The Marshall republican., 1910-02-11
Short Course in Poultry

Beginning February 14th the Col
lege of Agriculture of the Missouri
University at Columbia, Mo. will
offer a short course in Poultry
Husbandry for the benefit Of those
who desire to gain a knowledge q
the broad general principles under-
lying the poultry industry, and Of
the modern methods of conducts
ing operations upon a poultry
farm. The course lasts three weeks
terminating March 5th, early
enough to permit the students to
do his own poultry operations at
the proper season, and you can put
into operation in your own yards
this season the information receiv-
ed during this poultry course.
For the benefit of those who
are busy with other work during
the day time, special instruction
will be given each night. No spec
ial examination will be required for
entrance and it is open to both
men and women. Quite a number
of both men and women have sent
in their names for entrance. Make
a special effort to attend this
course for it is up to the poultry
r~aisers of Missouri to show the
state the need OF such a course, and
il you will do so, the next Legisla-
ture will make an appropriation for
an experiment station in poultry
and a permanent poultry course
Prof. F. H. Stoneburn, Of the Con-
necticut Agricultural College, who
is considered one OF the very best
in this line of work in the United
States, has been employed to con-
duct this course. Instructions
touches upon practically every line
of the industry. Students are free to
ask questions and thus information
| suited to the needs of each individ-
ual is to be had. NV
Some Of the topics to be consid-
cred are: The poultry industry and
the poultryman; the poultry plant,
its location and arrangements poul
try buildings, their construction
and furnishings; principles of breed
ing selection and mating; gener-
al care and management feeding (;
anatomy OF fowls; diseases and
parasites incubation and brooding,
both natural and artificial; rear
ing; marketing; preparation for
the show room, etc., etc.
Cost OF the Course: An entrance |
fee of S. is required. The regu-
lar short course students are adj
mitted free. Room and board can
be had at the best private board
ing houses at $3.50 to S. per week.
If your poultry has been loosing |
you money, come and learn how
to make it pay; if you have not
been successful in raising as large
a per cent of the birds as SOU
should, come and find where the
trouble lies; If your boys and
girls are wanting to leave the farm
for the town and city, keep them
upon the farm by giving them the
advantage of this course and then
put them in charge of the poultry
when they return home. The poul-
try raisers of Missouri especially
are urged to take advantage OF
this course, and those in neighbor-
ing states are invited to avail them
selves of this opportunity if they
desire to do SO. Send in your name
at once, or il you desire further in
formation write Prof. F. B. Mum
ford, Dean and Director of the
College Of Agriculture. or t. E.
Quisenberry, Secretary of the State
Poultry Board, Columbia, Mo. OPP
portunity knocks at least once at
every mans door, this is your OPP
portunity to gain a great deal Of
practical knowledge about poul-
try at a very small cost. You will
regret it II you do not avail your
self of it.