progress 

 for the past several years. An extensive study of color inheritance in 

 guinea pigs has been made, the results of which are practically ready for 

 publication. 



poultry HUSBANDRY 



J. E. Rice, Professor of Poultry Husbandry 



The large reduction in the number of students registered in the Depart- 

 ment of Poultry Husbandry, the many changes in the personnel of the 

 staff, the increase in the demand on the part of poultry producers for 

 assistance, the very unfavorable season for crop production, and a large 

 increase in the general cost of maintenance due to the war, are the striking 

 conditions of the year in this Department. 



The value of the property under the direct responsibility of the Depart- 

 ment is as follows: 



Buildings $i 1 8 , ooo . oo 



Stock 3,588.50 



Equipment and appliances 26,734.34 



Land 19,775.00 



Supplies 754 ■ 69 



Total $168,852:53 



