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cattle. During the past winter 24 steers were on experimental rations 

 to determine the value of cull beans as a protein supplement to corn 

 and corn silage. 



With the sheep flock an effort is being made to determine the most 

 economical winter ration for breeding ewes; while during the grazing 

 months the ewes and their lambs are being pastured entirely on sowed 

 crops to determine the economy of sowed crops, the acreage required to 

 graze a given number of sheep and the efliciency of the above method of 

 pasturing as a means of avoiding infestation Avith internal parasites. 



The cattle herds have been increased during the last year by the pur- 

 chase of an Aberdeen Angus sire from the Woodcote Stock Farm, Ionia ; 

 a Hereford sire from Mr. J. H. Bereman, Aurora, Illinois; and a Short- 

 horn sire from Mr. A, E. Stevenson, Port Huron. 



Every possible effort is being made to bring the individual members of 

 the herds and flocks up to a high standard of individual excellence. In 

 the past we have been somewhat handicapped from not having funds to 

 purchase as high-class sires as seemed desirable. Nevertheless, some 

 progress has been made but if it is to be continued a higher class of sires 

 must be purchased in the future. This will necessitate the expenditure 

 of considerable more money than has been the case in the past. 



Respectfully submitted, 



GEO. A. BROWN, 

 Associate Professor of Animal Husbandry. 



East Lansing, Mich., June 30, 1910. 



REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF POULTRY HUSBANDRY. 



President F. S. Kedzie: 



Dear Sir — I have the honor to present the following report for the De- 

 partment of Poultry Husbandry for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1910. 



Our buildings have been placed in good repair. Our stock is in healthy 

 condition. Our grounds have been increased from 2.45 acres to 10.05 

 acres. 



BUILDINGS. 



We are occupying fourteen buildings made up as follows: two large 

 laying houses, three colony laying houses, seven colony houses for grow- 

 ing chicks, one incubator house and one feed house. 



EQUIPMENT. 



The department has operated six incubators, — three 150-egg size, two 

 200-egg size, and one 1,200-egg size. Instructions have been given stud- 

 ents upon the running of lamp, electric and coal heating systems as ap- 

 plied to incubation. Ample facilities have been provided for brooding 

 3,000 chicks. 



Our present stock consists of the following breeds, — Barred Rocks, 

 Buff Rocks, Partridge Rocks, White Rocks, White Leghorns, Brown Leg- 



