102 AN OUTLINE FOR A COURSE OF STUDY IN POULTRY HUSBANDRY 



C. Breeds. (5) 



4. Breed types and variety characteristics. 



5. Utility types, for egg production, roasters, fryers, broilers, etc. 



6. Judging for constitutional vigor, age, weight, sex, etc. 



7. Judging Asiatics and Americans. 



8. Judging Mediterraneans and others. 



D. Exhibiting. (4) 



9. Fitting poultry for exhibition. 



10. Cooping and exhibiting. 



11. Judging and management. 



12. The poultry show, management, institute and journalism and 

 holding a show. 



E. Breeding. (1) 



13. Mating up breeding fowls. (Visit near by flocks.) 



F. Housing. (6) 



14. Poultry house measurements. 



15. Laying out and cutting rafters and estimating materials. 



16. Laying out and estimating the foundation. 



17. Making concrete foundation floors, walks, posts, etc. 



18. Construction of poultry houses. 



19. Construction of poultry houses. (Making the poultry house 

 appliances, putting together model for full size poultry house could be 

 substituted for 18 and 19, depending upon weather, financial and other 

 conditions.) 



G. Feeding. (2) 



20. Study of feeds. 



21. Mixing to show mechanical condition. (Practice course could be 

 given in addition to the lecture and laboratory practicums, one hour feeding 

 for eggs, one hour feeding for fattening, one hour feeding for growth.) 



H. Incubation. (I) 



22. Drawing plans of incubators and answering questions regarding 

 construction or study of the egg and development of the chick as shown by 

 tester. 



(Practice course in connection with lectures and laboratory in study of 

 incubators under operation should be taken for one hour.) 



I. Brooding. (1) 



(Practice course in connection with lecture course, one hour study of 

 brooders in operation, including the drawing of plans of brooders and 

 answering questions regarding the principles of construction.) 



J. Marketing. (4) 



23. Killing, picking, shaping and packing, drawing, trussing, etc. 

 (Desirable to repeat.) 



