72 Department of Poultry Husbandry 



The inventory of the Poultr}' Department, on July ist, showed values 

 as follows: 



Equipments for teaching and investigating $3^375 05 



Stock 2,696 85 



Feed 193 96 



Buildings ^-^7^ 50 



Total 812,142 36 



The amount of stock on hand, October i, 1908: 



Young stock 3!298 head 



Mature 829 " 



Total 4,127 head 



Instruction. 



The number of students taking courses in Poultry Husbandry in 1907-8 

 was: 



(a) Regulars, 32; 



(b) One or two-year specials, 56; 



(c) Winter Poultry-Course, 46; 



(d) Electing Poultry Husbandry from other Winter Courses, 33. 

 Total students taking some form of instruction in Poultry Husbandr}-, 



167. 



Table Showing the Number of " University Hours " Taught Dur- 

 ing THE Past Frhe Years, to Students of Various Grades : 



1903-4 1904-5 1905-6 1906-7 1907-8 

 Regulars and specials 74 



Winter Poultry Course 



Winter Course Elective 54 



Total 128 624 778 1,228 1,283 



The courses taught during 1907-8 have been increased as follows for 

 1908-9: 



Course 38 (laboral(jry practice during afternoons) is required of all 

 students who take course 37 (lecture course). This makes a four-hour 

 course throughout the year without being discontinued, as formerly, dur- 



