. Dollars and sense in the poultry business ... Poultry industry. American Poultry ;^chool, Kan s a s City, Mo. U. S. GOVERNMENT ADOPTS AMERICAN POULTRY SCHOOL COURSE WHEN the U. S. Government War Department was looking around for a course on poultry husbandry to use in its vocational training de- partment in reclaiming soldiers, who were stationed at the U. S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, it cho&e the course of the American Poultry School. These young men are trained in poultry raising, dairying, farming, mechanics, factory work and other vocations. In connection with this B
. Dollars and sense in the poultry business ... Poultry industry. American Poultry ;^chool, Kan s a s City, Mo. U. S. GOVERNMENT ADOPTS AMERICAN POULTRY SCHOOL COURSE WHEN the U. S. Government War Department was looking around for a course on poultry husbandry to use in its vocational training de- partment in reclaiming soldiers, who were stationed at the U. S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, it cho&e the course of the American Poultry School. These young men are trained in poultry raising, dairying, farming, mechanics, factory work and other vocations. In connection with this Barracks there is maintained the largest Government Poultry Farm in this country. They have brooded as high as 45,000 ohiclvs at. One of 21 large houses on the Government Poultry Farm at Fort Leaven- worth, where the course and methods of this School are used. This is a Government institution and is one of the largest and best poultry farms in the world. This School co-operates Avith this farm and our students get the benefit of facts and information developed there. It contains many houses like the above, besides much other equipment of the most modern kind. one time and had as many as 35,000 laying hens. They hav<- 21 houses over 200 feet long, each accommodating 1,700 layers or over 5,000 baby chicks at brooding time. The work on this farm is under the directioji of Judge .lohn Zimmer and Major Polk. These soldiers are being taught to raise poultry the "Quisenberry ; There are 1,500 to 3,000 soldiers at this Barracks at one time. When this farm was first established, the Government called on a graduate of this School to superintend the hat^'herJ^ rearing and building and he' remained at the farm until employed by the Missouri Experiment Station in a similar po- sition. Our course satisfies no matter by whom or in what way it is used. It is endorsed and recommended by the highest authorities in all parts of the Please note that these images are extract
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