DEPARTMENT REPORTS. 55 



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Banquet Higgs Cafe 



FRIDAY. 



Morning — 



Fancv Poultry, " Earl TTciiiiningwav 



"General Management," Prof, (h-aliam 



"Poultr3^ Diseases," Doctor Ward Giltner 



Afternoon — 



"Chalk Talk— Standard Types," 



Franklane L. Sewell, Artist for American Poultry Association 

 "Poultry in the Schools," Prof. W. n. French, M. A. C. 



Evening — 



"Progress of the Wyandotte," F. L. Sewell 



Also a series of poultry lectures was giyen the 160 general Short 

 Course students. 



The Poultry Show was the biggest and best eyer held at the college, 

 there being moi'e than five hundred birds in compel ilion all oAvned by ex- 

 hibitors outside of the college dei)artment. Judges Tueker and Wise 

 were yery willing to help the students by suggestions and information 

 regarding types of birds and the judging. The show was attended by 

 large crowds each day and evening. 



The Battle Creek Poultry Association Avas very generous in the loan 

 of their new uniform wire cooping which showed the exhibits to ex- 

 cellent advantage. 



A fine banquet, well attended by the fanciers, their wives and friends, 

 was served at Higgs Cafe. Thursday evening. 



During the year the department was represented in seventeen Mich- 

 igan cities and towns where twenty-six lectures were given to audiences 

 averaging one hundred to the meeting. Besides these the department 

 was also represented on a special Agricultural Demonstration Train 

 over the D. S. S. & A. R. R., in Upper Michigan where lectures were 

 given to about 12.000 people and a fine exhibit was carried in one 

 coach for demonstration. 



Ten poultry shows and fairs were visited, five of Avhich were judged 

 by department representatives. 



In December several students and the denartment head attended the 

 Ontario Provincial Winter Fair in Guelph. Canada, and visited the 

 Ontario Agricultural College where many suggestions were secured and 

 information gathered regarding poultry wx)rk. 



It has been a pleasure to co-operate with the Michigan Poultry. But- 

 ler and Egg Shippers' Association, the State Branch of the American 

 Poultry Association and the Michigan State Poultry Breeders' Asso- 

 elation, to which later organization the writer was elected A'ice Presi- 

 dent for the ensuing year. 



The department was also honored by representation for talk regard- 

 ing use of milk for poultry feeding, at the meeting of the State Dairy 

 and Creamerymen's Ass'n. in Saginaw. 



A small amount of institute work was done in co-operation with 



