50 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



KQUll'MENT. 



The depart mcnt has operated seventeen incubators. One 2400 egg 

 size, hot water heat. Two 200 egg size, three 150 egg size and eleven 70 

 egg size. Total incubator capacity 3, 020 eggs. Students have received in- 

 stiuction in handling both methods of heating incubators — hot air and 

 water. 



Brooding capacity has been enlarged to 6,000 chicks. The colony 

 stove plan of brooding has been employed and instructions in handling 

 same have been given. 



Breeds of fowls for demontsration purposes are kept as follows: Plymouth 

 Rocks, all varieties, viz., Barred, AVhitc, Buff, Silver, Penciled, Partridge, 

 and Columbian. 



Wyandottes^ — Four varieties, viz., White, Buff, Columbian, and Silver. 

 Domniques, Langshans, Single Comb Black Minorcas, Buff Orpingtons, 

 Dark Cornish, Speckled Sussex, W. C. Black Polish, S. S. Hamburgs, 

 Houdans, Silver Campines, Sultans, Black Cochins and Partridge Cochins, 

 Rhode Island Reds, both varieties, viz., Single Comb and Rose Comb. 

 Leghorns, five varieties, S. C. Brown, Rose Comb Brown, S. C. White, 

 S. C. Buff and Silver. 



Ducks, four varieties, viz., Pekin, Muscovy, Rouen and Call. 



Geese, five varieties, viz., Toulose, Emden, White Chinese and Brown 

 Chinese. 



About 1,100 head of stock were wintered on the plant. Nearly 2,400 

 head of young stock are being reared this summer. 



Owing to war conditions no classes were formed in poultry last fall. 

 A summer term with an enrollment of 12 was taught. A s'hort course 

 with an enrollment of 15 was given during the winter. 



Investigational and experimental work is being carried forward and 

 standardizing- of poultry pedigreeing has been begun. 



As suggested by a letter from you on June 17th, I am submitting the 

 military record of Mr. Dickson from our department. 



Matthew Ellis Dickson entered the service on July 27, 1918 at Camp 

 Custer. On September 1, 1918 he was transferred to Camp Zachary Taylor 

 Louisville, Ky., to the Field Artillery Officers Training School, from which 

 he received his commission as Second Lieutenant in the Field Artillery 

 U. S. A. on December 18, 1918. He was discharged on the same day 

 but remains in the Reserves until December 18, 1923. 



The Poultry Department carried forward a series of poultry schools 

 each covering a period of from three to six days. Work was done in con- 

 junction with the Farm Bureau and poultry organizations in a number of 

 counties. The work had in mind three things. First, to widen the scope 

 of poultry work. Second, to demonstrate the power to so cull the flock 

 that it can be made to pay a profit nipon the average farm. Third, to 

 demonstrate that the fowls of the future will be more uniform in shape 

 and color and possess a larger egg record and a better quality of meat 

 producing i)ower than in the past. 



Free admission to these schools was given in all cases except in three 

 of the larger cities, namely: Detroit, Battle Creek and Grand Rapids. 

 These schools were met with marked interest. Three sessions were held 

 each day from 10 to 12, from 3 to 5 and 8 to 10:30 p. m. 



