•K34-Zp leii BULLETIN OF Os ''iiii: ' iif 1 * 1 - RHODE ISLAND STATE COLLEGE VOL. VII. NO. 2 FOR AUGUST, 1911 THE POULTRY SCHOOL January 3rd to February I5th» \ 9\2 POULTRY INSTRUCTION BUILDING. PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY THE COLLEGE MAY, AUGUST, NOVEMBER, FEBRUARY ENTERED AT KINGSTON, RHODE ISLAND, AS SECOND - CLASS MATTER Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2018 with funding from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Alternates https ://arch i ve .org/detai Is/pou ItryschooljanOOrhod FACULTY. HOWARD EDWARDS, President. GEORGE EDWARD ADAMS, Professor, Soils and Fertilizers. JOHN BARLOW, Professor Zoology, Embryology, ^Physiology and Parasites. FRED S. PUTNEY, Professor Animal Husbandry, Farm Animals. THOMAS CARROLL RODMAN, Instructor Carpentry and Construction. DANIEL JOSEPH LAMBERT, Instructor Poultry Craft; with immediate charge of the Poultry Farm, Lectures* Poultry Course^ 1911. E. W. Brown, Old Mystic, Conn., Poultry Instruction. George A. Cosgrove, Willington, Conn., A One Man Poultry Farm. T. F. Dexter, Providence, R. I., Mating and Breeding Leghorns. Samuel Knowles, Lexington, Mass., Poultry Keeping as an Avocation. John H. Robinson, Boston, Mass., Poultry Houses. Feeding. Breed¬ ing. Three lectures. F. L. Sewell, Niles, Mich., Standard Types. Two lectures. Illustrated. Henry D. Smith, Rockland, Mass., Capons and Caponizing. Three lec¬ tures and a demonstration. F. H. Stoneburn, Storrs, Conn., The Good, Bad, and Indifferent Ad¬ vertised Systems of Poultry Keeping. E. Collins Tefft, Wakeheld, R. I,, Poultry and Fruit Culture. Two lectures. Carroll H. Magoon, Kingston, R. I., Plans of Poultry Farms. Esti¬ mates OF Income. Two lectures. The Study of Poultry Keepingf is now one of the most popular short-course subjects. Nearly all agricultural colleges recognize its importance and include some work along this line in their regular schedule. The care of fowls and rearing of chickens offers a healthful out-door occupation of a most agreeable nature and of much greater fascination than or¬ dinary farm work. The business is one that may be engaged in with a small capital and be made profitable from the start when rightly conducted. Of the truth of this we have numerous examples in this and adjoining states. The failures can usually be attributed to a lack of knowledge on the part of the poultry keeper rather than any fault of the industry. The Rhode Island State College was the first to inaugurate a special poultry course, and this has now been held annually for fourteen years. We have, of course, improved our facilities from time to time, adding modern equipment as the succeeding years required. We have also increased the number of incubators and houses to meet the demands of the growing classes. Our gradu¬ ates are in constant demand and many have gone to good posi¬ tions as poultry managers, even though some had no experience in this line before coming here, while others are now owners of large and successful poultry farms. Any persons interested in poultry keeping will find this course a good place to make them decide what they want to do. Owners of poidtry farms who have men or women without this special training, whether they have had experience or not, will find it a good investment to send them here for six weeks. This Poultry Course is designed to show the students how to make the right kind of a start for practical poultry work, to teach them where, how and when to begin, how to build poultry houses and yards, hatch, rear, 6 care for and feed all kinds of poultry, how to fatten, kill, dress, and market chickens to best advantage, how to mate, breed, ex¬ hibit and judge fancy x^oultry, and make a living, if they wish, from this business. In fact, our aim is to train and qualify every stu¬ dent in some particular branch of the work so that every one will be efficient and successful in his specialty. All lectures are sup¬ plemented so far as possible by practical illustrations with fowls and the use of appliances. Every student is urged to ask ques¬ tions and take part in the discussions. Certificates of attendance are issued to those who complete the course satisfactorily. Regu¬ lar attendance at all class and laboratory exercises will be re¬ quired. Breeds of Poultry We have thirteen breeds and eighteen varieties, including ducks and geese. Of these we keep enough specimens for a good trial and representation so as to show the utility value as well as the ex¬ hibition i^oints. Special studies are given in the comparison of breeds, both as to their standard requirements and their adapta¬ bility for market purposes. The merits and defects of each breed and variety are thoroughly discussed according as it tends toward an exhibition bird, a table fowl or an egg producer. So far as possible each member of this special short course will be given the care of a pen of fowls, an incubator and a brooder. They are given choice of varieties not already assigned when they enter the class. The Buildings include the hall, see illustration, page 1, with office, lecture room, dormitory, study and reading room, bath room, coat room, incu¬ bator cellar (containing twenty-seven incubators, some new and others recently repaired), egg room, feed and operating rooms. These are all designed and arranged for the use and convenience of the students. The brooder house adjoining is 16 x 96 feet, is steam-heated and contains eighteen pens with separate hover for each. This brooder house can be entered from hall without going out of doors 7 and is especially adapted for class work during tlie winter. We also have some out-door brooders for use when weather permits. There are twenty-eight pens for laying and breeding stock, in¬ cluding many different styles and sizes, stationary and portable, fresh air and scratching shed plans. Also numerous small houses used for growing chickens. The Curriculum includes text-book studies on all branches of poultry keeping, lectures, demonstrations and discussions on each subject. Prac¬ tical work will be given in incubation, brooding, housing, yarding, mating, breeding, selecting and packing eggs for hatching, rear¬ ing broilers, caponizing, egg production, feeds and feeding, fat¬ tening, killing, picking, dressing, marketing, conditioning, show¬ ing, scoring, judging, keeping accounts and making building plans. There will be studies in rearing roasters, fowls, ducks, turkeys and geese. Also lessons in printing for poultrymen, ad¬ vertising, location of farm, methods of drainage and general man¬ agement. While this is primarily a poultry course, instruction on kindred subjects will be given by members of the college faculty, includ¬ ing lectures on soil agronomy, farm crops, farm animals, rotations for poultry farms, fertilizers and manures, embryology and the anatomy of the domestic fowl, erection of poultry houses, carpen¬ try and joinery. Special subjects are assigned to the most suc¬ cessful specialists whom we can secure to come here and lecture. About three and one-half hours daily will be allotted for regular poultry-yard work, divided between the time immediately before breakfast, dinner, and supper, see schedule, next page. The even¬ ings will be devoted to a review of studies, round the table dis¬ cussions, debates and entertainments. These will be in charge of members of the class, who organize at the start for this purpose. This club continues indefinitely, taking charge of all evening meetings and conducting the annual poultry show held the last four days. Sample Schedule. Period, A. M. Monday. Tuesday. Wednes¬ day. Thursday. Friday. Saturday. 1st Period . Farm Animals. An. Husb . . Farm Animals. Poultry. 2d Soils . Biology. . . . Biology .... jFarm Animals. Biology. Farm Crops . . 3d “ ) Woodwork Agriculture. Woodwork Excursions and and and Demon¬ 4th “ ^ Drafting. Poultry.... Agriculture. . . Drafting. strations. P. M. 1 1:30 Poul. Husb. . Poul. Husb. Poul. Hu.sb. Poul. Husb .... Biology. 2:25 Poul. Husb 3:2 0 .. .. “ “ “ 1 7:00 A. M., 12:15 and 4:15 care of incubators and brooders, pen practice. Chapel.—Wednesday, 9:10. All persons are expected to attend. Recitation periods. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday—8:20, 9:15, 10:10, 11:05. Wednesday.—8:20, 9:10, 9:.30, 10:30, 11:10. Meals.—Breakfast, 7:30; dinner, 12:50; supper, 0:30. Please be prompt. All recitations and lectures will be held in recitation room, poultry building, except the follow¬ ing:—-Woodwork and drafting, carpenter shop. Biology, Davis Hall. Excursions to typical poultry farms are plaimed for each Saturday. We usu¬ ally visit one good poultry show during the course. These trips offer excellent opportunities for the student to see the actual operations of practical poultry yards and talk with those who are making a success of the business. Nearby farms are visited with college teams without additional cost to the students. The ex¬ penses of the more distant trips are made as low as [lossible and it is optional with every student whether he or she goes or not. 9 The Probable Cost:— College Charges: minimum Matriculation fee. 12.00 Laboratory fees, including- eggs, poultry, food and lumber for practicums.... 8.00 Tuition fee (no tuition for resident of Rhode Island). 0.00 Miscellaneous—drawing instruments, stationery, etc., estimated. 5.00 Living Expenses: Roard for six weeks at $3.75 per week... 22.50 Room rent for six weeks. 3.00 MAXIMUM $ 2.00 8.00 5.00 5.00 22.50 15.00 Expenses for railroad fare, excursions, and laundry can be added to the above. Students desiring to take only a portion of the course, will pay the matriculation fee of $2.00 ; laboratory fee, according to the work taken ; and also, if a non-resident of the State, a tuition fee of $1.50 per week. Matriculation fee is payable at time of enrollment; other charges due the college are payable in advance on day of registration. Visitors are invited to attend any or all of the lectures during the course. Wednesday, January 3d, 19J2 This course will begin and continue six weeks. Prospective students should register on or before Tuesday, January 2d. This class promises to be the largest and best ever held in the state; we had some entries more than six months prior to open¬ ing date. Open to both sexes. Applicants must be at least eigh¬ teen years of age. No entrance examination required. Students should come provided with storm clothes for outdoor pen practice during inclement weather, and overalls or work aprons for use while killing and dressing poultry. The rooms in the dormitory contain beds, pillows and mattresses. Students should bring pillow slips, sheets, blankets and comfortables. * The lower figure is for rooms in the Poultry Students’ Dortnitory, the higher for rooms in the village. 10 The Seventh Annual Poultry Show will be held at the college, February 13, 14 and 15, 1912, under the auspices of the 1912 poultry class. They will also have the privilege of selecting, pre¬ paring and exhibiting birds from the college poultry yards, com¬ peting with the other students for the prizes. There is usually a good display from breeders of the various varieties throughout the state. Numerous special prizes are donated to the members by Rhode Island poultrymen and dealers, as an incentive to good work. There are no entry fees, no admission charges, both are free. The State Board of Agriculture will hold its annual Washing¬ ton County Poultry Institute, in the Assembly Hall at the college, February 15th, 1912. Two sessions, morning and afternoon. Pro¬ grams will be mailed in due time. Kingston^ Rhode Island, Is on ti e N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R., Shore Line Division, 27 miles from Providence, and 161 miles east of New York City. Nearly all trains stop at this station, so that the college is within easy access from either direction. The college buildings are on a hill, one and one-half miles from the station, commanding an extended view of the surrounding country, a location both healthful and beautiful. The college conveyances will meet the principal trains at the station, January 2, 1912. The First Poultry Course In America was held at this college, and we have continued this special class every winter. We have no other special poultry course during the school year, and have shortened this to six weeks to accommodate those who cannot afford a longer absence from their business. Previous students have been men and women of nearly all ages, from various countries and walks of life. Some of these have been persons beyond middle age, retired from busi¬ ness and active work, or desirous of change of occupation to something more healthful, pleasant, and profitable. We now have special accommodations with homelike surroundings for a limited number of women students. We have had representatives from sixteen States and eleven foreign countries. No matter what your 11 trade, business, or profession, if you wish to gain a knowledge of the poultry industry in a practical way, a good character, a fair understanding of the English language, and the rudiments of a common school education are all that will be required other than as previously stated. Early application is advised if you wish to secure a room in the Poultry Students’ Dormitory. The $2.00 matriculation fee must accompany your enrollment. The Division of Biology of the Experiment Station Is engaged in the study of poultry disease problems relating to nutrition and breeding, including cross-breeding, hybridization and egg production. The breeding work of the station also in¬ volves studies dealing with pigeons and pheasants. The work in the study of blackhead of turkeys furnishes excellent opportunity for observing methods of handling and raising several varieties of these birds. The investigational work on poultry diseases af¬ fords a limited opportunity to observe the nature and method of handling certain diseases such as white diarrhea, brooder pneu¬ monia and fowl cholera. The Experiment Station incubator and brooder houses are open daily, and the assistants in charge are always ready to explain to visitors the work under way. Poultry students are expected periodically to inspect the stock, and are invited to familiarize themselves with certain of the experiments. The station equipment further consists of seventeen colony houses, and a hospital building, devoted to the study of poultry diseases and to surgical work in connection with poultry diseases and breeding problems. College Graduates and Poultry Craft* The attention of our State Agricultural Colleges and Experi¬ ment Stations is turning more and more toward poultry craft. The increased valuation and importance of the poultry and egg product demand recognition from all who are interested in agri¬ cultural instruction or investigation. The demand for men with an agricultural college education and a working knowledge of poultry matters is growing rapidly, and our courses offer special inducements to such men. 12 2105929720 3 01 Full Four-Year Colle§:e Courses* The short poultry course is specialized to the last degree. It is designed for men and women already in business or under the necessity of immediately engaging in business. It pays however, in the long run, to take a full college course, and we earnestly recommend it, especially to the young. This College offers thorough-going courses (four years in length) in Agriculture—with options in Agronomy, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry. Engineering—with options in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering. Teachers’ Course in Applied Science—with options in Agriculture, Chemistry, Biology. Home Economics for Women. These courses all lead to the B. S. degree. While giving cul¬ ture and training, they prepare for actual life. Look up the col¬ lege equipment. See if, for yourself or a friend, a full course at this College is not just what you need. Address Howard Edwards, Pres., K. I. State College, Kingston, B. I.