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ing the twelve weeks' Winter Poultry Course. This change was made 

 possible by the completion of the poultry laboratory in the Dairy building 

 and the employment of additional help. 



A course in fattening poultry (39b) and a course in brooding (40b) 

 have been added. These courses have long been needed but could not 

 be given until this year. They are now given because we have the new 

 fattening-house and pipe-system brooder-house, recently constructed by 

 moving and remodeling several of the original laying houses and the em- 

 ployment of additional help. 



Students from winter courses other than the poultry course, who elect 

 Poultry Husbandry, will be given, this year for the first time, demon- 

 strations in connection with the lectures. This is made possible by the 

 increased laboratory facilities and help, as indicated above. 



Investigations. 



During the year the investigational work has been greatly strengthened 

 by being segregated from the instructional work. This was accomplished 

 by setting apart for the investigational division, a laboratory, feed-room, 

 incubator-room, and about one-half of the pens, each equipped for con- 

 ducting the experiments entirely apart from the instruction. 



Professor C. A. Rogers has given practically all of his time and Mr. 

 A. E. Boicourt has given all of his attention to the eighteen investigational 

 projects which have been conducted during the year, and which will fur- 

 nish material for four bulletins to be prepared soon. 



This branch of the work has been made more efficient by increasing the 

 facilities for keeping records and working up a large amount of data now 

 available for publication. Bulletin No. 258 on the " ]\Iolting of Fowls " 

 is now in press, and bulletin No. 259 on " The Use of Grit " is nearly 

 ready for the printer. 



Correspondence. 



The correspondence has increased rapidly each year. The total number 

 of letters written between October i, 1907 and October i, 1908, was 

 8,092. This does not include form letters and cards sent out in response 

 to inquiries for poultry literature. 



Enterprises in Co-operation with the Extension Department. 



(a) During the year, seven lessons on poultry have been prepared for 

 the Rural School Leaflets. Several others are in preparation. 



(b) Twenty-eight persons have undertaken various types of co-oper- 

 ative experiments with poultry. 



(c) Five educational exhibits have been made at the State and county 

 fairs. 



