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that the importance of the work will justify the doubling of the 

 appropriations to the Department for maintenance and general equip- 

 ment. That we may meet the demands for solving the poultrymen's 

 problems, the investigational work of the department should be in a 

 separate plant, apart from the instruction, and at least double our 

 present capacity. 



> Professor Rogers and other members of the stafif have given 

 nearly all of their time to the investigation work. The most effec- 

 tive investigation can be accomplished only when the persons" in 

 charge can give the investigation their undivided attention. 



A large amount of data has accumulated which awaits preparatiin 

 for publication in bulletin form. 



IV. extension. 



(a) Correspondence. — The number of letters written by the 

 Department of Poultry Husbandry since October i, 1908, is 7,088. 

 This does not include a large number of printed postal card replies 

 to inquiries for poultry literature or to circular letters. The office 

 work, which includes correspondence, bookkeeping and posting of 

 records, has increased during the past six years so that we have em- 

 ployed help as follows : First year, less than half of the time of one 

 stenographer; second year, more than half of the time of one person; 

 third year, one stenographer ; fourth year, stenographer and account- 

 ant; fifth year, stenographer, accountant and half of a third person's 

 time; sixth year, all of the time of three persons, as above with 

 considerable special clerical help on occasions. 



(b) Co-operative experiments. — Time has not permitted the de- 

 velopment of co-operative experimental work. This work, to be 

 effective, requires personal visitation on the part of someone from 

 the Department. Because of the expense, this has been impossible 

 during the past year. 



(c) Extension department publications. — A Reading-Course les- 

 son on " Constitutional Vigor " and three lessons for the Rural 

 School Leallets have been prepared by the Departm.ent. Several 

 others are well under way. 



The Department has staged seven educational exhibits at the agri- 

 cultural fairs and two at poultry shows. This work is exceedingly 

 valuable. The Department is giving considerable attention to im- 

 proving its exhibit with the expectation of very largely increasing 

 its work with the poultry shows and the agricultural fairs. 



