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

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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

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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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The Soils Class testing soil for acidity Pngg Sixiy The Biology Class studying microscopic organisms