University of Minnesota School of Agriculture - Agrarian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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-I A. A. Hoherg, M. E. Churchward, A. C. Smith. ' POULTRY DIVISION G35 331' HE chief mission of the Poultry Division in its relations with the School of QfQ5?1,,J2i Agriculture is the teaching of practical poultry keeping-which means that .fx :fr - yailva the student is to be taught how to make more money by better keeping or more extensive keeping of poultry. To that end the lecture and laboratory courses in Poultry Husbandry are made as practical as posssible. The courses offered are first, a general course in Poultry Husbandry, with housing and feeding as the main topics, a course in Incubating and Brooding which embraces both lectures and laboratory teaching, and a laboratory course in the Management of Laying Flocks, which includes selecting, culling, feeding, trap- nesting, extermination of parasites, ventilation, treatment for disease, keeping ac- counts, etc. This is the more practical as well as the easier way of acquiring the secrets of successful poultry culture. In addition to the courses now given, it appears that there is a positive demand for special instruction in market methods, in estimating comparative production values, and in breed types. These courses we hope will be soon added to the school curriculum. During 1925-26, the Poultry Division has given instructions to about two hun- dred students. Authentic Hgures show that the value of eggs in Minnesota for 1925 was over forty millions. When to this figure we add the value of the poultry marketed and consumed by the producers, it becomes easy to realize that poultry is one of the big- gest cash crops of the state, and when further figures show the labor return per hour to be the greatest of any farm animal, the young farmer's interest in poultry raising is quite readily understood. ' H 7 I ' , -. Y- V f---V - --At--....-7- -Y ' '.,f 1-LL. , ' , V. . I., g' A In ,F r V.. . V W 7, ' - 44 ' H I I g 4 V A Refi:-1... .' l 9 'Hu ' .1521 ' 5 14-T Q 1- 2-..-I g, A I ff?-jZ'A-, ' ' E, . I I' I h ' 'sf ' ..:- - A - - - -7- , Lf, Y A Page Fifty-six V l I I . 'Iz I n I I I 2 1 r I I I i I I ,1 ' I i . N f f 4 -I of VIZ .II if, .N ,Nl ' '-I F ,, fy I1 l l I 'i i l I I I I I I i I l l I i I I I P I I I .4 .Zi I I l I,I V

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vi + Y f f J l Y H 1 4 .QA ,ni h :, v M 'lx , w r -, - '-' , M' 'fun ' - ' X 'ojfv .f---,nw -Wm ,,,,m,Y,VY - YV:,,,3,,.nVi ,Y 7,7 4 A , Y 44 F --rink'-A--A. ecvli pf E. . 1+ . se f ll-faire 1 'J ' El I U' s-Ei 1,135 5,47 ' 'Ziff We I ...mfg . Jwjssii g 'kiss 1 J , I, its E w , ,IF I :'T,. I 'Eli .nybiiii ffitf' i I Uli- 'I . D r First row-Dr. M. II. Reynolds, Dr. VV. L. Boyd, Dr. C. P. Fitch. 1 103 Second row-Dr. R. E, Lubbehusen, M. Sichler, Dr. H. C. H. Kerukamp, Dr. E. A. Hewitt. iw le. Eg' , U7 2525. T 1 DIVISION OF VETERINARY MEDICIINE . .gfivk YC. sm HE Division of Vetrinarv Medicine is orwanized for three main Jur oses: Mi, ,315 ' C' 59, ggi? First-to give instruction in the prevention and control of diseases of ani- itat. , ' 1 . . . . UT-I 1 mals to students in the School of Agriculture. Second-to carry on investi- Wi x gational work in connection with dlSC3SCS of domestic animals. Third-to give exten- 11: ' .uv sion and short course service. The aim in the teaching of veterinary medicine is to 'E' give the information to owners or prospective owners of animals that will enable 1, them to avoid serious losses from disease. Our investigational work includes prob- 5 , , W : J lerus in connection witl1 conta0'ious abortion and sterilit of cattleg tuberculosis of XMLJ es Y E , A I poultryg nutritional diseases of swineg blackhead of turkeysg the disease caused by xl ,ii feeding sweet clover in cattle as well as other problems. Progress has been made in .N . . . . . . . . . . I 1 ' securing lnformatlon that will aid the animal industry of the state of Minnesota in U . reventino' losses due to these conditions. In carr infr on this work we will have Q 5 y U w..f.' examined during the present year nearly 15,000 specimens coming from various places in Minnesota for different diseases. Our extension service is largely confined f ' X 'to anwerin letters in res ect to diseases of livestock. WVe also 'ive instruction in in .1- g E Jr--ggi the prevention and control of animal diseases to short course students during our gif' ' Farmers' and Home Makers' VVeek. 4 J i 'PV' sl -1 ' T A l I vi.: ' 7. , 1 T . .. o' r ig... .eff 'A . M V' Page Fifty-live

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First row-Peter Kramer, C. li. Iiodman. II. Kramer, NNm. Mcthlcy. Second row-P. R. lIcMiller, G. A. Swenson, R. M. Pinckey. S. I. Nygziad. Third row-G. H. Nesom, G. Ilohmbach, F. I. Alway, A. Meister, C. O. Rost. THE SOILS DIVISION T IS the aim in Soils to givethe student a fair idea of the formation and properties of soils in general, but especially an acquaintance with the char- acteristics of Minnesota soils. The management of the latter receives chief attention. The profitable use of ground limestone, marl, stable manure, and the various commercial fertilizers in different parts of the state is considered. Home projects in soils are carried out by many students, the particular project for each being determined by the character of the soils on his home farm. ' w Page Fifty-nine