54 IIa. Sur-Dilpartmkxt of Poultry IIusrandrv. 



working- out of this system entails much careful attention to detail 

 but it is worth while and has never, until this year, been possible to 

 accomplish. 



The gross sales during tlie past twelve montiis were $i,3]o.50. 



The present estimated value of the poultry plant and equipment 5 

 are: stock, i,2(;i head, value, $1,500; equipments, value, $2,5'D0; 

 buildings, etc., value. $1,500; total value. $5,550. 



II. INSTRUCTION. 



Seven courses of instruction are now offered in poultry husbandry. 

 The first, second, third and fourth courses (see courses 37, 3>a, 3Sb, 

 38c. general announcement 100^-07) are given to regular and special 

 students throughout the college year. The fifth is a special vvinter 

 course of twelve weeks, covering practically the same field as 

 courses one, two. three and four. The sixth is an advanced course 

 for students who have completed courses one, two. three and four, 

 or course five, and is intended to give students an opportunity to 

 specialize in poultry husbandry and to do original research work 

 in order to fit themselves for positions of responsibility in charge of 

 large commercial poultry plants or poultry departments at the Agri- 

 cultural Colleges and Experiment Stations. The seventh is a special 

 course of twenty-four lectures given to students who elect poultry 

 husbandry from the various winter-courses. 



The lecture course. 37 (two hours per week), should be made a 

 three hour course in order to better cover the subject and to give 

 opportunity for recitation periods now not given. 



The afternoon practice course, 38a. now given two afternoons per 

 week up to December 6th and after February 27th (credit one hour 

 per term), should be continued during the entire year and should 

 be made a two hour course. The present arrangement is unsatis- 

 factory and unfair but is made necessary because of lack of help, 

 laboratory room, and equipments to carry on the course while the 

 winter poultry course is in progress. 



A practice course of one afternoon per week should be given in 

 connection with the lecture course (No. 7) to the winter-course 

 students, not in the poultry course, who elect. poultry husbandry, not 

 now provided because of lack of facilities, etc., as above. 



The follov.ing table shows the number of students who have 

 elected poultry husbandry each vear, the C(Mirses which thcv have 

 taken, and the total number of hours of instruction gi\-en : 



