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liorus, Buff Leghorns, Black Minorcas, White Wyandotles, Ehode Island 

 Reds, Silver Spangled Hambnrgs, Light Brahnias. Black Langshans, 

 Cornish Indian Games, lilack Hambnrgs, Knglish Pit Games, Buff Wy- 

 andottes and Buff Orpingtons. Large ffocks of fowls most popular with 

 farmers are maintained, the others are simply for demonstration and in- 

 vestigation purposes for students. Besides the above we have a small 

 flock of ducks and turkeys. 

 Table showing the kind of fowls and age. 



Hens 780 



Cockbirds 42 



Young stock (4 mo. old) 149 



Young stock (2 mos. old) 1234 



Young stock (1 mo. old) 616 



Young stock (15 da. old) 215 



Turkeys (old) 3 



Turkeys (young) 15 



Ducks (old) .- 3 



Ducks (young) 4 



Total 3061 



The instruction work during the year has been as follows: 



Summer Term : — Six men and two women enrolled. Lectures were 

 given daily for the six weeks. During the term, fifteen visitors were pres- 

 ent with the class. 



Fall Term — Nine men enrolled in Poultry Husbandry 2. The stud- 

 ents were required to build a colony house best suited for the farmer or 

 the back door yard in the city. Special work was given in fattening, 

 killing and marketing. The results tabulated by students showed an 

 average profit of 31% on the money invested. The work was made as 

 practical as possible. 



Winter Term— Thirteen men enrolled. Practical Avork was given in 

 poultry feeding and judging, not only for the fancy but for utility pur- 

 poses as well. 



A short course, covering eight weeks, was given to a class of five men 

 and four women. Lectures were given daily. Work with incubators and 

 brooders was required of each student. 



Spring Term — Eleven men enrolled for Poultry Husbandry 4. The 

 class was divided into five sections and each section was given a poultry 

 project along investigational lines with the idea of teaching them how to 

 conduct a poultry experiment. 



One hundred fourteen men and one woman enrolled for Poultry Hus- 

 bandry 1. Lectures were given twice each week along practical lines. 



THE WORK. 



Fruit was grown in the different runs. Corn and ^cabbage were grown 

 upon the grounds that had been occupied by the fo*wls. This was done 

 to sweeten the soil and take from it such infection as plant life can coun- 

 teract if given a chance. 



An experiment with electric lighting of the laying house was con- 



