. Dollars and sense in the poultry business ... Poultry industry. 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 a
. Dollars and sense in the poultry business ... Poultry industry. 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 IS A WONDERFUL SCHOOL "I work for the government during the day, but I am wiling to do all that I can to help you and further advance the good work of your wonderful School. I must say the books I have had have done me a lot of good. I am talking and trying to persuade others who have lately bought homes to take j^our course. I sliall always speak a good word for you and your valuable ;—James W. Garnett, Maryland. Page Twenty-one. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original American poultry school. [fro
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