Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-02
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Poultry at the Stations.

Inc FARMERS REVIEW recently au-
dressed to each Agricultural Expert
ment Station in the United States the
following inquiries:
/. 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 cul-
ture?
3. What sum Of money Is invested
1t 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. Fl. A. Huston, Indiana: ID
AT the present time, this station Is
not conducting any work on poultry.
(2) 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. (3) At
the present time, the station has prob
ably not to exceed 500 invested in
poultry and equipment, since the
practically valueless. (4) Under the
present condition Of affairs here it is
probable that most of the work on
poultry will be done by the college
rather than by the experiment sta
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. J. 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
ed in poultry, except that in private
flocks 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. II. J. Patterson. Maryland:
We have done nothing here in
connection 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
ticularly 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 j. NJ. McBryde, Virginia: We
are at present doing nothing in the
way of poultry experiments, and no
teaching in that line is being done at
the agricultural college. | cannot say
definitely when this subject will be
taken up.
Prof. E. H. Jenkins, Connecticut
New HAVEN: We have in this state
two stations and the one at Storrs
Conn, makes a speciality of this
| work. We. therefore, do nothing with
il, to avoid duplication of work.
The Farm Hen.
The farm hen is one of the import
ant factors of the farm, though she is
generally neglected and sometimes
forgotten. The writer knew of one
poor hen that was SO far forgotten
that when an open space under the
house was closed up to keep out the
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