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ducted through the months of November, December, January, February 

 and March, The experiment was not carried on for the purpose of in- 

 creasing egg yield but to increase the vigor of the flock. As a result of 

 the experiment higher fertility, greater hatchibility and we believe, an 

 increased livibility has been obtained. 



Many projects have been started for next year, including some involv- 

 ing the principles of breeding, feeding and general environment of fowls. 



RESULTS. 



During the year the flock of fowls has been increased from 140 head 

 to 3,061 head."' 



Trap nest records have been kept from every hen on the plant. 



The work of pedigreeing the chicks from two hundred sixty-five hens 

 has been begun. 



More than forty dollars worth of plums were harvested, eighty-seven 

 bushels of corn were husked and over 2,000 heads of cabbage were placed 

 in the cellar for feed during the year. 



Six thousand six hundred eggs for hatching purposes have been dis- 

 tributed to breeders and farmers throughout the State. An open front 

 laying house for 100 hens is under construction by summer school stud- 

 ents. 



A bulletin designed for use in poultry club work has been issued. Bul- 

 letins on poultry house construction, incubation and breeding are in 

 preparation. 



Kespectfullv submitted, 



"^ C. H. BURGESS, 

 Associate Professor of Poultry Husbandry. 



East Lansing, Mich., June 30, 1916. 



REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FARM MECHANICS. 



President F. S. Kedzie : 



Dear Sir — I have the honor at this time to sul)mit the report of the 

 Department of Farm Mechanics for the year 1915-1916. 



I desire to express my appreciation of the helpful services and co- 

 operation of other members of this department. 



Mr. A. Watt, instructor in blacksmithing, has had an increasing 

 amount of repair work and horseshoeing in addition to his regular 

 classes. He should be relieved of part of this work. 



Mr. C. N. Rix, instructor in woodworking for agricultural students, 

 has made great eff'orts to emphasize practical instruction and his work 

 has been appreciated by the students. 



Mr. O. E. Robey has completed the first full year of Extension Work 

 in Household Engineering. He is submitting for publication results of 

 his experience which, I trust, will be of value. 



Mr. Samuel Toms has had charge of the equipment in the cement and 

 machinery laboratories, and, in addition to keeping this equipment in 



