Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-04-11
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Poultry at the Stations

ment Station in the United States the
following inquiries:
1. What is your station doing at the
present time in the way OF poultry
experiment?
2. To what extent is the agricul-
tural college of your state giving at
tention to instruction in poultry Gull
ture?
8. What sum of money is invested
at your station in poultry houses,
stock and equipment?
4. Does your station intend any
further development along this line
in the near future?
The following replies have been re-
ceived:
Prof. e. A. Bryan, Washington: We
are doing nothing with poultry at the
station, and the college pays no at
tention to that subject.
Prof. H. A Huston, Indiana: Cd
At the present time, this station is
not conducting any work on poultry.
CD According to our present course
of study, it is possible for students
to work three years out of four upon
the subject of poultry. In the special
short courses, we have employed spe-
cial lecturers on the subject. CD At
the present time, the station has prob
ably not to exceed 500 invested in
poultry and equipment, since the
houses are so old as to be considered
practically valueIess. ca Under the
present condition of affairs here it is
probable that most of the work on
poultry will be done by the college
So
ton.
Prof. E. B. Voorhees,, New Jersey:
We are not conducting any expert
ments with poultry, and it is not like
ly that we shall be able to do SO In
the near future.
Prof. M. A. Scovell, Kentucky: This
station is not making any expert
ments in poultry. We have made
some experiments along this line, but
not very extensive.
Prof. r. ]. Redding, Georgia: We
have inaugurated no effort in that
line, though we believe it is desir-
able. The agricultural college of the
state is giving no instruction at all in
that line. We have no money invest
GU IL POullAy, CACSpI lAdI LII pIItdIS
f1ocks belonging to members of the |
station staff. No move is at present
contemplated along this line.
Prof. James w. Wilson, south Da-
kota: We are doing nothing in the |
line of poultry experimentation, hav- |
ing no poultry at this institution. |
There is some little talk in regard to |
taking up the poultry feature here, |
but it is probable that nothing will |
be done for some time.
Prof. Chas. D. Woods, Maine: We |
regard poultry investigation as an |
important line of work here. In our
regular college work poultry instruc- |
ton forms a part of the agricultural |
work. We also have short winter |
courses in poultry management for |
young farmers. Our poultry plant |
cost us about $4,000. We probably
shall not develop our work a great |
deal beyond it's present limits, as at |
present it occupies the attention of |
two men.
Prof. H. ]. Patterson. Maryland: |
with poultry experiments |
and have nothing whatever in !
vested in such an equipment. While |
we realize the great value of the poul- |
try industry of the country, and par
the great opportunities |
which this state presents for this de-
partment of agriculture, yet we have
never seen our way clear to equip our |
station for this line of work
Prof. ]. M. McBryde, Virginia: We |
are at present doing nothing in the |
way of poultry experiments, and no
in that line is being done at |
the agricultural college. / cannot say
definitely when this subject will be |
taken up
Prof. James Withycombe, Oregon:
At this station we have done no work |
with poultry other than investigation |
of diseases.
Prof. E. H. Jenkins, Connecticut
(New Haven): We have in this state |
two stations and the one at Storrs, !
Conn.,, makes a specially of this |
work. We, therefore, do nothing with |
it, to avoid duplication of work
Prof p. H. Nell. South Carolina: |
We are experimenting with breeds of |
fowls, and at the agricultural college |
two classes are receiving instruction |
In poultry culture. We have about |
500 invested in poultry houses, stock |
ana equipment